Edgefield Preservation Association 104 Courthouse Square Edgefield, SC 29824 803-637-4010 EdgefieldSCPreservation@gmail.com Want to add a little haunted history to your Halloween this year? If so, come join the festivities on Saturday, October 20th, at “A Night in Bloody Edgefield.” Take a Candlelight Stroll through Oakley Park and a Ghost Tour of Edgefield Courthouse Square. […]
Ramey Funeral Home 202 North Rudolph Street P.O. Box 458 Saluda, South Carolina 29138 (864) 445-2366 rameyfh@embarqmail.com Dateline: Saluda, SC Mary Anne Crawford Mary Anne Hopkins Crawford, 96, died Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Saluda Nursing Center. She was born in Saluda County, March 28, 1922 and lived […]
September 12, 2018 Fuel availability tracker expanded to Georgia and continues to be available in North Carolina, South Carolina and VirginiaBOSTON – GasBuddy has now expanded its fuel availability tracker for motorists in Georgia, joining North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia motorists looking for fuel ahead of Hurricane Florence’s arrival, which has prompted millions of people to […]
Edgefield County School District Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce Presents 2018 Celebration of Success It’s that time of the year again when we acknowledge our Citizen of the Year and Teachers of the Year, Support Staff of the Year, and our District Teacher of the Year, as well as District Support Staff of the Year. Celebration of Success 2018 […]
In last week’s issue of The Edgefield Advertiser, print edition, there was a wonderful article, titled “A Home for Jake and Sleepy Creek Construction” on the front page of the paper concerning Jake Hatcher renovating the “Old Law Building” on Simkins Street to use as a home and office. In the article, it was reported […]
The Advertiser learned this Monday of another change of ownership, this having been a theme of front page stories in the print edition in the last three weeks. A brief interview with Mercantile owner Thurmond Burnett gave us the following details. Mercantile Funeral Home of Edgefield has bought Bland Funeral Home of Johnston, and […]
Hurricane Florence is expected to be a major storm when it reaches the eastern coast later this week. This storm is expected to bring damaging wind and a large storm surge. While the majority of the threat is to the coastal regions the inland areas still need to be prepare. Much like we saw […]
Candidly, I am torn about writing this week. We just celebrated Labor Day Weekend. From Wikipedia: “Labor Day in the United States of America is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws, and well-being of the country. It is the […]
Like many Americans, this past weekend I was caught up in the solemnities of Senator John S. McCain’s lying in state both in Phoenix and in Washington, DC, followed by his funeral at the National Cathedral. Senator McCain had obviously spent many hours in his final months planning every detail, including who were to […]
Two burglaries were reported to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office in the first week of September. The first occurred on Sept. 2 at a residence on Lott Road in Johnston. According to the ECSO report, the homeowner stated that unknown subjects entered her home and stole 2 black revolver pistols (brand and caliber unknown) as […]