Diane C.Yonce Diane Callas Yonce, 78, passed away on September 4, 2026, in Aiken, SC. She was born on September 27, 1947, in Anderson, South Carolina as the daughter of the late Louise Berryman Callas and Alexander E. Callas Sr. . Diane is survived by her sons, William Jeffrey Yonce and his wife, Jenny, and […]
Wardlaw’s Randall Thompson carries the ball downfieldThe Wardlaw Academy Patriots delivered an impressive performance Friday night, defeating the Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors 44-22 in front of a home crowd. The Patriots came out with energy on both sides of the football, putting together a balanced offensive attack while making key defensive plays throughout the night. Wardlaw’s offense […]
JOHNSTON – Barbara Bolt Brown, 80, died peacefully in her home in Johnston, South Carolina on Sunday, August 30, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. The service was held Friday, September 4 at 11:30AM at Harmony Methodist Church in Johnston, South Carolina. The family welcomed visitors prior to the service beginning at 10:30AM. The family […]
GREENWOOD, S.C.— Eighth Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo will be the featured guest speaker for the annual Constitution Day observance at Lander University. Sponsored by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the program will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Carnell Learning Center, Room LC300. The event is free and open to the public. […]
All writers are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities; however, these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors, not necessarily of the Advertiser As a former career military officer, there are many aspects of our current military policy that bother me. I’m not writing today on President Trump’s War on […]
All writers are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities; however, these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors, not necessarily of the Advertiser Republicans and Democrats each consider themselves a “big tent” under which a varietyof beliefs can comfortably reside. For the Republicans, those range from the far right (those, […]
FRONT ROW: Dylan Metaute Uribe, Kinsleigh Colwell, Sofi Lopez Perez, Ja’Mia Wright, MarshallFulmer, Madison Hawkins, Kagen Chavious, Payton ClearySECOND ROW: Malachi Hawkins, Paetyn Colwell, Elena Mancilla, Scotia Arrington, Ja’LeaWright, Adalynn Chinners, Nikki ClearTHIRD ROW: Noelia Serrano Puga, Dane Edwards, Atziry Serrano Puga, Elvis Cianni, CarleighSolomon, Aubree Solomon, Nigeria Williams, Asher SimpsonFOURTH ROW: Laura Blume, Jamari […]
Johnston, SC – Newly released SC READY state testing scores show Edgefield County School District (ECSD) students are outperforming their peers across the state in English Language Arts (ELA) at the elementary, middle, and high school levels and quickly closing the gap in math. The District’s overall elementary and middle school scores also show that […]
Staff handles packages of food. EDGEFIELD COUNTY FAMILIES, DISTRIBUTES OVER 5,000 MEALS TO MERRIWETHER FAMILIES ALONE Johnston, SC – When data related to ship-to-home summer meals for rural-designated Edgefield County families arrived it stunned Edgefield County School District (ECSD) Child Nutrition Director Connie Cunningham. There were not just a few Merriwether-area families that had been […]