By: Scott Cooper All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser Like me, you may have heard it said that trying to bring Broadband Internet capabilities to rural areas […]
Come to the Edgefield Town Square, Saturday, August 17, 2019, 6:00-9:00 p.m. County, Towns of Edgefield & Johnston Sponsor Evening of Celebration The celebration set for Saturday evening, August 17, for the Ozone Champions will include a parade that will start at Piedmont Technical College and end at the Square. The activities planned for the […]
Four high school students are chosen each year to represent South Carolina in the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships, and Palmetto State team included Cameron Huston (Edgefield County/Strom Thurmond) Walker Kelly (Abbeville County/Rocky Knoll), Chase Land (Pickens County/Clemson 4-H) and Makayla Porter (Saluda County/Richland Creek).Image Credit: Clemson University By: Steven Bradley, Media Relations August 8, […]
On Saturday, August 10, the Edgefield Farmers Market will be hosting “Get Outdoors” market. There will be vendors and local businesses for shopping, local restaurants if you’re hungry, bounce houses, live music and the NWTF for your enjoyment! Come out and “Embrace the Outdoors” from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Market Director says: “We […]
By: Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser This week’s reporting included news of not one but two mass shootings by men wielding military-style high capacity, […]
Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com Lynda Derrick Duffie, 65, wife of Charles Ray Duffie, of Bledsoe Trace, Saluda, SC entered into rest on Thursday, August 1, 2019. Graveside services […]
1888 photo of Edgefield men looking like the Wild West The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and Edgefield Touring Company are hosting the seventh annual “Southern Studies Showcase” in Edgefield on September 20 and 21, 2019. Fourteen workshop classes will be held over the course of the two days, with local and out-of-town speakers giving […]
An Augusta, GA, woman died Tuesday, July 30, in a single unit crash on North Martintown Road in Edgefield. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Melissa Dawn Latimere, 49, was traveling north on North Martintown when her 2007 Chevy Avalanche ran off the right side of the road. Latimere overcorrected and then ran off […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert Wednesday, July 31, around 3:00 p.m. stating that they are looking for 2 black males in the area around Edgefield County Hospital. One male is described as wearing a white shirt and black shorts. He is said to possibly be suffering from a gunshot wound. The second […]
The Southern Eagles Motorcycle Club are sponsoring a Back-to-School Dinner Sale as well as a distribution of school supplies to be held at Langford’s Carwash, 602 Main St. Edgefield, on Saturday, August 3, from 10 a.m. -2:00 p.m. Parent or guardian must accompany child to received school supplies which are limited. Available for purchase will […]