Group that shared in the Money Talks workshop Edgefield County Family Literacy Program in collaboration with Aiken Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. recently concluded ‘Money Talk Mondays’: A Three-Day Financial Literacy Workshop series purposed to promote financial health and family stability. The February workshops, held at the Johnston Learning Center were open […]
Palmetto Boys State 2019 – Fundraiser This year’s Boys State will be held June 6-15 at Anderson University. Once again Johnston Memorial Post 154 will send young men to this outstanding program. The annual fundraiser steak supper will be held April 6, at their Post Home at 99 Edisto Street in Johnston. A meal will […]
Bullet hole can be seen just below and to the left of the door knob. The path goes through the area where the resident takes his meals (chair in foreground) Two Reports of Shots Being Fired in Edgefield Edgefield Police Department received two reports of shots being fired last week both from the Mims/Coral Street […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2019 DHEC Media Relations media@dhec.sc.gov 803-898-7769 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported today that one person has been referred to their health care provider after being potentially exposed to rabies by a raccoon that tested positive for the disease. The potential exposure occurred […]
Dalzell Design and Landscaping on Sweetwater Road in the North Augusta area of Edgefield County reported another theft to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, March 9. According to the ECSO report, suspects are believed to have entered the fenced in area from a corner of the business. The thieves removed items from two trailers […]
Owner Michele Addison is pictured center left, with “dishwasher and all-round male helper” (according to him) in background with two of the waitresses, on Sunday. It was one day after International Woman’s Day (Friday, Mar. 8), but the feeling of “women at work and making things happen” continued into Saturday as Michele Addison and […]
: Vendor creates his wares to sell Trenton, SC — The Trenton Community Development Association is wrapping up vendor participation for the upcoming 2018 Ridge Peach Festival scheduled for Saturday, June 15thfrom 9AM to 4PM in Trenton’s town park. This year marks the festival’s 49thyear. Retailers, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors and not-for-profit […]
Pictured: Several community members learning about and petting an alligator from the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. JOHNSTON – The Strom Thurmond Career & Technology Center Agriculture Department along with the Edgefield County Young Farmer Association held the 7thAnnual Edgefield Agriculture Day this past Saturday March 9, 2019 on the campus of Strom Thurmond High […]
Altercation at Sertoma Club in Johnston Multiple Shots Fired – No Reported Injuries An altercation at the Sertoma Club on Lee Street in Johnston, Saturday night, March 9, resulted in shots being fired but no injuries according to Johnston Police Chief Lamaz Robinson, who spoke to the Advertiser regarding the incident. Robinson told the Advertiser […]
PHOTO:Photo by Dan Guy Rachel Porter is a junior member of Unit 65, American Legion Auxiliary, in Saluda. Most of this report is a direct reprint from a blog published by the American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters. The reprint has been done with permission from the American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters. Kindness doesn’t have to […]