Animal Call Leads to Arrest

Animal Call Leads to Arrest

A call Dec. 28 to law enforcement regarding three pit bulls in an apartment on Woodyard Road in Trenton that were barking and being a nuisance resulted in the arrest of a wanted man.  According to the ECSO report, prior to the arrival of deputies to the incident location, they were advised by dispatch that […]

Vehicle Related Crimes on Square Circle Ranch Road

Vehicle Related Crimes on Square Circle Ranch Road

  The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office was informed of two separate vehicle related crimes on Square Circle Ranch Road in the North Augusta section of Edgefield County.  The first crime was reported to have happened between 8:00 and 9:00 on the night of Dec. 20. According to the ECSO incident report, a resident of the 600 […]

Getting Smarter on Race

Getting Smarter on Race

The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Edgefield Advertiser. By: Robert Scott One of our two U. S. Senators is Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from Charleston. Appointed to his Senate seat by Gov. Nikki Haley in 2013 when Sen. Jim DeMint resigned, Sen. […]

Time

Time

The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Edgefield Advertiser. By: Scott Cooper If you have been following my writing, you know I like to write about things which unify.  Things which effect all of us equally, regardless of race, creed, nationality, or socio-economic status.  […]

Bettis Prep Meets the Capital!

Bettis Prep Meets the Capital!

Fourth Grade and Whig While Trenton’s Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy continues to celebrate its inaugural school year, we’re continuing our focus with a trip to the state’s capital city with a visit at the South Carolina State Museum. The museum, located at 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201, hosted the Bettis scholars during their […]

Sharing Christmas with 118 Nursing Home Residents

Sharing Christmas with 118 Nursing Home Residents

Pictured are Ridge Nursing Home staff (on the left) who oversaw the presentation of the gifts, donated by Fred’s managers and employees. They are, in front, Lisa Hamilton, Brooke Horne, Lynne Green; in back, left to right, Nikki Morgan, Sara Medlin, Samanda Werts .On the right of the tree: Sarah Cannon, Tracy Cunningham of Fred’s […]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Edgefield Advertiser. Christmas week in America is usually one full of song, with the most serious question trying to nail down where we are in the Twelve Days (is today “Three Turtle Doves”?). But not this year. […]

Crime in Edgefield County

Crime in Edgefield County

Another Break-in at Rolling Hills Home For the second time in as many weeks, a home on the 600 block of Rolling Hills Court in Trenton reported a break-in to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office.  The previous break-in at this residence was to a shed on the property (see our 12/19 edition’s story on this […]

Mildred “Millie” Dorn Prince – Edgefield, SC

Thurmond Burnett          Phone: (803)637-6536 David T. Burnett                      Fax: (803)637-6006 Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902 801 Columbia Road Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 www.edgefieldmercantilefh.com December 23, 2018       Mildred “Millie” Dorn Prince Edgefield, SC   Mildred “Millie” Dorn Prince, […]

Rebecca Waites Ouzts – Edgefield, SC

Thurmond Burnett          Phone: (803)637-6536 David T. Burnett                            Fax: (803)637-6006 Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902 801 Columbia Road Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824   December 20, 2018         Rebecca Waites Ouzts Edgefield, SC   Rebecca […]