2018 Holiday Tour of Homes

2018 Holiday Tour of Homes

Benefits the Augusta Ballet   Another year of beautifully decorated homes in Augusta, open to the public and to the benefit of the Augusta Ballet. Houses open: Wendy and Richard Epter at 596 Bay Hill; Dianne and Larry Prather, 601 Sawgrass Drive; Norma and Tom Calabrese, 4108 Shady oaks Drive; Cindy and John Southern, 3549 […]

Once Again, A Christmas Parade For all!

Once Again, A Christmas Parade For all!

  Grand Marshal, Jackie Simpkins dressed in Christmas Colors. Once again, Edgefield enjoyed a long (1 hour and 18 minutes) and entertaining Christmas Parade, and the square was full of excited and responsive attendees. Candy was available but with new rules which discouraged some children who could not fathom restrictions on reaching out for candy […]

The Edgefield County Hospital float tied with Boat Barn for Most Original.

The Edgefield County Hospital float tied with Boat Barn for Most Original.

Most original, along with the Boat Barn float, this is the Edgefield County Hospital float that brought applause as it traveled with the Edgefield Christmas Parade, down Columbia Rd., then Main Street, and around the square. It was a great day in Edgefield with only misty precipitation, hardly noticed by the large crowd.

Arts at the Academy Features Violinist

Arts at the Academy Features Violinist

A Fundraiser for Bettis AHPT     Javonne Jones, teacher and music specialist,  to perform with her electric violin. This year Arts at the Academy (referring to Bettis Academy) will feature a violinist, JaVonne Jones, of Augusta, Ga. The annual fundraiser (Christmas Gala) for the Biddle Hall Museum will be held December 14, 2018, 7:00 […]

Sara Powell Bryan – Trenton, 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 5, 2018 Sara Powell Bryan Trenton, SC Sara Powell Bryan, 64, of James Dr., Trenton, SC entered into rest […]

Warrenville Shooting – Trenton Man Dead

Warrenville Shooting – Trenton Man Dead

Thirty-nine years old Travis Young of Trenton died Nov. 29 as a result of a Nov. 28 shooting in Warrenville.  According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, Young was shot around 5:00 a.m. at Keith Drive in Aiken County on the 28th.  He was transported to Augusta University Medical Center where he died from his […]

“It’s a Big Thing” – Holton Manly, MMA Fighter

“It’s a Big Thing” – Holton Manly, MMA Fighter

Holton Manly is now an Edgefieldian, although his publicity says he grew up in North Augusta.  His father works at a family business in Belvedere – Manly Auto Collision – and he was born while the family lived there. When he was about 8 they moved out to the Westside, recorded for history through the writings […]

Early Morning Fire Destroys Former Gas Station

Early Morning Fire Destroys Former Gas Station

An early morning fire, Sunday, Nov. 25, destroyed a former gas station in Modoc, SC, just beyond the Edgefield County line.  The gas station, located at the junction of Hwy 23 and Hwy 28, had not been operated as such in some time but, instead, had served as a type of flea market store of […]

A Franciscan Benediction by Robert Scott Thanksgiving, 2018, is over, and the season of Advent is upon us. In liturgical churches including the Episcopal Church, Advent is more than just looking forward to Christmas; it is an opportunity for reflection, for considering what life is all about, about what is the wheat in our daily […]

Johnston Baby’s Body Found in Landfill

Johnston Baby’s Body Found in Landfill

Special Agent Thom Berry with the SC Law Enforcement Division confirmed to the Advertiser, Thursday morning, Nov. 29 that the body of 6 month old Anthony Frost was discovered in a landfill in Greenville County earlier in the morning around 10:30 a.m.  Agents had been searching for Baby Anthony’s body since Nov. 28 when they […]