Paula Ford of Mount Vintage, Edgefield County, dropped by The Advertiser to bring us the picture of her tennis team from Woodside (Aiken) who came in first place in Hilton Head at the 75 & Over Invitational Tennis Tournament. The ladies compete in doubles. As shown in the picture they are all beaming with pride. […]
By Robert Scott This week’s election news regarding the shift in control of the House of Representatives from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party was overshadowed by still more gun violence, first with a mass shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and second with a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California. Following a campus shooting here […]
Kevin (KT) Taylor, 6-8 Division Dragon Riders’ coach, proved he is a man of his word. Telling his team beforehand that is they won the tournament, he would belly flop in a mud puddle on the field, Coach KT ran and slid into the mud puddle after his team did, indeed, clench the win. The […]
Pictured above, Aiken Electric Cooperative’s Haley Bucao presents Charles McCoy with a trophy for his selection to be on the South squad of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl. Also pictured from left, Strom Thurmond High School Offensive Line Coach Thomas Coleman, Assistant Coach Louis Scott and Head Coach Antwaun Hillary. Aiken Electric Cooperative recently presented a trophy to […]
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 November 8, 2018 Obie Smith Edgefield, SC Obie Smith, 70, husband of the late […]
James Gail “Jim” Stertz, Jr. died peacefully at his home in Edgefield, South Carolina on Sunday, October 28, 2018. He was born on November 13, 1951 in Newnan, Georgia to Dr. James Gail Stertz, Sr., a much-beloved Baptist pastor, and to Mrs. Eda Klarer Stertz, an accomplished […]
By Robert Scott The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Edgefield Advertiser. Once again we are witnessing in our country the age-old argument about immigration. We need to guard our country from outside, alien people without our American ideals, because they threaten the […]
ECCHO President Sallie Cooks At ECCHO’s Annual Gathering ECCHO (Edgefield County Churches Helping Others) Held their annual Program on Sunday evening. Rev. Aaron Tripp, Pastor of Edgefield First Baptist Church Presiding. Bro. Tony Longobardo Lead the Responsive Reading, Rev. Willie Abney led prayer. “Words Of Encouragement” was delivered by Rev. George L. Brightharp. His […]
The public is cordially invited to the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society (OEDGS) meeting on Sunday, November 11, at 3:00 p. m., in the Lynch Building Annex of the Tompkins Library, 104 Courthouse Square, Edgefield. John Paulos will be the guest speaker. He is from an old Augusta family of Indian artifact collectors and is in possession of a fine collection. […]
Edgefield Branch, February 20 Letters posted November 2, 2018, advised customers of the Edgefield Main Branch of Wells Fargo Bank that it will be closing its services to the Edgefield area as of Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. This is sudden news for Edgefield. The location of the bank has served customers in […]