Members of the press, candidates and supporters joined in tonight at the Edgefield County Courthouse to hear the results of the votes that gave Willie Campbell of Edgefield County School Board and Greg Anderson, running for Probate Judge, a chance to continue serving the citizenry. They were the only contested races in the County and […]
Strom Thurmond Theatre proudly presents Disney’s Aladdin Junior. You do not want to miss this magical journey. Show dates are Saturday November 3rd and Saturday November 10th at 7:00 pm and Sunday November 4th and November 11th at 3:30 pm. Tickets are selling fast so call Strom Thurmond High School or 8032751768 ext. 0 to reserve your […]
The South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a wreck Thursday, Nov. 1, shortly before 3:00 p.m. near Water Works Road and Yonce Pond Road in Johnston. According to Trooper Justin Southerland with SCHP, who spoke to the Advertiser regarding this accident, this was a single car crash with a single occupant. The victim, a 41-year-old […]
Kevin Yon, second from right, became the first Clemson alumnus to be named the overall winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year at the 2018 Sunbelt Ag Expo farm show in Moultrie, Georgia, on Oct. 16. Also pictured is his wife, Lydia, center, and sons Corbin, right, and Drake, second from […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office arrested Gabriel Dantray Curry, 29, of Belvedere, SC, Oct. 26, for the murder of Dakota M. Calhoun. The body of Calhoun was found Oct. 10 on Sandy Springs Road in Edgefield County which is off Mt. Zion Road. It was determined he died of a gunshot wound to the head. Curry […]
By Robert Scott Are you satisfied with the elected leaders we have today? Do you consider that the Congress we have now, the Statehouse leadership we have now, the county and city governments we have now, are doing the job we want them to do, in a manner we can and should be proud of? […]
By Arthur Northrop, Dir. Strom Thurmond Career & Technology Center Edgefield County School District’s School Board of Trustees voted seven to zero on August 7thto place a school bond referendum on the November 6thballot. “Reaching this decision was not done lightly or without a great deal of study,” said Chris Hoffmann, ECSD Board […]
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 October 26, 2018 Joseph E. “Jack” Winn, Jr. Edgefield, SC Joseph Evan “Jack” Winn, Jr. 85, husband […]
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 October 26, 2018 Doris B. McGee North Augusta, SC Doris Bledsoe McGee, 78, wife of Matthew McGee, of […]
Pictured are Schump Aston, Boy Scout, and Deborah Henderson, head of Foof Bank. Schump Aston of Johnston, an Edgefield Troop 30 Boy Scout has completed his Eagle Project. He decided to help improve the Johnston Food Bank by asking the welding class at Strom Thurmond High School to build an 8 foot bench to be […]