Photo of Oscar Thompson AT TOMPKINS LIBRARY, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018 A book signing will be held on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the Tompkins Library, 104 Courthouse Square, Edgefield, SC, from 3:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m., for Dr. Walter Curry. Dr. Curry’s highly anticipated book, The Thompson Family: Untold Stories […]
The Murderess is tried in court. By Karyn Bland The encore performance of “The Devil in Petticoats” has returned to the stage to intrigue the audience based on local folklore, a murderess who lived in Edgefield District 200 years ago. The true coldness of the crime, murdering her own husband to avenge her Father’s death, […]
By Scott Cooper My editorial last week began by highlighting the study of geography, both macro-geography and micro-geography. I also shared how until I began outlining a long-range plan in agriculture, there were parts of our own family farm I did not know about, even though I had visited it for over four decades. That […]
Friday night Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour 2018, in Edgefield County, welcomed SC Agriculture Secretary who presented Luke Bryan with a commemoration, declaring from the SC Governor’s Office “October 5, 2018 Here-to-the-Farmer Day – Thank you South Carolina Farmers and farmers across the nation for everything you do.” By Scott Cooper, who resides at Misty Farms […]
RIDGE HEATHCARE FOUNDATION BOARD PO Box 163 Trenton, SC 29847 October 8, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Members of the Ridge Healthcare Foundation Board extend their most sincere thanks to the sponsors, participants and community for supporting the 4thAnnual Fun Shoot to benefit the Edgefield County Hospital. The event held at the NWTF […]
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 4, 2018 Curtis R. Trotter Modoc, SC Curtis Ray Trotter, 90, husband of the late Blondelle Clegg Trotter, of […]
Jim Harrison Gallery in Denmark, SC will host a reception on Sunday, October 7 from 1 pm to 4 pm to introduce our Featured Artist: Pamela Urban Moore. Her exhibit will be available for viewing at Jim Harrison Gallery from October 7-30. Call Teri Harrell 1-800-793-5796 for more information. Example of artist’s work
In writing these columns for The Edgefield Advertiser, I have tried not to make them too personal – and therefore, I hope, not too boring for people who care about national, state, and county issues but not so much about any columnist’s personal issues. I’ll make an exception this week and talk about one aspect […]
By Scott Cooper In economics, there is the study of macro-economics and the study of micro-economics. The same is true when studying geography. A macroscopic approach to human geography aims to identify large-scale patterns in observed phenomena rather than concentrating on local data, especially in the analysis of population distribution, and its relation to […]
Pictured above are the winners for the Annual Celebration of Success, sponsored by the EC School District and Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce: left to right, Michael Zachary is Teacher of the Year; Marian Hamilton is Citizen of the Year; Johnny Williams is Support Staff of the Year. Support Staff of the Year and […]