Tariffs have been in the news quite a bit lately, so here is a short tutorial about what they are and how they affect all of us across the country and particularly here in South Carolina. What is a tariff? The web site reference.com defines a tariff as “a tax imposed on goods and […]
A Cherokee, North Carolina, man was discovered drowned at a rock quarry off Lewis Road in Edgefield County, Saturday morning August 18. According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, Jess McCoy, 39, who was originally from Cherokee but had been living most recently in Bradley, SC, had arrived at the site earlier on Friday […]
JRT Student, Kareem Bussy, accepts his certificate of completion of the program from Senator Massey; along side CEO, Marcella Edwards, and Board Member, Josh Stallings “Your first impression will determine, if you get an opportunity to make a second impression.” Senator Shane Massey sent that message as the Keynote Speaker to high schoolers […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Certain recreation sites at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake will close or partially close for the season between Sept. 4 and Sept. 30. Six day-use picnic areas will close Sept. 4: • Amity – Boat ramp remains open • Big Hart – Boat ramp remains open • Gill Point – Boat ramp […]
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 August 19, 2018 Alvin R. Rushton Johnston, SC Alvin Ray Rushton, 65, husband of the late Annette […]
Mon. – Thurs.: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. 131 West Augusta Street Friday: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. McCormick, SC 29835 Saturday: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. 864-852-9500 Closed Sunday As the summer is in full swing and lots of readers are headed to nearby lakes and waterholes for relief from the heat, the […]
To Our Readership We are the oldest newspaper in S.C. and we have battled so many times, over 182 years, to stay alive — sometimes of our own doing, other times the “undoing” coming from the outside. Vicissitudes of this nature tend to keep one strong. This newspaper stands for the right of a […]
Bland Funeral Home P O Box 425 Johnston, SC 29832 803-275-2509 Aiken Standard Edgefield Daily Edgefield Advertiser Sarah Cleveland Web Birth Date: July 26, 1936 Death Date: August 16, 2018 Born in: Saluda, SC Resided in: Aiken, SC Mrs. Juanita Bledsoe Willing Smith Aiken, SC Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Bledsoe Willing Smith, age […]
I answered last week, “Why Edgefield? Why Agriculture? I shared our mid-life decision to move to rural Edgefield County, South Carolina and to promote Sustainable Agriculture. Included was a link to a 45-minute web-interview with Karen Hurd of WomanWize Healthy Living, discussing in greater depth our investment in agriculture as a long-term investment. I […]
Summers Pendarvis of Weichert, Realtors® – Pendarvis Company excited for passage of “Baily Bill” EDGEFIELD, S.C. / Aug. 14, 2018 – Weichert, Realtors® – Pendarvis Company is proud to announce that Summers Pendarvis, the company’s broker-in-charge, helped pass a federal property tax credit for Edgefield County. Known as the Baily Bill, the historic legislation was […]