Wreck on Woodlawn Causes Spill – Road Closed [UPDATE]

Wreck on Woodlawn Causes Spill – Road Closed [UPDATE]

Road Closure Update Woodlawn Road at Deep Step Road remains closed after an eighteen wheeler wrecked there, Tuesday, June 27, and leaked gasoline and diesel fuel in the area.  A spokesperson with the SC Department of Transportation told the Advertiser, Thursday, June 29, that the road is still closed due to clean-up efforts associated with […]

Mr. John A. Misner — Edgefield, SC

Edgefield, SC — Mr. John Albert Misner, 70, of Gilgal Road, died Saturday June 24, 2107 at Edgefield County Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday July 1, 2017 at 11 A.M. at Gilgal Baptist Church. The family will receive friends after the service in the church. Mr. Misner was born in Indiana and attended […]

Letter to the Editor – Mayor Durham

Letter to the Editor – Mayor Durham

Dear Edgefield: This is written in response to the recent paid advertisement in the Edgefield Advertiser written by John Pettigrew, Sam Crouch and Bettis Rainsford concerning “The Redesign of the Edgefield Town Square”. First, let me say I totally respect their right to oppose and speak out against the project; but I also strongly feel […]

Letter to the Editor – Edgefield Square Improvements

Letter to the Editor – Edgefield Square Improvements

In recent years the Town of Edgefield and the Edgefield Community Development Association have taken on new approaches to increase business and visitor activity in Edgefield.  They have worked together to create re-enactments, festivals and events to bring new life to the downtown area.   However, that hasn’t been enough to bring the growth necessary to […]

Improving Our Communication Skills

Improving Our Communication Skills

The greatest challenge we have in our republic is avoiding consequences caused by polarized advocates who can’t hear each other.  The screaming from the extreme is so loud the middle can’t hear a clear message or see a clear path, even when we have a middle of the road compassionate leader, who is trying to […]

Religious Freedom

Religious Freedom

This past week found your correspondent not home in Edgefield County, but rather working and visiting in Washington, DC. As a faculty member at Augusta University, for the past several Junes I have attended the annual conference of the American Association of University Professors held here in DC. The discussions are interesting to me, sharing […]

Update on Earthquake

Update on Earthquake

Emergency Management Director Suzy Spurgeon has confirmed for the Advertiser that the earthquake that struck the Augusta, Ga., area and was felt in portions of Edgefield County actually hit at 11:14 a.m. (not 11:22 as previously reported) and measured 3.2, slightly stronger than the 3.0 first reported.  It occurred 6 km southwest of Augusta, Ga., […]

Edgefield Farmer’s Market: This Saturday June 17

Edgefield Farmer’s Market: This Saturday June 17

At the Edgefield Farmer’s Market: This Saturday (June 17) will be beets grown by Cecil slate and Carolyn Piekialniak. These beets they have been growing in the sandy soil of Slade’s farm and not the clay soil of the upper part of the County; they are larger (clay soil holds too tightly for growth they […]

Riot at Trenton Prison

Riot at Trenton Prison

TRENTON SC (Thurs. June 15 a.m.) A riot occurred in the overnight hours at the Trenton Correctional Institute that resulted in the injury of two corrections officers.  According to reports, the riot started when officers of the institute attempted to take a contraband cell phone from an inmate.  Other inmates became involved, and the officers […]

Johanna S. Starr — Edgefield, SC

Johanna S. Starr, 76, died Tuesday June 13, 2017. Graveside Services will be held Friday June 16, 2017 at 2 PM at Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery in Edgefield, S.C. Miss Starr was born in Montgomery, Ala. and was a retired Chemical Engineer. Johanna received her Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree with the 1961 class of […]