At 8:20 am 12-27-16 the Merriewether and County Line fire departments were dispatched to the 600 block of Bakers Branch and battled a house fire that did heavy damage to the residence. The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. The fire cause is still under investigation and […]
The Rev. Kambiz Saghaey Shares His Testimony at Antioch “A strong Muslim” – that is how the Rev. Kambiz Saghaey described himself to the congregation of Antioch Baptist Church as he spoke to them Sunday morning during their worship service the week before Christmas. The Rev. Saghaey explained that he was born into the Islamic […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a break-in at a residence on the 100 block of Nicholson Rd. in Trenton, Dec. 19. According to an ECSO report on the incident, the homeowner returned home in the evening to find a basement window on the backside of his residence had been knocked out. Upon arriving […]
EDGEFIELD – Mark D. McGinnis, 62, of Edgefield, went to be with the Lord on December 19, 2016. Mark was born on December 16, 1954 in Huntington, WV, the son of the late David H. and Clara S. McGinnis. He is survived by his brother, Matthew (Sandy) McGinnis of Surfside Beach, and his sister, Jeannie […]
JOHNSTON – Funeral services for Margaret P. Dorsey will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Shaws Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. R.C. Holloway Pastor. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, at Amos & Sons Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Dorsey was a […]
EDGEFIELD – Mrs. Dorothy Marie Butler, of Jeter Street, entered into rest December 23, 2016. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, December 30, at Simmon Ridge Baptist Church with Pastor F. Darrell Blocker officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Butler, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Simmon […]
Your Edgefield Advertiser correspondent is in San Francisco this week before Christmas, celebrating my wife Carol’s birthday. San Francisco is an urban mixing bowl where women and men of all races, creeds, and genders have managed to live together for 200 years in an enviable level of harmony and prosperity that teaches us lessons every […]
Dodge’s Convenience Store on Augusta Road in Edgefield has been closed indefinitely for repairs. The order to close the establishment was given Dec. 14 around 9:00 in the morning after Building and Planning was notified by citizenry of possible unsafe conditions. According to Director of Building and Planning, Doc Clark, he walked into the store […]
AIKEN, S.C. (Dec. 8, 2016) – Registration is now open for the Savannah River Site (SRS) 2017 public tour program. More than 1,000 seats are available during 22 tours to be held throughout the year. The program is managed by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) for the Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office. A […]
Beware of Scams An Edgefield County woman is out of $2000 after she became a victim to scam artists. According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report that was filed on the incident, the woman was contacted by someone who stated that her grandson been in an automobile the name Peter Walsh and said that […]