New business in Johnston – Jackie’s Sports Apparel & More

New business in Johnston – Jackie’s Sports Apparel & More

The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Saturday, December 3 at Jackie’s Sports Apparel & More located at 608 Railroad Avenue in Johnston, SC.  Jacqueline Cummings and her family welcome this new business to Edgefield County, just in time for the Christmas season.  Her store carries sports apparel for the whole […]

Cornelia P. Burt – Johnston, SC

JOHNSTON – Cornelia “Sally” Pixley Burt entered into eternal rest on December 3, 2016, at Ridge Nursing Home in Edgefield, S.C. surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Wednesday, December 7, at Mt.Calvary Baptist Church in Johnston. She was preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, George Fab […]

Strom Thurmond Statue Donated to the High School that Bears His Name

Strom Thurmond Statue Donated to  the High School that Bears His Name

Nearly forty years after its creation, a life-size sculpture of Senator Strom Thurmond is being installed at Strom Thurmond High School. The artwork is referred to as a “bas-relief” which is a sculptural technique that uses chiseling so that the sculpted material is raised above the background plane. It was originally made for the Strom […]

Christmas Parade: Poet Laureate Float Remembers Hal. . .

Christmas Parade: Poet Laureate Float Remembers Hal. . .

The new Youth Poet Laureate, Jenny Boylston of Trenton, was featured on the Poet Laureate float in Sunday’s Edgefield Christmas Parade.  Director of the parade, Calvin Henderson, reported in the media that there were 80 entries that showed up out of 100, even in the rain and chill, to make a great hour-long parade. “The Night […]

Theft at Local Nursing Home / Break-in on Morgan Bussey Rd.

Theft at Local Nursing Home / Break-in on Morgan Bussey Rd.

Theft at Local Nursing Home The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a stolen golf cart at Forest View Manor in McCormick (Edgefield County), Nov. 28.  According to an ECSO report on the incident, the golf cart was last known to have been on the property on Nov. 25.  The golf cart […]

Parkdale Mills Closes Its Doors in Edgefield County

Parkdale Mills Closes Its Doors in Edgefield County

Economic Development Partnership President and CEO, Will Williams, confirmed for the Advertiser, Thursday, Dec. 1, that Parkdale Mills #20, located on Rabbit Trail Road in Edgefield, has ended its operations in Edgefield County.  In a statement to the Advertiser, Williams said that the company announced to employees their intended closure Nov. 15 and that the […]

Third Suspect in Sportsman’s Corner Armed Robbery Captured

Third Suspect in Sportsman’s Corner Armed Robbery Captured

The third suspect in the armed robbery that occurred Nov.11 at Sportsman’s Corner has been captured.  According to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office who spoke to the Advertiser, Rashwan Hairstom was caught in Greensboro, NC, by the Greensboro Police Department, Tuesday, Nov. 29.  The two other suspects in this crime, Khalid Edward […]

Mary Louise Dorn Hammond – Edgefield, SC

Mary Louise Dorn Hammond, 96, of Garrett Road, wife of the late Billy Hammond, died Tuesday November 29, 2016. Graveside Services will be held Thursday December 1, 2016 at 3 PM at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Hammond was born in Edgefield County. She was a retired school teacher, and a member of […]

Letter to editor – History Repeats Itself

Recently six families residing on Bell and Parrish Roads met with Mr. Fred West, Vice-President of Amick Processing. The meeting centered around a proposed By-Products Plant which would produce “High-End” pet food. The location is on Duncan Road in southern Saluda County between Parrish Road and Old Charleston Road. The proposed plant would be built […]

Week Three: Grace

Week Three:  Grace

This is week three in a three-week series on things I am thankful for.  The first two subjects were work and family.  Today’s subject is grace.  Three things definitely worthy of our thankfulness, three things we definitely need, and three things connected. I often address the theme that most of life’s issues are non-respecter of […]