A man suffering from dementia wandered away from his home on Simpkins Rd., at around 7:30 Friday morning, Apr. 12. According to a reported filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the agency was alerted to the missing 84 year old when his wife called to report his disappearance. The ECSO’s canine tracking team as […]
Two domestic disturbances last week, both involving firearms, resulted in warrants being sought against two males and the recovery of one stolen pistol. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the first incident happened at a residence on Double Creek Rd., Thurs., Apr. 11. The report recounts how a female victim […]
MODOC, S.C. – The visitation for Rachel Jessica Gaudet, 16, of Highway 23 West, Modoc, SC, who entered into rest April 9, 2013, will be conducted Friday afternoon from 5 until 7 at Posey Funeral Directors. Rachel was a native of Modoc, SC, a member of Red Oak Grove Baptist Church and was a 10th […]
![Announcing the 1st Annual Johnston Peach Blossom Stroll [updated]](https://www.edgefieldadvertiser.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/peach-stroll.jpg "Announcing the 1st Annual Johnston Peach Blossom Stroll [updated]")
Today (April, 15) is early registration deadline for the Peach Blossom Stroll – please email Donna Livingston your intentions and your t-shirt size – then get her your money. — Mark your calendars for the 1st Annual Johnston Peach Blossom Stroll to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 9:00 AM. All proceeds will […]
Aiken County’s Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve will be open to the public on Saturdays during the month of May (4, 11, 18 and 25). Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and Ecological Reserve consists of 10,470 acres owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. The area is located in Aiken County, along the Savannah […]
Ali Rogers, Miss South Carolina 2012 and Miss America First Runner Up 2013, attended The Masters on Sunday with Michelle and David Satcher of Jim Satcher Motors in Johnston, S.C. She was kind enough to allow us to photograph her with the Satchers and others from the area, including John Kemp and Ted Lynn. Click […]
The S.C Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and US Army Corps of Engineers are conducting a study of striped bass (rockfish) in Thurmond Reservoir (Clark Hill). To accomplish the objectives of the study, a number of striped bass have been implanted with transmitters and externally tagged. All tags have a […]
With the computerization of the process for obtaining hunting and fishing licenses and the minimal profit margin made on these sales, many places in the county where one once could obtain these legal documents are no longer making them available. One such instance is Sportsman’s Corner on Martintown Rd., a place many hunters and fishermen […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Sheriff’s Office in Greenwood County, recovered stolen items Wed., Apr. 10, that had been taken from a Greenwood man several months ago. According to the report filed by the ECSO, the agency was contacted by the GCSO regarding stolen rims that had been stolen from a Greenwood […]
Council Members Sworn In – – By Tiffani Ireland The Trenton Town Council witnessed a changing of the guard at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, Apr. 10, as the mayor’s gavel was passed from retiring Mayor Helen Summer to the town’s new mayor, Billy Padgett. The first part of the meeting was presided over […]