Jackie Bonnoitt Boatwright

JOHNSTON, S.C. – Graveside services for Mrs. Annie (Jackie) Bonnoitt Boatwright, age 90, will be held Friday, March 8,  at 11 am at Mt. of Olives Cemetery with visitation to follow at Mrs. Boatwright’s home. Mrs. Boatwright, a native of Darlington, SC, died March 4, 2013. She was a daughter of the late Robert Esmond, […]

Exciting Prospects for Friends of the Library

Exciting Prospects for Friends of the Library

Friends of the Edgefield County Library have launched their annual Membership Drive, beginning March 1st and ending May 30.  Dues are $25 (Family membership $50, Student $5, Sponsor $100, Patron $250, Business/Industry $1000), and tax-deductible.  The group meets every month on the third Thursday at 5:00 PM to further its good works.  We invite you […]

The Early Magic of Clay Building

The Early Magic of Clay Building

By Justin Guy – About thirty thousand years! That’s how long humans have been working with clay and making it into objects we need or at least objects we believe we needed. For a generational equivalent that means that about 150 grandmothers ago your “mega” great-grandmother was just figuring out that she could take that […]

Ernestine Brown Retires from the Post Office after 29 Years

Ernestine Brown Retires from the Post Office after 29 Years

Ernestine Brown’s last day at the Edgefield Post Office was Friday when they celebrated her leaving with a party—food and well-wishing.  On Thursday Ernestine posed for The Advertiser photographer, reluctantly, and gave the newspaper a little information that helps us to know her better. She is from Charlotte, N. C., originally, and has worked in […]

Republican Party Meeting March 12

Republican Party Meeting March 12

The Edgefield County Republican Party will be holding a meeting for Precinct Reorganization on March 12 at the County Council Chambers. Please bring your Voter I.D. cards as we will need to verify your information.  We will be starting at 6pm. See you then. Submitted

Strom Thurmond High School Baseball Schedule 2013

Strom Thurmond High School Baseball Schedule 2013

6 March                      Barnwell                      Away              7:00 8 March                      Saluda                          Home              6:00 12 March                    Brookland-Cayce        Away              7:00 13 March                    Batesburg-Leesville     Away              7:00 15 March                    Airport                                    Home              7:00 18 March                    Silver Bluff                  Home              7:00 19 March                    Swansea                      Away              6:30 22 March                    Gilbert                         Away              6:30 25 March                    Batesburg-Leesville     Home              7:00 26 March                    Midland Valley           Home              7:00 29 March                    […]

Wardlaw High School Baseball Schedule 2013

Wardlaw High School Baseball Schedule 2013

26 February    Jeff Davis                    Home              7:00 28 February    Augusta Christian       Away              4:30 1 March          Spartanburg Christian Away              7:00 5 March          Laurens                       Away              7:00 7 March          Northside/Glenforest  Home              6:00 11 March        Westminister               Away              5:00 13 March        Newberry                    Away              6:00 14 March        Augusta Christian       Home              5:00 19 March        Laurens                       Home              7:00 21 March        Anderson Christian     Home              TBA […]

Fox Creek High School Baseball Schedule 2013

Fox Creek High School Baseball Schedule 2013

5 March          North                          Home              4:30 6 March         Silver Bluff                  Green Jackets  7:00 8 March         Williston                     Home              4:30 12 March        RSM                           Away              5:00 15 March        Wagener-Salley           Home              5:00 18 March        Abbeville                     Away              6:00 19 March        HKT                           Away              5:00 22 March        Blackville-Hilda          Away              5:00 26 March        North                          Away              5:00 28 March        Williston                     Away              […]

Hunger Relief Campaign Raises Over $7,000

Hunger Relief Campaign Raises Over $7,000

The Johnston Food Bank would like to thank BI-LO and its customers for their generous donation of $7,382 during the recent Hunger Relief Campaign. The Food Bank was able to purchase 515 cases of food with the money that was collected.  A special thank you goes to PEPSI for delivering the cases of food to […]

South Carolina’s Exports Reach Record: Nearly $25.3 Billion in 2012

South Carolina’s Exports Reach Record: Nearly $25.3 Billion in 2012

Ranks first among U.S. states in tire exports; Canada, Germany and China top export markets COLUMBIA, S.C. – March 1, 2013 – Gov. Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the State Ports Authority today announced the state’s 2012 exports totaled nearly $25.3 billion in goods sold to 197 countries around the world, according to data […]