ECCofC Will Hold Yearly Smorgasbord

To Present “Year in Review, 2012” –  The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual “Taste” of Edgefield County’s Hospitality on February 7 at the American Legion Hut when membership will hear from the Board of Directors and the Administrator Donna Livingston with a “year in review.” Always billed as a smorgasbord as […]

Edgefield County Council Chairman’s Update

February 1, 2013 –  Animal Shelter Update Coming At our upcoming February 5 County Council meeting, Administrator Lynn Strom will be giving the Council an update on the proposed Animal Shelter. As you may remember, a year or so ago the County Council agreed that we could save money and provide a better service to […]

Steele Named as Outstanding Advisor for STHS FFA

Steele Named as Outstanding Advisor for STHS FFA

Darla Steele of Ridge Spring was recently named the South Carolina Mid-State Region Young Farmer Association Advisor of the Year by the South Carolina Young Farmer and Agribusiness Association. The announcement of Mrs. Steele’s selection for this prestigious award was made at the annual South Carolina Young Farmer and agribusiness Association conference held this past […]

STHS FFA Receive Top Ranking in National Association

STHS FFA Receive Top Ranking in National Association

The Strom Thurmond FFA Association is no stranger in the FFA world. The student organization is known across South Carolina for their achievements both inside and outside of the classroom and this year has been no different. The group has once again taken both top state and national honors for their work in the 2011-2012 […]

Strom Thurmond Wrestling Maturing

Strom Thurmond Wrestling Maturing

Fifth Year Athletic Program Has a Solid Foundation –  Under the guidance of Wrestling Coach Leroy Collier the Strom Thurmond Wrestling Team has evolved into a mature athletic organization.  Rebel Wrestling has proven very competitive in its fifth season of existence. At Region matches last Friday the team qualified 8 wrestlers to advance to the […]

Here and There – 1-31-13

BBQ Chicken Sale: Johnston Pentecostal Holiness Church will have a BBQ chicken plate sale on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. Cost is $7 for a half BBQ chicken, potato salad, cole slaw and bread. Black History Series: Lectures will be held at Macedonia Community Center at 10 a.m. each Saturday in February. The program […]

Edgefield County Intergovernmental Meeting

By Advertiser Staff A Once-a-Year Event – How to make a meeting of reports interesting?  First the setting, then the food, and to have brief and “meaty” reports so the audience may stay aware. Of course certain personalities can add humor and spice which is always welcomed. It all happened on Tuesday evening, January 29, […]

Upstate Girl Scouts Name New Board Members

Upstate Girl Scouts Name New Board Members

Columbia, S.C. – Four new members have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands’ council for a two-year term: Reed Brown, Vice President, Brown Packing Co., Inc., Gaffney; Hammond Edwards, Vice President, Senior Commercial Lender, TD Bank, Columbia; Zandra Johnson, Attorney, Smith Moore Leatherwood […]

S.C. Cotton Growers See Record Year

S.C. Cotton Growers See Record Year

China Remains the Biggest Variable –  ORANGEBURG, S.C. — If the cure for high prices is high prices, it certainly worked on cotton. South Carolina’s cotton growers have seen prices drop from $2 per pound about three years ago to around 80 cents per pound today. Meanwhile, worldwide cotton production has jumped significantly during the […]

Douglas Elementary Montessori Program – A Unique Teaching Model

Douglas Elementary Montessori Program – A Unique Teaching Model

“A very good program.”  That is how Edgefield Mayor Ken Durham described the Montessori program at Douglas Elementary in a recent interview with The Advertiser.  Mr. Durham’s 4-year-old grandson is in the school’s 3-5 year old class, and Mr. Durham said he was “just amazed at the things he has picked up out there.” Douglas […]