Suspected Burglars Chased from Saluda into Johnston A high speed chase of two suspected burglars from the town of Saluda led to Johnston, Monday, Oct. 26. According to Major Long with the Saluda Police Department, who spoke to The Advertiser, Tuesday, following the chase, Saluda dispatch was notified by a neighbor that two men were […]
A vehicle driven by Tammy Smith of Johnston collided with a logging truck Thursday evening, Oct. 15, at the intersection of Fruit Hill Road and Hwy 378. Smith was airlifted to Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia, SC, with extensive injuries. The Advertiser has learned that the driver of the logging truck may have sustained minor […]
MONETTA, S.C. – Eleanor Sims Quattlebaum, age 93, died peacefully on October 23, 2015. She was born in Monetta, South Carolina, on April 14, 1922, to Joseph Earl and Sallie Hite Sims, and was the youngest of three daughters. She graduated from Monetta High School where she was both a basketball star and a top student, […]
KIRKSEY, S.C. – Broadus Patterson “Pat” Lamb, Sr., 87, resident of 415 Mountain Creek Road, Troy, SC 29848, husband of Delma Johnson Lamb, died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Edgefield County, July 8, 1928, he was a son of the late John Patterson and Broadus Youngblood Lamb. He was a […]
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – Mr. Raymond B. (Buddy) Dunovant, Jr. 81, husband of Margaret Timmerman Dunovant, of West Columbia died Thursday October 22, 2015 at his residence. Graveside services will be Sunday October 25, 2015 at 2 PM at McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery 565 Hwy 378 East, Edgefield, SC 29824. Mr. Dunovant was the son […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – Members of the SC House of Representatives’ Agricultural, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs’ Wildlife Sub-committee along with representatives from the SC Department of Natural Resources met with deer hunters from the area Tuesday, Sept. 29, at North Augusta High School to hear concerns and ideas on proposed changes to deer […]
The Edgefield County Hospital Healthcare Foundation has announced a “SRP Fun Shoot” to be held at the NWTF Palmetto Shooting Complex in Edgefield on October 24. They have opened the event up for sponsorships at several costs: $10,000; $2500; $1000; and $500. Each sponsorship carries perks from the ten thousand dollar one, which gives two […]
Farmers and Ranchers Can Apply for USDA Assistance Due to Severe Storms and Flooding [Saluda], October 21 2015 – Saluda and Edgefield Counties are eligible for USDA assistance as a result of a Presidential Disaster Designation declared for 19 primary and 17 contiguous counties in the State of South Carolina announced by the USDA Farm […]
McDonalds located in Edgefield on Augusta Road was hit by a thief, Thursday, Oct. 15. According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report on the incident, a witness observed a man exit a vehicle in the drive-thru line and then go into the eatery’s storage freezer. The man was next seen exiting the freezer with […]
NEWBERRY, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Sylvia Woodard Adams, 79, who entered into rest October 15, 2015, will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Posey Funeral Chapel. Father David F.O. Thompson officiating. A private family interment in Republican Baptist Church Cemetery will follow. Mrs. Adams was a native of Edgefield County, having […]