Tricia Glenn, who holds Becky Cotton’s 19th century nightgown in a photograph published with this story, has written a play about Edgefield’s iconic murderess, and according to Glenn her act of murder on her husband is what precipitated the eventual name given to Edgefield – “Bloody Edgefield” –for it was the first of numerous murders, […]
Jonathan Holston is second African-American in the position Bishop L. Jonathan Holston is the new resident bishop of the South Carolina Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. Holston took the role on Sept 1. The most favored episcopacy candidate in the elections at the 2012 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, he was overwhelmingly elected on the […]
Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Johnston Farmers’ and Artists’ Market is held from 4-6 p.m. each Thursday. If interested in being a vendor call 275-4097. Yard Sale: Johnston Pentecostal Holiness Church will have a huge yard sale on Sat., Sept. 22, at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the fellowship building. Proceeds will be for a […]
September 12, 2012 The Continuing Adventures of a Very Lucky Black and White Dog By Penny L. Hunt Chapter 2 – Not Fast Enough! Wham! Bill kicked the ball hard shooting it like a bullet over the pitcher’s head and into the outfield where it whizzed past Rhett and smacked against the chain-link […]
Next Stop – Disney World! By Tiffani Ireland – Three young men from Germany invaded The Advertiser office on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 6. Well, all right, maybe not invaded actually, but they did hold us captive with the exciting stories of adventures they have had while here in the States. Rob Keck, noted […]
Sen. Tom Davis To Speak at Sept. 17 Meeting The local organization of the National Federation of Republican Women is about to celebrate its third anniversary, and they are quite proud to be bringing another Republican dynamo to Edgefield for their celebration. They took a few minutes to be interviewed by this newspaper as they […]
Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Johnston Farmers’ and Artists’ Market is held from 4-6 p.m. each Thursday. If interested in being a vendor call 275-4097. Brunson Community Club: Brunson Community Club will resume its monthly meetings, Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. Members are urged to attend. Legion Auxiliary Meeting: The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #30 […]
The SC Association of Conservation District is pleased to announce the scholarship winners for the Conservation Workshop for Youth held during this past summer break. Students from across the state participated in the 45th annual Workshop at Lander University. Each student was sponsored by their local Soil and Water Conservation District and spent a week […]
September 5, 2012 Piper Tales The Continuing Adventures of a Very Lucky Black and White Dog By Penny L. Hunt Chapter 1 – Puppies In A Pipe No one saw the paint-worn, rusty pickup or the old man driving but sometime during the night, with its headlights out and motor idling low, it had crept […]
Through SC REACH for Success, a statewide network of Public Computer Centers (PCCs) has been established. For Piedmont Tech, this initiative means that computer labs at all seven campuses have been updated and are ready for public use. “This is a wonderful opportunity for people in all seven counties we serve,” said Jennifer Wilbanks, dean […]