Wreck on Martintown Road at Sportsmen’s Corner

Wreck on Martintown Road at Sportsmen’s Corner

            As if rains and flash flooding in the Merriwether area of Edgefield County was not enough to keep first responders busy Tuesday, July 7, a wreck also required their attention at the intersection of Martintown Road at Sportsmen’s Corner.  According to an official on the scene, the wreck involved 2 SUVs and a tractor trailer. The tractor […]

Edgefield County Public Library Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Edgefield County Public Library Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Aiken, S.C.- An employee of the Edgefield County Public Library has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.  The employee last worked at the library on July 2 and notified library administration of the positive test on July 9.  The employee is on home isolation for the next 14 days and co-workers who came in close contact are […]

Flash Flooding Damages Roads and Homes

Flash Flooding Damages Roads and Homes

            Rains Tuesday, July 7 brought flash flooding across Edgefield County that caused damage to roads and homes and knocked down trees and power lines. Millcreek Drive, Broken Arrow Court, Indian Ridge Road, and Scenic Road, all in the Merriwether section of Edgefield County, sustained the most damage according to Suzy Spurgeon, Emergency Management Director, who spoke […]

Johnston & Edgefield Markets This Week

Johnston & Edgefield Markets This Week

Both Edgefield and Johnston Markets are on a second-day-of-the-month schedule. The Edgefield Market is this Saturday, July 11, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Piedmont Tech parking lot. About 50 vendors signed up including Kona Ice, Patriots Smokehouse and Elduets Adventures with their Gem Mine and Mini Golf. Vendors will be spaced out to aid […]

Caddell Wins Scholarship in National VFW Patriot’s Pen Competition

Caddell Wins Scholarship in National VFW Patriot’s Pen Competition

       James Caddell, a former eighth grader at Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle School and a rising freshman at Strom Thurmond High School, represented the state of South Carolina and earned a scholarship at the national level in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen essay competition. In October, he wrote his essay as part of an English class […]

Piedmont Tech President Dr. L. Ray Brooks Announces Retirement

Piedmont Tech President Dr. L. Ray Brooks Announces Retirement

Dr. Ray Brooks, president of Piedmont Technical College (PTC), has announced plans to retire, effective January 4, 2021. He officially informed the college’s Area Commission on Tuesday evening, June 16. He has led the institution since March 2008. “Dr. Brooks’ focus on creating the right environment for student success has had a huge impact on […]

Smithsonian Exhibit Exploring Water’s Environmental and Cultural Impact Coming to McCormick County

Smithsonian Exhibit Exploring Water’s Environmental and Cultural Impact Coming to McCormick County

For Immediate Release Local Contact: Toni Moore                              805.201.5150;tmoore@mccormickscchamber.org  State Council Contact: Laura McGuinn           803.771.2477; laura@schumanities.org Smithsonian Contact: Jennifer Schommer     202.633.3121;  Local Contact: Toni Moore                              805.201.5150;tmoore@mccormickscchamber.org  State Council Contact: Laura McGuinn           803.771.2477; laura@schumanities.org Smithsonian Contact: Jennifer Schommer     202.633.3121; schommerj@si.edu 22 June 2020 Smithsonian Exhibit Exploring Water’s Environmental and Cultural Impact Coming to McCormick County Hickory Knob State Park to host traveling exhibit Water/Ways  South Carolina Humanities, in […]

Prepare to Vote in Town Elections: Johnston and Edgefield

Prepare to Vote in Town Elections: Johnston and Edgefield

Towns of Johnston and Edgefield had to reschedule their municipal elections due to Coronavirus and that date is coming up on July 14, 2020. Johnston’s election is for councilmen in Ward 1, Ward 3 and Ward 5.  Ward 1 seat was held by George Attaway who is retiring; Calvin Felder, Sr., announced for this seat in […]

Prepare to Vote in Town Elections: Johnston and Edgefield

Prepare to Vote in Town Elections: Johnston and Edgefield

Towns of Johnston and Edgefield had to reschedule their municipal elections due to Coronavirus and that date is coming up on July 14, 2020. Johnston’s election is for councilmen in Ward 1, Ward 3 and Ward 5.  Ward 1 seat was held by George Attaway who is retiring; Calvin Felder, Sr., announced for this seat in […]

Why Do Lives Matter

By Sigrid Fowler All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views  and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser.              Why do lives matter—black lives, blue lives, unborn lives? Why does a seriously disabled life matter or […]

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