JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral services for Mr. Cedric Maurice Gantt will be held 2 p.m. Friday, September 12, 2014 at Bland Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Willie D. Abney, pastor, Pastor Rev. Jimmy Cue, eulogist. He is survived by his wife Amber D. Gantt; sons Cedric Gantt,Jr., Gregory Zy’mir Davis, Cashous Gantt; his mother Katherine […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – William “Bill” F. Watson of Columbia, age 84, retired journalist, died at Palmetto Baptist Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Born August 17, 1930, in Edgefield, South Carolina, to the late Frank Cooper Watson, Jr., and Willie Morgan Watson, he attended Edgefield public schools and was a graduate […]
In what some may consider an unexpected move, Mayor Terrance Culbreath appointed Lamaz Robinson as Johnston’s new Chief of Police, Wednesday, Sept. 10. Described as unexpected because Mayor Culbreath had previously stated that while he did have appointing power for this position, he was going to bring the matter before Johnston’s Town Council to be […]
Utility Trailer Loaded With Lawn Care Equipment Stolen A utility trailer loaded with lawn care equipment was reported stolen to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday, Sept. 9. According to the ECSO report, the trailer was taken from behind its location at a residence on West Five Notch Road in North Augusta (Edgefield County). On […]
The Edgefield County Alliance will hold its next meeting – Tuesday September 16, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. in the County Council Building (behind the Courthouse) 225 Jeter Street, Edgefield. Light refreshments will be served. Realizing that communication across the County is very diverse, the major focus for this meeting is to begin the process of establishing a network for communicating and connecting citizens in all 5 […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – September 10, 2014 — First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announces that the Richland County Grand Jury indicted Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, today on nine charges. The nine indictments are for two counts of Misconduct in Office (statutory and common law), six counts of Using Campaign […]
– By Jeff Duncan – A letter to the editor ran recently in The Edgefield Advertiser challenging my position on energy development. The letter read, “Due to our geological past, South Carolina has no coal, oil or natural gas…either on shore or off.” That statement is false and misleading. According to a study conducted in […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – What is the LGF, and why should we care? The website of the South Carolina Association of Counties (www.sccounties.org) explains the Local Government Fund, or LGF. According to the history at that website, the LGF was designed by the South Carolina state government to add a revenue source to […]
In a brief interview today with Travis Bethune, the new owner and chef of the Old Edgefield Grill, he was excited to announce his ownership of an old favorite among restaurants, located on Penn Street in Edgefield. Word passed quickly last week among citizens, that Edgefield had lost a favorite eating place, a fine dining […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson University is now ranked among the top 20 national public universities, according to U.S.News & World Report’s annual guide to “America’s Best Colleges” for 2015. The university is No. 20 on the list, its highest ranking and seventh consecutive year the school has been in the top 25. “To be ranked among […]