The Advertiser was at Mt. Rushmore with none other than . . . the knitting needles lady who writes the Mount Vintage News. We know because, enlarged, the label on the paper she is holding has her name, “Linda Nidiffer.” Read this trip in her news in the September 3rd print edition.
On Friday, August 29, 2014, Ginny Deerin, candidate for Secretary of State, kicked off day four of her statewide small business listening tour by visiting the Edgefield downtown business district, and speaking with members of the Edgefield business community about their experiences with the Secretary of State’s office involving transactions and information retrieval from the […]
– By Gary Colman, Clemson Extension Agent – Fall Armyworm Fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, are protracted pest in the Southeast. The worms feed on a variety of forage crops, but seem to prefer lush, green, fertilized Bermuda grass. Additional forage grasses that are hosts for armyworms are Bahia grass, pearl millet, sorghum-sudan hybrids, tall fescue, […]
LINCOLTON, Ga. – Laura Hammond Reed, 52, loving wife of William Herbert Reed, Jr, (Billy) entered into rest Thursday, September 4, 2014 at her residence after losing her courageous battle with cancer. Laura was born on October 3, 1961 and was one of three daughters of Mildred and TC Hammond. She grew up in Edgefield, […]
Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary school was thrilled to have author, M. H. Herlong visit their school and share with the 3rd – 5th graders. Mrs. Herlong is a native of Saluda and is the daughter of Mrs. Bela Herlong. She now resides in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mrs. Herlong shared with the students some of her […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mrs. Sarah Brooks Morgan Barnes, 93, formerly of Dagenham Drive, Greenville, S.C., departed this life on Thursday September 4, 2014. Graveside Services will be held Monday September 8, 2014 at 11 A.M. at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Greenville. Sarah was born on May 2, 1921 to James Carroll and Maggie Johnson Morgan. […]
Family Friendly 88.3 WAFJ is again joining hands with the Shepeard Community Blood Center for the Celebration of Life Blood Drive, This Thursday , September 11th, 2014. Summer activities are now a fond memory and most of us are looking forward to the many exciting activities of Fall. One thing stays the same no matter […]
A mule in Aiken County has tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), which is caused by a virus related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is the first case of EIA in more than a decade. Testing done at the Clemson University Veterinary Diagnostic Center in Columbia and National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, confirmed the […]
The Jubilee starts on September 26 with History Day. The A.L. Hunley is a great attraction and will be at the PTC parking lot on Friday, Sept. 26. Already schools from out-of-county and in-county have scheduled visits, and the sponsors are encouraging more schools to send their students for a tour – a one-time opportunity […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – The Edgefield County Republicans’ meeting last week was a success! Like the Democrats’ earlier meeting, the Republicans invited a guest speaker from the other party to address common issues. The speaker was Representative Bill Clyburn, who highlighted what the South Carolina Legislature faced this year and what it should […]