TRENTON, S.C. – Ms. Elizabeth Bradshaw McCord, 92, of Trenton, wife of the late C. Wilbur McCord, died Sunday June 15, 2014 at NHC. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday June 17, 2014 at 2 PM at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Trenton, SC. Burial will follow in Ebenezer cemetery. Ms. McCord was a native of […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Deborah Traxler Pardue took the hand of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and entered her heavenly home on June 14, 2014. Graveside Services will be held Tuesday June 17 at 11 AM at McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery in Edgefield. Ms. Deborah Pardue was born June 28, 1950; she lived in […]
Biologists with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources are reporting increased black bear activity throughout the state, and they urge people to use common sense when encountering these fascinating animals. The warm weather has black bears on the move, and with few berries yet ripe, they are hungry and looking for food. While people may […]
License Sales for 2014-2015 hunting and fishing licenses begin on June 16, 2014. You can buy your South Carolina hunting and fishing licenses multiple ways. Licenses are available in person at any of the four regional S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offices or by visiting one of the 500 license vendors across the state. […]
The Edgefield Advertiser print edition of June 18 will be an exciting issue as it features the upcoming 44th Annual Trenton Ridge Peach Festival with stories of folks who live there, work there and gained from their roots there. Kate Lowish tells the story of Beth Black Padgett and her devotion to the automobile, that […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – The Trenton Town Council voted unanimously to turn maintenance of the town square over to the Trenton Community Development Association at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 11. The TCDA has offered to be responsible for the square’s upkeep at no cost to the town, except possible water charges […]
False Report of Kidnapping and Armed Robbery Leads to Other Charges The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a carjacking and armed robbery Monday, June 9. The complainant, 27 year old Andrew Bartley Whitlock, of Augusta, GA, called 911 from his cell phone from a location on Republican Road to report the incident. […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – Care for the sick. Feed the hungry. These are two responsibilities all of us have, discussed in this column the past two weeks. In my adult life we have come a long way in another task: to be better stewards of what The Book of Common Prayer calls “this […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Outdoor industry leaders gathered in the State House yesterday as Governor Nikki R. Haley officially proclaimed June 2014 as Great Outdoors Month in South Carolina, joining many states across the country in the effort to recognize the outdoors and encourage their enjoyment through recreation and fitness. The proclamation was spurred by the newly […]
TRENTON, S. C. – Mr. George “June” Jefferson, Jr., of Jefferson Lane, entered into rest June 10, 2014. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Old Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Limuer Myers officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Jefferson, a native of Edgefield County was […]