Strom Thurmond’s 17-7 Lady Rebels Open Tournament Play Seeded #2
Basketball Playoffs Underway for Area Teams
Director of Athletics, Kathy James, advised The Advertiser that Wardlaw Academy’s state tournament game schedule will not be released until late Tuesday evening February 16, 2016. The Lady Patriots finished #4 in the region with a 7-14 overall record and the boys finished #3 in the region with a 17-7 overall record. The #2 seeded Lady Rebels […]
Edgefield County Young Farmer Pork BBQ Sandwich Fundraiser
Johnston, SC – The Edgefield County Young Farmer Association will be holding a Pork BBQ sandwich fundraiser Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Strom Thurmond High School. The event begins at 12:00 p.m. and continues until 4:00 p.m., or while supplies last. Volunteers will be serving pulled pork sandwiches, chips, and soda. (The pulled pork will be […]
The Camellia Tea – Colorful and Culinary: Photos from the Event on February 11, 2016
A New American Century
The stakes of this election are high. We are reminded of this reality with the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the inevitable battle that will soon take place to name his successor. The next president, like the forty-four who have preceded him, will inherit remarkable power and influence. What is done with […]
Homeowners Act Held Hostage
The State of S.C. Judiciary subcommittee has been holding a Homeowners Act hostage since 2004. There is no protective agency for homeowners and no recourse but to take them to court at great expense to the homeowner. I spoke to the subcommittee on our issues February 2015, to no avail. Some people are fortunate and […]
Mr. John Owen Clark, Jr.
Johnston, SC An Interment Service for Mr. John Owen Clark, Jr., age 77, will be held Thursday, February 18 at 2:30 pm at the Mount of Olives Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at 3 pm at Johnston Presbyterian Church, 700 Mims Ave. Johnston, SC 29832, led by Pastor Paul Volpitto. Visitation will be on […]
The Camellia Club’s Annual Tea “In the Bleak Mid-Winter, Frosty Wind Doth Moan.
The annual Edgefield Camellia Tea was held on the afternoon of Thursday, February 11, at Magnolia Dale, home of the Edgefield County Historical Society. The week of the yearly event dawned bleak and cold; the wind blew relentlessly, with an icy edge. The “Mid-Winter Afternoon of Beauty,” as the Tea is described, seemed threatened by the […]
Herlong Ford to Celebrate Grand ReopeningWith Drive 4Ur Com. and Ribbon Cutting
Herlong Ford of Edgefield is celebrating a re-opening with a Special Sales Event, Drive 4Ur Community and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on 3-5 March, 2015. This year marks the company’s 83rd year in business. Officials with the company noted: “We are excited to welcome the public to tour this brand new facility.” The facility can be […]
The Camellia Tea in Review – Colorful and Culinary
The Edgefield Camellia Club held its annual tea on Friday, February 11, on a day that was sunny and a bit warmer than had been earlier in the week. In the last several years predicting how the weather will be for the camellias has not been easy. This year enough blooms escaped the freezing night […]