Mary Louise Dorn Hammond, 96, of Garrett Road, wife of the late Billy Hammond, died Tuesday November 29, 2016. Graveside Services will be held Thursday December 1, 2016 at 3 PM at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Hammond was born in Edgefield County. She was a retired school teacher, and a member of […]
Recently six families residing on Bell and Parrish Roads met with Mr. Fred West, Vice-President of Amick Processing. The meeting centered around a proposed By-Products Plant which would produce “High-End” pet food. The location is on Duncan Road in southern Saluda County between Parrish Road and Old Charleston Road. The proposed plant would be built […]
This is week three in a three-week series on things I am thankful for. The first two subjects were work and family. Today’s subject is grace. Three things definitely worthy of our thankfulness, three things we definitely need, and three things connected. I often address the theme that most of life’s issues are non-respecter of […]
Our church here in Edgefield County, the Episcopal Church of the Ridge, is unique in the state of South Carolina. We have not one location to worship, but three: Trinity Church in Edgefield, the Church of Our Saviour in Trenton, and Grace Church in Ridge Spring. Our congregation is diverse in the sense that our […]
Mr. William “Billy” Williams, 77, entered into heaven on November 24, 2016 at his home with his daughters and granddaughter at his side. Graveside Services will be held Sunday November 27, 2016 at 2 PM at Elmwood Cemetery in Ninety Six, SC with Thomas Cartledge Officiating. Mr. Williams was born in Edgefield County, SC and […]
Mrs. Kathaleen Harris Chrisco, 81, of Meeting St. Road, wife of the late Ernest L. Chrisco, passed away Wednesday November 23, 2016 at Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Monday November 28, 2016 at 2 P.M. at Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Chrisco was born […]
By: Gerald Doolittle Last Saturday was a rewarding day for the Wardlaw Academy Patriots as they won a hard fought football game over the Holly Hill Academy Raiders 30-22 to claim the SCISA 8-Man Division One State Championship and finish the season at 11-3. The Patriots took advantage of a 37 yard punt return and […]
Brad Covar recently ended twenty-four years of service to Edgefield County as a school board member. He also spent eight of those years presiding as the board’s chairman. The entirety of the experiences of serving as a school board member impacted Covar in numerous ways. “I developed a huge appreciation for teachers and I realized […]
King Academy, through Helen Mims of Edgefield (a teacher at the Academy), requested some of the old Edgefield Advertiser copies available to the public for various needs. With the request, the staff learned that something artistic would be happening with the papers. And it did. Below one reads in the “Knight […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a break-in at Sweetwater Baptist Church, Monday, Nov. 14. According to the ECSO report on the incident, unknown suspects gained entry into the church’s gym by using a side rear door. Once inside, they took from a closet a black Carvin sound system with two speakers valued at […]