Nearly forty years after its creation, a life-size sculpture of Senator Strom Thurmond is being installed at Strom Thurmond High School. The artwork is referred to as a “bas-relief” which is a sculptural technique that uses chiseling so that the sculpted material is raised above the background plane. It was originally made for the Strom […]
The new Youth Poet Laureate, Jenny Boylston of Trenton, was featured on the Poet Laureate float in Sunday’s Edgefield Christmas Parade. Director of the parade, Calvin Henderson, reported in the media that there were 80 entries that showed up out of 100, even in the rain and chill, to make a great hour-long parade. “The Night […]
Theft at Local Nursing Home The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a stolen golf cart at Forest View Manor in McCormick (Edgefield County), Nov. 28. According to an ECSO report on the incident, the golf cart was last known to have been on the property on Nov. 25. The golf cart […]
Economic Development Partnership President and CEO, Will Williams, confirmed for the Advertiser, Thursday, Dec. 1, that Parkdale Mills #20, located on Rabbit Trail Road in Edgefield, has ended its operations in Edgefield County. In a statement to the Advertiser, Williams said that the company announced to employees their intended closure Nov. 15 and that the […]
The third suspect in the armed robbery that occurred Nov.11 at Sportsman’s Corner has been captured. According to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office who spoke to the Advertiser, Rashwan Hairstom was caught in Greensboro, NC, by the Greensboro Police Department, Tuesday, Nov. 29. The two other suspects in this crime, Khalid Edward […]
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 […]