Frances P. Smith – Edgefield, SC

Thurmond Burnett        Phone (803) 637-6536 David T. Burnett              Fax (803) 637-6006   Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902   Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824   February 23, 2018   Frances P. Smith Edgefield, SC   Frances Paul Smith, 82, of Edgefield, entered into rest on […]

Mr. Bruce Charles Rienzo-Aiken, SC

Mr. Bruce Charles Rienzo   Aiken, SC   Memorial Services for Bruce Charles Rienzo, age 65, will be held Sunday, February 25, 2018 in Shiloh Baptist Church at 3 PM.  The family will receive friends at the church from 2-3 prior to the service.  Bland Funeral Home, Johnston, is assisting the family with arrangements.   Mr. […]

Mrs. Mae Cook Rice – Edgefield, SC

Thurmond Burnett        Phone (803) 637-6536 David T. Burnett                Fax (803) 637-6006     Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902   Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 February 22, 2018 Mrs. Mae C. Rice Edgefield, S.C.   Mrs. Mae Cook Rice, 79, of Edgefield, wife of […]

Letter To The Editor- No More, It’s Enough Now

THE HORRIFIC CRISIS at a school in Parkland Florida, 17 lives lost, 15 injured. May have been preventable with Trump not cancelling Obama’s mentally disabled to get guns & Republicans supporting this action. Shame on all of you !   The lack of strong gun laws & the lack of Health Care For All killed, yesterday, […]

The Community Helps Seniors Celebrate Valentine’s  

The Community Helps Seniors Celebrate Valentine’s   

  Members from the community who assisted in the Bags of Love project, sponsored by the Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce.   The Edgefield County Senior Center celebrated Valentines Day on Tuesday, February 13th.  Forty-eight seniors showed up for the party.  They enjoyed a game of Bingo led by volunteer Darleen Abraham.  The new valentine […]

Incident on School Bus Spills Over at Bus Stop

Incident on School Bus Spills Over at Bus Stop

Unloaded Pellet Gun Brandished              A fight between two juveniles on a school bus Feb. 20 spilled over to a bus stop according to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office who spoke to the Advertiser.  According to the ECSO, two male Merriwether Middle School children got into a […]

Strom Thurmond Player Named to Carolina Classic All-Star Basketball Roster

Strom Thurmond Player Named to Carolina Classic All-Star Basketball Roster

Pictured: Strom Thurmond’s Cyntheria Sulliovan. The North Carolina Coaches Association and the South Carolina Coaches Association have announced the team rosters for 2018.  On March 24th the top 20 players, men and women, from each state  will face off during the Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games in Wilmington, North Carolina.  Strom Thurmond High’s Cyntheria Sullivan has […]

Edgefield Native. Crowned Miss Greenville County

Edgefield Native. Crowned Miss Greenville County

Davis Wash was crowned Miss Greenville County this past weekend. She also won Talent and Evening Gown. She is the daughter of Melanie and Matt Wash and the granddaughter of Jackee and Doug Wash. She is a junior at Wardlaw Academy. She will compete for the Miss South Carolina Teen Scholarship Organization in June.