A 2.0 earthquake struck McCormick County around 1 a.m. Monday, May 27, according to Edgefield County EMA Director Suzy Spurgeon. The quake is said to have occurred near the Georgia/South Carolina border around the Savannah River. There were no reports of damage. Interestingly, Spurgeon said that an 8.0 earthquake struck South America later that day […]
GREENVILLE-Mary Scott Derrick Guest, 78, of Greenville, wife of the late Honorable Raymond “Andy” Guest, Jr., passed away peacefully at the Woodlands at Furman on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Born in Worcester, MA on April 18, 1941, Mary Scott was the daughter of the late Butler Carson Derrick, Sr. and Mary Scott Derrick. Mary Scott […]
Kidnapping/Armed Robbery in Johnston The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a kidnapping, armed robbery, and burglary at a home on Hardy Place Road in Johnston, May 15. According to the ECSO report, shortly after the homeowner returned home, she heard a knock at her door, but when she looked out of a bedroom window she […]
Fox Creek golfer Colin Trahan left the links at Mount Vintage in second place having shot a 72 on the first day of the SCHSL AA Golf Tournament. A young golfer named Rye Tift was leading and had just conquered Mt. Vintage with a blistering 70. Little did anyone know what Mr. Trahan had in […]
Celebrate • Honor • Remember As announced by Michael Washington, Director of Veterans Affairs for Edgefield County, there will be a Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27, 2019, at the South Carolina Army National Guard Armory, 225 Augusta Rd., Edgefield. Larry Peeples, Colonel (retired), will be the guest speaker. The program, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. […]
By: Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of TheAdvertiser. Memorial Day was originally established to honor those who died on both sides in the Civil War, and it […]
By: Scott Cooper All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of TheAdvertiser. This past weekend my Alma Mater Taylor University was in the news, as Vice President Mike Pence was the […]
Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com Mr. Robert L. Wedaman JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mr Robert Leroy Wedaman, 79, of Johnston, son of the late Thomas Hayne Wedaman, Sr and Carolyn Holston Wedaman entered into […]
By: Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of TheAdvertiser. In 1994, the federal government passed a series of “tough on crime” bills. Drug abuse is a medical condition […]
By: Scott Cooper All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of TheAdvertiser. Three American Values, inscribed on every one of our American Coins: E Pluribus Unum, Liberty and In God We […]