FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 9, 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. — In the best interest of the health of all South Carolinians, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), S.C. Hospital Association (SCHA), S.C. Medical Association (SCMA) and S.C. Office of Rural Health (SCORH) issue the following joint statement: “DHEC, SCHA, SCMA and SCORH have come together […]
RIDGE SPRING – Gregory William Hallback, 44, of Mt. Calvary Rd., Ridge Spring, SC entered into rest on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Hallback was born in Augusta, GA and was the son of Vera Cleveland (Jacob) Bair and Patrick Wesley (Denise) Hallback. […]
EDGEFIELD – Mr. Johnnie Douglas (Doug) Moore son of Mrs. Ophelia Covington Moore and the Mr. Leroy Moore was born in Edgefield County, December 26, 1946. He departed the life on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. He received his education in the public schools of Edgefield County. At an early age, he joined the Pleasant Lane […]
EDGEFIELD —Mrs. Mary Louise Morton McManus entered into rest June 2, 2020 at The Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare. A graveside service was held 1:30 pm Tuesday, June 9, at Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Louis T. Coley officiating with social distancing. Mrs. McManus, a native of Edgefield County was a 1976 graduate of Strom […]
NORTH AUGUSTA—Mrs. Sally Mae Thurmond Mealing entered into rest June 2, 2020 at University Hospital. A graveside service was held 11 am Monday, June 8, at Young Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Allen Transou officiating with social distancing. Mrs. Mealing, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Young Macedonia Baptist Church. She […]
Edgefield County Water & Sewer Authority, in compliance with the laws of the state of South Carolina, is hereby giving notice of a sanitary sewer overflow that occurred around Oscar Dr and Hwy 25 in Trenton that entered a body of water. The cause of the spill was a electrical malfunction in our sewer pump […]
The Advertiser reported in our May 27 edition on the plans County Administrator Tommy Paradise had adopted based on the recommendations of the County Recreation Board for the County’s spring sports programs which had been suspended in March due to COVID-19. In that article, the Advertiser explained that both soccer and softball would be canceled and […]
By Lydia Wherry 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 The Advertiser. On Saturday, May 30, two American astronauts strapped themselves inside their chairs atop a rocket bound for space. Resting […]
“Republican Nomination for Sheriff” 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 The Advertiser. The people of Edgefield County have a choice to make in the upcoming primary. The nomination of […]
