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. Rooftops, Rooftops, Rooftops: These words must be written into the County Administrator’s contract. After attending Thursday nights Planning Commission Meeting, it […]
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. Message to County Council Just read about this LMO thing and the comments by Mr. Paradise to justify it. If Mr. […]
William Michael “Mike” Johnson, 55, of Sedalia, MO, formerly of Edgefield, passed away at his home Thursday morning, August 13, 2020. Born October 1, 1964, in Augusta, GA, he was one of two children born to William Whitlock Johnson and Evelyn Marie (Bryan) Johnson. On March 7, 1987, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sedalia, […]
W. 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 Marie Brown Boatwright, 74, wife of the late Phillip Boatwright entered into rest on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. A Graveside Service will be held at 2 PM Sunday, August 16, 2020 […]
Ramey Funeral Home 202 North Rudolph Street P.O. Box 458 Saluda, South Carolina 29138 (864) 445-2366 rameyfh@embarqmail.com Dateline: Saluda, SC Hazel Quattlebaum Hazel Lucille Gunter Quattlebaum, 97, died Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Generations of Batesburg in Batesburg-Leesville. Born in Lexington County and a daughter of the late Lee Jason Gunter and Minnie Hall Gunter, she […]
Harmony Roof Damaged A storm Wednesday, Aug. 19, brought heavy rains and strong winds to the area along Hwy 23 between Edgefield and Johnston (part of the Harmony Community). According to Emergency Management Direct Suzy Spurgeon, who spoke to the Advertiser the day following the storm, the storm did bring down trees and caused some power […]
After years of construction and months after its completion date, I s the Highway 25 road widening work officially complete? If so, the finishing touch and the sight for sore eyes 55 mph signs helping commerce and leisure move a tad faster in Edgefield County. One driver said: “It is wide open now!” And is the work […]
When asked about the current COVID- 19 numbers in the Advertiser’s weekly update, August 17, 2020, Emergency Management Director Suzy Spurgeon immediately proclaimed, “We’re lovin’ ‘em!” She shared that on the day in question Edgefield County had 72 active cases of the virus. That number is down from last week’s 86 active cases. Spurgeon said the county still […]
Burial sites believed to be those of African Americans dating back more than a centuryClemson, SC – Ground-penetrating radar has revealed the possible locations of more than 200 unmarked graves in Woodland Cemetery on the Clemson University campus believed to date back more than a century. The graves are thought to be those of enslaved […]
W. 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 Barbara Jean Rawl-Daniels, 83, passed away Sunday, 9, 2020 at her home in Green River, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green River for 10 years and is a former resident […]