Debra Thomas Godfrey- Johnston, SC

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 Debra Thomas Godfrey, 64, […]

B. Joe Easler, Sr- Edgefield, SC

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 B. Joe Easler, Sr., […]

1 Edgefield County Man Killed – 2 Edgefield Men Arrested for His Murder

1 Edgefield County Man Killed – 2 Edgefield Men Arrested for His Murder

​An Edgefield County man was killed Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, and 3 other men, 2 of whom are also from Edgefield County, have been arrested in connection with his murder.  According to published reports, Daytron Merriweather, 29, of Johnston, was shot at a hotel on Fifth Street in Augusta, Ga., around 11:00 Thursday night.  He was transported […]

Subscribe On-Line to The Edgefield Advertiser

Subscribe On-Line to The Edgefield Advertiser

This anniversary week, 185 years of publishing, brings news that The Edgefield Advertiser weekly editions, from this week on, will be published on-line for those wishing to get an on-line subscription. To do so, go to edgefieldadvertiser.com and find in the masthead “subscribe” which will lead one to getting a subscription.  Weekly editions will be published each Wednesday morning on-line […]

Generac Power Systems, Inc. establishing operations in Edgefield

Generac Power Systems, Inc. establishing operations in Edgefield

Company’s investment will create 450 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. – Generac Power Systems, Inc. (Generac), a leading global power and energy technology company serving the residential, commercial and industrial markets, today announced plans to establish operations in Edgefield County. The company’s investment will create 450 new jobs.  Founded in 1959, Generac leads the industry with a broad range of power […]

Planning Commission February 11 Meeting Location Changed

Planning Commission February 11 Meeting Location Changed

    Due to an anticipated large community turnout, the Edgefield County Planning Commission’s meeting venue has been changed. The meeting will be held at Sweetwater Baptist Church instead of the County Council Chambers. The size of the anticipated crowd would have made social distancing difficult in the Edgefield County Council Chambers. Sweetwater Baptist Church’s address […]

Aiken Electric and CarolinaConnect partner to Bring Lightning-Fast Internet to Local Areas, including Edgefield County

Aiken Electric and CarolinaConnect partner to Bring Lightning-Fast Internet to Local Areas, including Edgefield County

AIKEN, S.C., February 2, 2021 – Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AEC) is pleased to announce its partnership with fiberoptic internet service provider CarolinaConnect, a Lexington, South Carolina-based company, to deliver affordable high-speed internet across its service territory. Established in 2016, CarolinaConnect currently provides service to more than 13,000 electric cooperative members through its affiliation with Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative and Newberry Electric Cooperative. As a non-profit organization, CarolinaConnect’s focus […]

Thomas Lee Johnson

EDGEFIELD, SC- Thomas Lee Johnson, 63, of Edgefield, SC, formerly of Manistique, MI, passed away inn his sleep at home Saturday, January 30. Tommy Lee was born on August 27, 1857, in Ludington, MI to Barbara Sheahan-Johnston and Hudson Johnson. After graduating from Manistique High School in 1976, he worked for Manistique Floral where he […]

Legislative Update: Week Of 1/26/21

Legislative Update: Week Of 1/26/21

1/28/21Last week was the 3rd week of the 2021 legislative session.  There are 15 legislative weeks remaining before the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn on May 13, 2021.HEARTBEAT – The Senate debated and passed S. 1 2021-2022 Bill 1: SC Fetal Heartbeat Protection from Abortion Act – South Carolina Legislature Online (scstatehouse.gov) , a bill that would prohibit […]