ECSD Mock Trial Teams Win Virtual Competitions

ECSD Mock Trial Teams Win Virtual Competitions

J-E-T- Middle School students watch virtual presentation of awards. JET Middle Wins State Competition; STHS Wins Region ​Denise Jackson has seen a great deal as Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial team’s coach over the years, but the 2020 – 2021 competition took the cake. “It was unlike anything I have ever experienced before because it was […]

Crime Stories Of The Week

Crime Stories Of The Week

Home Invasion in Johnston ​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home invasion on the 1500 block of Hwy 121 North in Johnston, Mar. 4.  According to the ECSO report, the homeowner was asleep when she was awaked by the sound of banging on her back door and breaking glass.  Running into her living […]

Thornton Weighs in on LMO’s Business and Environmental Impacts

Thornton Weighs in on LMO’s Business and Environmental Impacts

​The Edgefield Advertiser recently interviewed George Thornton. Thornton has a strong commitment to Edgefield County and provided a couple of perspectives regarding the County’s future. The article is divided into two parts. In Part 1, Thornton weighs in on the impact of the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Megaevent Ordinance on the business climate in […]

W.A. Robinson- Johnston, SC

W.A. Robinson- 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 William Arthur Robinson, 89, […]

Linda Randolph- Modoc, SC

Mrs. Linda Hearn Randolph went to be with her Heavenly Father on March 7, 2021, at Augusta University. Linda was the beloved wife of 53 years to Billy Ray Randolph and a devoted mother to Keith Randolph and Kellie Kepner.  Linda is preceded in death by Her parents John J. and Estelle Hearn, her brother Ronald Hearn […]

SCDNR asks South Carolinians to remove bird feeders until early spring

SCDNR asks South Carolinians to remove bird feeders until early spring

Lucas Boby (Cornell Lab) COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 8, 2021) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is asking for South Carolina residents to take down their bird feeders until early spring after an increase in mortality reports for Pine Siskins, and other species. While Pine Siskins are more susceptible than other species to getting sick from […]

Roy Everette Kirkland, Sr. – Johnston, SC

Roy Everette Kirkland, Sr. – 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 Roy Everette Kirkland, Sr. entered […]

Travis Rushton- Johnston, SC

Travis Rushton- 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 Travis Rushton, age 31, […]

Dear Editor:

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. I think that the general public does not know all the things the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary is involved in for […]

Dear Editor:

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. Our county government’s goal is to urbanize our rural lands. Their vision is not our vision. With cyber security on the way, our […]