For Immediate ReleaseJuly 29, 2021Contact: SCDE Communicationscommunications@ed.sc.gov Columbia, S.C. – Today, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued COVID-19 interim guidance for the state’s K-12 schools ahead of the start of the 2021-2022 school year. State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman issued the following statement in response to the guidance. “DHEC has been a tremendous […]
Fundraiser for Burton Center The Burton Center Foundation and the Laurens County Disabilities and Special Needs Board are proud to announce the 7th Annual “Cruisin’ for a Cause Boat Run” will be held Saturday, August 14, 2021 on beautiful Lake Greenwood. Please join us for an exciting day of boating to bring awareness of people with disabilities and special needs […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Brian KingPhone: 864-341-1645Email: bking@kingmultimediagroup.com JOHNSTON, S.C.; July 20, 2021 — Generating hype for the Strom Thurmond Rebels football team has never been an issue, but the hype will get taken to another level in 2021 with the addition of a new live midweek show called Rebel RELOAD. Banks Pharmacy in Edgefield will […]
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 Shirley Gregory Winn, 83, […]
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. By Sigrid Fowler When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we conclude with two petitions that deal with safety. After making a plea for […]
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. By Blaney Pridgen Sometimes the simplest of things can bring a flood of memories. We took our ten-year-old granddaughter to visit […]
Personal 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. In a couple of weeks I will be 73 years old (don’t forget). Last Sunday Edgefield celebrated 75 years of association with The Army National […]
2 Detention Center Employees Injured Two employees of the Edgefield County Detention Center were injured last week in an incident involving an inmate according to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report. The report details that body camera footage as well as surveillance video shows how, on July 13, after being escorted back to his cell […]
By Eric P. Robinson, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications Each month in this column, I attempt to highlight a recent development in media law, either in South Carolina or nationally, that may have an impact on the news organizations that are members of the Press Association. But for this column, in honor of […]
