Named to the Heritage Trust Advisory Board

Named to the Heritage Trust Advisory Board

Rob Keck has recently been appointed by the Governor of S.C. Henry McMaster to serve on the Department’s Heritage Trust Advisory Board representing the 3rd Congressional District. The term began in December of 2019 and will expire December 31, 2025.  Keck was sent a letter of congratulations on the appointment, August 10, 2021, with words of pleasure […]

More on Illness

By Sigrid Fowler 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. ​No one who reads Job can persist in the opinion that illness is a subtle sign of wrongdoing […]

Moving Pictures

By Blaney Pridgen 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. Old photographs are evocative, bittersweet, even haunting.  This is certainly true of old family photographs, especially of children […]

Bipartisanship in DC

Bipartisanship in DC

By Robert Scott 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. Remember when former President Trump derided then-candidate Joe Biden for having served 44 years in Washington and not […]

Town of Johnston, SC and Johnston Development Corporation

Town of Johnston, SC and Johnston Development Corporation

​ For Immediate Release Contact:​Johnston Mayor Terrence Culbreath, (803) 275-2488 ​JDC Project Chairman Dean Campbell, (803) 275-3635 Johnston Seeks Citizen Input on Enhancing Economic Vitality Citizens of Johnston are being asked to participate in an August 28 Town Hall meeting to give their input as part of a strategic plan aimed at enhancing the economic development of the historic town. The Strategic Plan, sponsored by […]

Teddie Jean Musgrave from Trenton, S.C.

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 Teddie Jean Day Musgrave, […]

Fwd: PRESS RELEASE: Join Shepeard for the next BGI, Win $100

Fwd: PRESS RELEASE: Join Shepeard for the next BGI, Win $100

 A recent photo of Shepeard’s blood inventory. The Center is in dire need of O Positive and O Negative blood types. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8/10/2021 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Ashley Whitaker, Director of Community Resources, awhitaker@shepeardblood.org (Augusta, GA) – Shepeard Community Blood Center is excited to announce the next Blood Give In Drive will be held onThursday, August 12, from 11:00am […]

Bang, Bang — You’re Dead

By Blaney Pridgen 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 abhor violent video games.  A huge industry supplies them for our children and adults, who are still […]

Evictions and Poverty

By Robert Scott 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. With the COVID-19 infection rate rising once again, it is wrong to say that the pandemic is now […]

Stealing Costs More Than Money

Stealing Costs More Than Money

The fence sections as they appeared at the cemetery to the thieves when the crime occurred.  By Arthur Northrop ​I first saw Marian Bland at a County Council meeting a few months ago. She was there to request the Council’s support for a historical restoration project. Marian had discovered her and her cousin’s, Mark Turner, great-great-grandfather’s cemetery in […]