By Linda Nidiffer 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 am not a lawyer. I have never played one on T.V. I have as a part-time high school […]
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. As a society, we always need to be on guard against prejudice regarding “the other,” people who are different from “us” […]
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. I’m not sure I understand it, but the Bible, it seems, is full of loud sounds. On the simplest […]
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. In previous contributions to the Advertiser, I have made brief reference to the popular distinction of one being spiritual-but-not-religious. […]
Edward “Ed” Duffie Winn, 82, of Orangeburg, SC, passed away January 18, 2022 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Parnell officiating. Burial will follow in Duncan Chapel Cemetery. Honor Guard will be members of the South Carolina […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Kappa Upsilon Omega Chapter held their monthly College Application Process (#CAP)meeting, January 8, 2022, virtually with Guest SpeakerMr. Alexander Conyers, Interim President of South Carolina State University(SCSU), introduced by Dr. Rosa Ishmal, The Greater Augusta Alumni Chapter President of South Carolina State University, and a Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Kappa Upsilon Omega Chapter. There were over thirty participants in this […]
The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce, Calhoun St. Johnston, is soliciting bags of love from the community. These are for seniors in the community; so many are living in the community and dependent on community agencies for food, socialization and basic human contact. The Bags of Love brighten their day, warm their hearts and show them they are […]
Despite the wintery breeze, veterans’ service dogs and their owners or trainers gathered on Saturday afternoon, January 15, at Edgefield Veterans’ Memorial Park to celebrate the donation of $4,600 to a local non-profit organization dedicated to training service dogs for disabled veterans. Edgefield American Legion Post 30 delivered the proceeds from November’s Service Dog Dash 5K to local organization Veterans K9 Solutions to assist them in their quest to rescue shelter dogs […]
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 avian influenza (HPAI) in a wild American wigeon in Colleton County, South Carolina.Eurasian H5 HPAI has NOT been detected in a wild bird in the United States since 2016. There […]
W. Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home […]