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 Martha Pearl Quarles, 91, went home to be with the Lord on August 21, 2020. A native of Edgefield, Martha Pearl was born November 14, 1928 the youngest of eight children […]
MIdlands Region COVID-19 Testing Opportunities, August 24-30 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is providing weekday morning updates for COVID-19 mobile testing events and permanent testing sites at the regional level.COVID-19 testing opportunities in the Midlands (Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Newberry, Saluda, Richland, and York counties) include […]
Merriwether Fire Department responded to a call for assistance from Chester County, Aug. 24 to help contain a fire at Carolina Poly, Inc. off Lancaster Hwy in Chester County. MFD sent one truck containing 615 gallons of foam to fight the fire. According to the broadcast station WBTV, officials believe the fire started around 5 a.m. […]
Kitchen for Jail Brown Water, Mold, Tight Quarters When one speaks of “the jail,” one is usually referring to cells that hold inmates. Those cells, however, are only one part of the Edgefield County Law Enforcement Center (LEC). Also housed at the LEC are dispatch/E911, office staff, jailors, and all law enforcement personnel from road deputies, to […]
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. Rooftops, Rooftops, Rooftops: These words must be written into the County Administrator’s contract. After attending Thursday nights Planning Commission Meeting, it […]
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. Message to County Council Just read about this LMO thing and the comments by Mr. Paradise to justify it. If Mr. […]
William Michael “Mike” Johnson, 55, of Sedalia, MO, formerly of Edgefield, passed away at his home Thursday morning, August 13, 2020. Born October 1, 1964, in Augusta, GA, he was one of two children born to William Whitlock Johnson and Evelyn Marie (Bryan) Johnson. On March 7, 1987, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sedalia, […]
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 Marie Brown Boatwright, 74, wife of the late Phillip Boatwright entered into rest on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. A Graveside Service will be held at 2 PM Sunday, August 16, 2020 […]
Ramey Funeral Home 202 North Rudolph Street P.O. Box 458 Saluda, South Carolina 29138 (864) 445-2366 rameyfh@embarqmail.com Dateline: Saluda, SC Hazel Quattlebaum Hazel Lucille Gunter Quattlebaum, 97, died Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Generations of Batesburg in Batesburg-Leesville. Born in Lexington County and a daughter of the late Lee Jason Gunter and Minnie Hall Gunter, she […]
Harmony Roof Damaged A storm Wednesday, Aug. 19, brought heavy rains and strong winds to the area along Hwy 23 between Edgefield and Johnston (part of the Harmony Community). According to Emergency Management Direct Suzy Spurgeon, who spoke to the Advertiser the day following the storm, the storm did bring down trees and caused some power […]