Edgefield County Water & Sewer Authority, in compliance with the laws of the state of South Carolina, is hereby giving notice of a sanitary sewer overflow that occurred around Oscar Dr and Hwy 25 in Trenton that entered a body of water. The cause of the spill was a electrical malfunction in our sewer pump […]
The Advertiser reported in our May 27 edition on the plans County Administrator Tommy Paradise had adopted based on the recommendations of the County Recreation Board for the County’s spring sports programs which had been suspended in March due to COVID-19. In that article, the Advertiser explained that both soccer and softball would be canceled and […]
By Lydia Wherry 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. On Saturday, May 30, two American astronauts strapped themselves inside their chairs atop a rocket bound for space. Resting […]
“Republican Nomination for Sheriff” 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. The people of Edgefield County have a choice to make in the upcoming primary. The nomination of […]
| Opinion J. DREW LANHAM ON 5/29/20 AT 10:31 AM EDT Used with permission of www.Newsweek.com Copyright© 2020. All rights reserved. I fell in love with birds as a boy, when gravity convinced me that I would never fly. Birds could, and I fell hard for them, spending most of my spare moments watching and wishing. […]
June 1, 2020Contact: SCDMH: Tracy LaPointe (803) 898-8582 Tracy.LaPointe@scdmh.org DAODAS: Jimmy Mount (803) 896-5562 JMount@daodas.sc.govNew Toll-Free Number Provides Hope for South Carolinians Columbia, SC — The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH), in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), has today launched a statewide support line for individuals in need of mental […]
Sponsored by the Johnston, S.C., Development Corporation Growing and Promoting the Johnston Area For Immediate Release Contact: Dean Campbell, Festival Publicity Chairman, (803) 275-3635 Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Grand Marshal Due to the COVID-19 virus, the 37thannual Johnston, SC, Peach Blossom Festival was cancelled this month, but the Festival wants to proudly recognize the selection […]
In Coronavirus Time The Edgefield Market is excited to announce the reopening on June 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Piedmont Tech parking lot. We currently have about 47 vendors signed up to participate. Everyone is really looking forward to serving the community once again. Vendors have been busy preparing their inventory over the […]
The Strom Thurmond High School class of 2020 will have their graduation ceremony. “This is such an important event in the lives of our seniors and their families. We were determined if at all possible to make it happen,” said Robert Grimm, STHS principal. While the ceremony is still scheduled for Friday, June 5that 10:00 […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 25, 2020) – As a result of a U.S. District Court order issued today, South Carolinians voting absentee by mail in the 2020 June Primaries and Runoffs are no longer required to have their signature witnessed on the ballot return envelope. Election officials will accept and count all absentee ballots regardless of whether […]