Notables Arrive in Edgefield for Conference

Notables Arrive in Edgefield for Conference

By Martha MacDonald Tom McKinny, Aaron Cross, Martha and Chris Simmons.  On March 6, the National Wild Turkey Federation facilitated a fundraising Sporting Clay event at the Palmetto Range in Edgefield. The event was to raise money for the International Wildlife Crime Stoppers (IWC) and the SC Department of Natural Resources. The goal is to […]

Nice and Easy

Nice and Easy

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.  Long ago and not too far away, I endured work experience in two warehouse jobs.  One involved stoves and […]

Public Health and Private Healthcare

Public Health and Private Healthcare

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.  A crisis has a way of focusing the mind. Whether it becomes a crisis for Edgefield or for […]

Betty Royal Hartkopf – Edgefield, SC

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 Betty Royal Hartkopf, 76, wife of CDR. Kenneth W. Hartkopf, USN (Ret.)  of Edgefield, SC entered into rest on Sunday, March 08, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM […]

Letter to Editor

In regards to concern with LMO implementation in Edgefield County: By : Megan Pearson 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’ve asked, at several different meetings and […]

Legislative Update: Week Of 2/25/20 – 2/27/20

Legislative Update: Week Of 2/25/20 – 2/27/20

Legislative Update: Week Of 2/25/20 – 2/27/20Last week was the 7th week of the 2020 legislative session. There are 11 legislative weeks remaining before the General Assembly adjourns on May 14, 2020.Here are the highlights from last week in the Senate –K-12 EDUCATION REFORM LEGISLATION – The Senate continued discussing S. 419, a comprehensive bill with many […]

Letter to the Editor

Another Viewpoint on LMO Meeting 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 was surprised to read the article in the February 19th edition, concerning the Sweetwater Community Center, Land Management […]

Paragraph Joe Maguire and Speaking Truth to Power

Paragraph Joe Maguire and Speaking Truth to Power

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.  Five months ago, one of my Edgefield Advertisercolumns was about a friend and shipmate whom I have known personally […]

Arrest Made in Fatal Hit and Run

Arrest Made in Fatal Hit and Run

            Richard Lamar Joyner, 64, of Edgefield County, has been arrested for the fatal hit and run incident that killed Stanley Arthur Quimby, Feb. 20, according to a spokesperson with the SC Highway Patrol who spoke to the Advertiser shortly after the arrest, Tuesday, Feb. 25.  Joyner was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving […]

Democrat Primary Election Set for Saturday, Feb. 29

Democrat Primary Election Set for Saturday, Feb. 29

Polls for voting in the Democratic Primary of February 29 will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m Voter registration advises: “If you have one of the following IDs you are ready to vote!” – S.C. Driver’s License; ID Card issued by SCDMV; SC Voter Registration Card with photo; Federal Military ID, or […]