The death of Mrs. Vivian Floyd struck a very sad note in this newspaper office. The Advertiser enjoyed interviewing Mrs. Floyd on several occasions. She was close to 90 years old the first time when she contributed to a two-part story on Macedonia, the community in which she lived. Her memories came easily to her […]
A large part of being a devout Christian is understanding the worldviews which work to undermine your faith, some which are extremely effective at using the very faith you are called to defend, in order to defeat it. Another large part of being a devout Christian is understanding history, and being able to identify those […]
This past weekend the Trump administration very controversially prohibited all refugee resettlement actions into the United States and suspended or prohibited entry into the country by any person with a passport from seven predominantly Muslim countries, countries where none (that’s right, none) of the people originated who committed terrorist acts in America from 9-11 to […]
Edgar Lamb of Edgefield, SC, has been named the Mid-State SC Agribusinessman of the Year by the SC Young Farmer and Agribusiness Association. He received an engraved plaque and a cash award from ArborOne Farm Credit who sponsors the recognition program in conjunction with the agricultural association. Johnson Atkinson of ArborOne Farm Credit presented the […]
George Rufus Nichols was called home to the Lord on January 31, 2017 at the age of 86. Throughout George’s long life, he valued his Lord and family above all, often declaring that his family was his greatest accomplishment. George was the son of Rufus Nichols and Geneva Black Nichols and was a lifelong resident […]
Carl Emil Merbach, Jr., 77, husband of Florence Satcher Merbach, died Tuesday January 31, 2017 at The Ridge of Edgefield. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday February 2, 2017 at 3 PM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home in Edgefield, S.C. The family will receive friends after the service. Mr. Merbach, Jr. was born […]
As one of his last official acts in office, President Barak Obama commuted the prison term of Randolph Latroy Key of Johnston. The commutation was announced Tuesday, Jan. 17, as part of then President Obama’s record setting 64 pardons and 211 sentence commutations. Key was originally sentenced in March of 2010 to 240 months and […]
What Disney running event challenges participants to run 48.6 miles over a 4 day period through the 4 parks of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida? It’s the aptly named Dopey Challenge, and 2 of Edgefield County’s own accepted the challenge this year. Both runners had done 5K’s and 10K’s in the past, and one […]
What could have attracted this couple, Angela and James Wise, to such a challenging, dopey run? Angela and James Wise met in their high school math classroom, at STHS. It was Algebra3/Trig that they were studying while studying each other. Of course they eventually married, but math seemed to be at the root of their […]
Contraband Found at Detention Center The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office located contraband in an inmate’s cell at the Edgefield County Detention Center, Sunday, Jan. 22. According to an incident report on the matter, a search of the inmate’s cell was conducted based on information the ECSO had obtained that led them to believe the inmate […]