Suzy Spurgeon, Edgefield County’s Emergency Services Agency Director, sends this article for citizens’ information. Columbia, S.C. (Thursday, January 5, 2017) – The South Carolina Emergency Management Division asks residents to prepare themselves and their homes for possible winter weather. Forecasters with the National Weather Service expect a wintry mix of snow, ice and rain for […]
Left to right: Chuck Sanders, Rhonda Hutson, Rachel Sanders, Martha Sanders, Caroline Williams, and The Matriarch Elaine Williams celebrating 31-0 Clemson Tiger win over Ohio State last Saturday in Arizona. Next stop is Tampa and The National Championship, Monday January 9th.
Many of the readers of The Edgefield Advertiser have been following the politics of our neighboring state, North Carolina. The Republican Governor had sponsored several controversial pieces of legislation that passed the Republican-controlled legislature. These pieces included some that were viewed by the Democratic opposition as making it more difficult for poor people to vote, […]
Suzanne was gracious enough to offer me this space for editorials before the evolution of my decision to run and serve on Edgefield County Council. Tuesday I was sworn in to serve the Merriwether District on County Council – and I wanted to part from my editorials to briefly share my hope as I begin […]
Douglas Elementary School hosted a Secret Santa Appreciation Breakfast, Dec. 15, for members of the community that sponsored their initiative to provide families in need with additional help this holiday season. A total of 19 families were served this year, and out of those families, fifty-five children received items off their wish lists. “The community […]
Toccoa, GA – Mrs. Bettie Martin Wash, age 84, Wesley Circle, Toccoa, Georgia, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the StephensCounty Hospital. A daughter of the late Bland and Florence Mackie Mathis, she was born on September 22, 1932 in Edgefield, South Carolina, moved to Atlanta, Ga. in 1974, and later moved to Toccoa in 1978. She was a member of the First Baptist Church […]
Lexington, SC – Connie Holmes Reynolds, 44, wife of David Reynolds, died December 30, 2016. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday January 3, 2017 at 11 AM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery in Edgefield. Mrs. Reynolds was a native of Trenton, S.C. and was the daughter of […]
US Fibers is expanding their operations. The news of the expansion came the last week of 2016 through Will Williams, President and CEO of the Economic Development Partnership. Williams provided to the Advertiser a press release from the company that announced the commercialization of their newest PET fiber line. Described as a “multi-million dollar investment”, […]
An early morning fire, Thursday, Dec. 29, claimed the home of Rusty and Deborah Prater, longtime residents of the Westside community. According to a fireman with Westside Fire Department, the call went out a little after 6:00 Thursday morning. When fire officials arrived, the home was fully engulfed. However, before fire responders were able to […]
Johnston, SC — Funeral Services for Mrs. Annie Ripley Hall, age 98, will be held Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 11 o’clock in Johnston First Baptist Church. Burial will take place in Mt of Olives Cemetery prior to the service at 11 o’clock. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Friday evening from 5-7 […]