Now that the Trump administration and Congress have shown they can’t work together to craft a new health care act, they are about to take on an even more difficult task: crafting a federal budget that 50% plus 1 members of the House of Representatives can agree on. The aspect of the federal budget likely […]
Alice Walker Robinson, 95, wife of the late V. L. Robinson, died Wednesday April 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held Saturday April 15, 2017 at 2 PM at Edgefield First Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery in Edgefield, SC. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 PM at […]
Clinton, SC: Diane Cunningham, 59, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Hospice of Laurens County-Hospice House. She was born March 30, 1958, in Plum Branch, SC, daughter of the late Herbert and Martha Whatley Cunningham. She was of Baptist Faith. She is survived by; sisters, Gloria C. Butler and Theresa Cunningham both of […]
Festivals are fun for everyone, but great sponsors make it possible. The sponsors of the Johnston, S.C., Peach Blossom Festival, which will be held May 6, 2017, make it possible to keep the Festival free or low-cost for patrons. In addition, it helps raise additional money that can be used to reinvest in the Johnston […]
Mary “Lib” E. Mobley Riley, 70, wife of Daniel “Dan” Riley, of Riley Rd., died Tuesday April 11, 2017. Funeral Services will be held Friday April 14, 2017 at 11 AM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Eastview Cemetery. Mrs. Riley was born in Edgefield County and was the daughter of the late […]
Shirley Temple Ouzts, 79, wife of John C. Ouzts, of Meeting St. Rd., died Sunday April 9, 2017 at Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday April 12, 2017 at 11 AM at Little Steven Creek Baptist Church in Edgefield, SC with burial in church cemetery. The family will receive friends after the […]
Edgefield County received a first place award from the S.C. Association of Counties for prompt reporting of property and liability claims, a key factor in lowering claims cost. The award was presented to the Edgefield County Council at its April 4 meeting by John Henderson, Director of Risk Management Services at the Association of Counties. […]
Mayor Terrance Culbreath has confirmed to the Advertiser, Thursday, April 6, that the state of emergency he declared for the town of Johnston yesterday has been lifted. The mayor made the declaration after the town saw heavy damage from storms that rolled through the area Wednesday. That damage included downed trees and power lines and […]
The Advertiser has learned from Emergency Management Director Suzy Spurgeon that the National Weather Service has declared that an E2 tornado was responsible for the damage seen in the town of Johnston, specifically from the northeastern portion of Calhoun Street on towards Ward. However, straight line winds are being blamed for the damage caused in […]
Photos courtesy of Colby Albea and M. Satcher, Johnston, SC