The public is invited to an open house at Piedmont Technical College in Edgefield, SC to welcome Thomas Koole as the new Professional Pottery instructor. After a hiatus this summer, the Professional Pottery program is accepting students for the Fall term and classes are now available. The open house will include: • Studio tours of […]
Edgefield, represented by Henrietta Humphreys and Hal Irish, participated in the annual meeting of the Great Gardens of America Alliance held at Magnolia Gardens this past weekend. Representatives of many gardens came from Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina. The purpose of the Alliance is to preserve, protect and defend old camellias and […]
Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Johnston Farmers’ and Artists’ Market is held from 4-6 p.m. each Thursday. If interested in being a vendor call 275-4097. Adult Education Registration Schedule: Schedule an appointment by calling 803-275-1788, ext. 24 or 25. Orientation and Assessments are required. Assessment dates are Aug. 6-8 from 9-10:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m., Aug. […]
The Advertiser was advised on Monday that the old Central School, positioned on the right of Hwy 191 if traveling toward Eureka, had fallen in during the weekend, bringing attention to a landmark that has been there since early in the 20th century. According to Jerry Scott’s book, Rural Schools in Edgefield County, SC, the […]
To Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Jane Jenkins Herlong keeps her audience laughing, and sometimes about the most serious of issues. That kind of laughter is healing. So do we call Jane a local “healer,” as well as entertainer, writer, and songster? This songster did well before a smaller-than-usual audience (an unexpected death in the […]
Edgefield County Deputies responded to a call at Taylor Nursery off Airport Road in Trenton Tuesday morning, Aug. 7, where they found evidence of an attempted theft. Aluminum pipes that were in a field at the tree nursery were found sawed in half in an apparent attempt to make the 20-30 ft. long pipes easier […]
The following stories ran in the print edition of The Edgefield Advertiser on July 4, July 11 and July 18, 2012, and held much interest for those connected to Johnston and the school which no longer exists. Here they are, in sequence, for all to see. — A Johnston High School Newspaper — From 1944 […]
Genealogical and historical societies from all over South Carolina and Georgia are gathering together at the “Southern Studies Showcase” on Friday, September 28 through Saturday, September 29, in the town of Edgefield. Hosted by the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and the Old Edgefield District African American Genealogical Society, the event is a series of […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Carrie Phillips Lindsey, 72, of 1090 Meeting Street, widow of Dennis C. Lindsey, died August 3, 2012, at her home. Born in Edgefield County, she was the daughter of the late O.W. and Hurley Gilliam Phillips. She was a member of Willow Spring Baptist Church, WHAS #126 and a retired employee of […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Pansy Wood Turner, born in the Antioch Section of Edgefield on July 28, 1922, passed away on Saturday August 4, 2012. Mrs. Turner was the daughter of the late John W. and Maggie Wood and she was a retired textile worker. She was a member of the Edgefield First Baptist Church. […]