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. Remember a fun field day event called an egg walk or maybe egg race? Contestants fast walk toward a […]
Linda Nidiffer 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 don’t know about you but I am tired of dwelling on crime, war, politics, and the pandemic. The […]
Caption:Rachel Hatfield, Caroline Bland, Abigail Turner, Sandra Boozer, Kyla Maull, and Jamie Johnson Turner. The Main Street Players are back! They are so excited to be opening their first show in over two years. Steel Magnolias will be presented by the Mainstreet Players in Edgefield, SC at the William Bouknight Theater in the Discovery Center on March 4, […]
COLUMBIA, S.C.— Beginning today, March 1, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will begin scaling back the number of agency-managed vendor COVID-19 testing sites across the state. The reduction is based on the declining demand for in-person testing and the increasing demand and supply of COVID-19 at-home rapid antigen tests. Testing […]
Horace W. “Rock” Bledsoe, Sr., 89 of McQueen St., Johnston, SC husband of the late Doris Rook Bledsoe entered into rest on February 25, 2022. Mr. Bledsoe Sr. was born in Johnston, SC and was the son of the late Monroe P. and Rebecca Quattlebaum Bledsoe. He was a retired business owner, repairman and salesman. He was a member of […]
W. Thurmond Burnett Phone (803) 637-6536 David T. Burnett Fax (803) 637-6006 Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902 Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Raymond Edward Derrick Sr. 72, of McCreight rd. Johnston, SC husband of Jeanette Murrell Derrick entered into rest on February 21, 2022. Mr. Derrick Sr. was born in […]
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. Last September I wrote a series of OpEds that were a travelogue, with my wonderful dog Belle accompanying me […]
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. Sigrid Fowler It’s Valentine season and we think about love. If askedwhat verse from the Bible comes most readily to mind, any Christian might say, “John 3: 16—’For God […]
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. I’m an old white man. I am neither proud nor ashamed of that. It’s just who I am. Lately there’s […]
2/21/22 Last week was the 6th week of the 2022 legislative session. There are 12 legislative weeks remaining before the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn on May 12, 2022. Here are the highlights from last week’s action in the Senate: American Rescue Plan Act funds – The Senate passed S.952, a resolution that would appropriate more […]