More About Love

By Sigrid Fowler 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. ​Lately, I’ve been thinking about love and what the Bible says about it. However the subject strikes you, whatever the context—be […]

Of Slugs, Stars, and Conversation

Of Slugs, Stars, and Conversation

By 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. We need clean air, clean water, and healthy food to survive.  We need more than that to creatively […]

Guns Found by Citizens

Guns Found by Citizens

​Two firearms were recently discovered and turned over to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office by Edgefield County citizens.  According to an ECSO report, the first firearm, anAmerican Tactical AR-15 style pistol, was found Sept. 30 where Augusta Road turns onto Edgefield Road near the pecan grove.  That report details that a man pulled over on […]

A New Restaurant in Edgefield, 206 Main

A New Restaurant in Edgefield, 206 Main

Christine Smith, pictured after the ribbon cutting, cuts a cake-logo which features a tractor with the owner driving it. Edgefield was been gifted with a new restaurant at 206 main Street.  Owner Christine Smith, wife of Edgefield County native J.M. Smith, is joined by her two sons in the production of a Farm to Fork style restaurant.  The family burst […]

Mary Tuten- Edgefield, SC

W. Thurmond Burnett                                                                                                        David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home […]

Henry Black- Johnston, SC

Hoyt Henry Black Jr., 82, of Johnston, SC, died peacefully Oct. 10, 2021, after two days of being surrounded by family at The Palmettos Assisted Living in Greenville, SC.  To those who knew Henry and even to those who only briefly crossed his path, everyone knew one thing: His life was full-bodied and rich. It […]

Good-ish News

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 received good news yesterday. My son is alive. He hasn’t been struggling through COVID that I know of […]

Evictions and Poverty

Evictions and Poverty

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. By: Robert Scott With the COVID-19 infection rate rising once again, it is wrong to say that the pandemic is now […]

The Love Chapter

By Sigrid Fowler 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. ​To remind myself of John’s amazing statement, “God is love” (I John 4: 8), is to open a topic the size of […]

Our Flag

Our Flag

By 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 don’t remember the circumstances in which I learned the proper uses and care of our flag.  Maybe […]

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