May 26, 2021 By Arthur Northrop This reporter often relies on Edgefield County Government’s official video recordings of County Council and other Commission meetings posted on its YouTube channel to provide coverage for our readers. The video of County Council’s May 4th meeting did not include the first part of the Councils official business. Thanks to Megan Pearson, a concerned and involved […]
April 28, 2021 By Arthur Northrop Note to readers: This article was written from watching the Planning Commission’s April 14, 2021 recorded meeting on posted YouTube. The Edgefield County Planning Commission voted unanimously to discard the County’s existing LMO (Land Management Ordinance) and create a new one. In a prepared statement, Todd Brown, Commission member, said […]
Rethinks Action on Law Enforcement Center April 21, 2021 By Arthur Northrop This article was written from viewing the digital recording of the Edgefield County Council meeting that took place on Tuesday, April 13. The video can be viewed on YouTube. . County Council Chair Scott Cooper joined the rest of the […]
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 love music indoors, out of doors, and in the car. Music is good background for almost any […]
By 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. As a graduation present from college, we gave my daughter Kathryn an almost-new 2004 sedan. Then we all moved home to Edgefield […]
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. Praying the familiar Lord’s Prayer, we first remind ourselves of the holiness of God’s name. Then we petition the Father to bring […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (June 23, 2021) — The S.C. Drought Response Committee, meeting via conference call on June 23, removed the incipient drought declaration for Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, and WiIliamsburg counties. The Committee upgraded those six counties to “Incipient” drought status at their June 9 meeting, due largely to the very dry spring (March – May) […]
April 14, 2021 By Arthur Northrop This article provides Ken Durham’s perspectives as a small town mayor and a private citizen on the moratorium on large residential developmentsin Edgefield County passed on first reading by the Edgefield County Council at its March 3, 2021 meeting. “My position is I am against the moratorium,” said Ken Durham, […]
March 24,2021 In 2019 a change was made to Edgefield County’s Comprehensive Plan on its third reading. The change impacted zoning districts and led in part to smaller lot sizes in large subdivisions. In 2020 a group of concerned citizens circulated a petition to change the Comprehensive Plan back to its wording on […]
March 17, 2021 Sam Crouch, Chair, Roger Timpson, Vice-chair, Frank Davis, Willie Bright, and Jerry Bass are a few of the many Edgefield County residents that serve as volunteers on important boards and committees. These volunteers make decisions that impact our County’s residents’ lives. Crouch and the others serve on the Edgefield County Transportation Committee. During the interview, Crouch […]