By Robert M. 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. How should South Carolina pay for educating our children? Most of us recognize the need to support […]
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. Recently an expert in neurobehavioral psychology told me that we all are under more stress than we may […]
Josh Trehan, Fox Creek’s Principal and his team began discussing how to start the ’20-’21 academic year in May. “When we got into June we put a task force together that had representatives from our board of directors, our teachers, our parents, and medical professionals and we all sat down and met,” explained Trehan. That […]
Pictured: Joe Hulsey Wardlaw Academy’s teachers returned August 4thand the students returned to a five day a week school schedule on August 11th. “We have been meeting for months about this (COVID-19) and involved the external experts that can help us make decisions,” said Joe Hulsey, Wardlaw Academy’s Co Head of School. Hulsey thinks Wardlaw, […]
Ramey Funeral Home 202 North Rudolph Street P.O. Box 458 Saluda, South Carolina 29138 (864) 445-2366 rameyfh@embarqmail.com Dateline: Saluda, SC Kathleen Padgett Kathleen Caughman Padgett, 90, died Monday, July 27, 2020 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Born in Saluda County and a daughter of the late Dessie Landrum and Bessie Bartley Caughman, she […]
W. Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com L. Mae Carpenter Padgett, 94, of Edgefield Rd., Trenton, SC wife of the late Herman M. Padgett, Sr., entered into rest on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Due to COVID-19 a Private […]
W. Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com James C. “Butch” Jester, Sr., 74, of Calhoun St., Johnston, SC entered into rest on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Jester was born […]
Mr. Richard Fuller had a story to tell when he came into the Advertiser Office recently to relate to us the process of extracting a yellow Jacket nest out of the wall of his home, and he had the remnants of the nest to show and to be photographed – “The largest one I have […]
Featuring Music with String Quintet Saturday, August 8, is the next Edgefield 2nd Saturday Market. Currently there are 67 vendors signed up. “Elduets” will be back with their miniature golf and gem mine. (Rumor has it, you can even get a massage.) Food vendors include “Beefedup” with Lasagna, Italian Sausage and Meatball sub; “Battered With […]
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Game Zones 3 & 4: Saturday, Aug. 8Game Zone 2: Saturday, Sept. 12Game Zone 1: Saturday, Sept. 26 Regulations for Youth Day are as follows:For youth 17 years old and younger.Youth hunters who have not completed the hunter education program must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age.There are no […]