Crime in Edgefield

Crime in Edgefield

Attempted Theft – Recovery of Property ​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to an attempted theft report on Oct. 9 at the 1100 black of Stephens Road in the North Augusta area of the county.  According to the ECSO report, a resident observed 2 unknown white males pushing her neighbor’s 4 wheeler down the road.  The […]

Marvin Eugene Easler, Edgefield, SC

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 Marvin Eugene Easler, 79, […]

Prayers for the Election Season

Prayers for the Election Season

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.  The Episcopal Church, as is the case for Anglican churches worldwide, uses a version of The Book of Common […]

Prayer and Unity, Again

From Advertiser Files of 2007 By Sigrid Hanson  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 week, I heard some details of an unusual pool tournament awards banquet. […]

Science, it’s about time

Science, it’s about time

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.  There is a lot of talk going around these days about science.  Science, as we usually refer to it, […]

Letter to the Editor

Endorsing Roosevelt Young for Sheriff As the current Sheriff of Edgefield County, I am officially endorsing candidate Roosevelt Young for Sheriff of Edgefield County in 2020.  Roosevelt has been serving the citizens of Edgefield County as a Deputy Sheriff since 1995.  During that time, he has served as a uniformed deputy, a uniformed Shift Supervisor, a […]

Derelicts

Derelicts

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.  There are five or six major ways to come into the Edgefield city limits.  North, south, east, and […]

Praying for Leaders

By Sigrid Hanson  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 the President and First Lady test positive for a virus we dread and arm ourselves against, […]

Schadenfreude and Science

Schadenfreude and Science

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.  Schadenfreude is a recent immigrant from Germany to the American version of the English language; Merriam-Webster tells us it […]

Ruth Youngblood Sharrock

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 Ruth Youngblood Sharrock, Ed.D., age 93, passed away peacefully in her home on October 5, 2020. She was the widow of Rev. W. Roger Sharrock. She was a native of Chattanooga, […]