Dear Editor: Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #30 express their gratitude to the citizens of Edgefield County for supporting us once again with the promotion and distribution of the POPPY which is undertaken each year during Memorial Day weekend in support of our Veterans. A special thanks to the Edgefield Advertiser and WKSX […]
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Mick Zais will provide remarks at commencement ceremonies for the class of 2013 of Strom Thurmond High School which is scheduled for Friday, June 7, 2013 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The appearance of Dr. Zais will mark the first time in school history that a state superintendent has participated in […]
Edgefield County School District announced Monday, June 3, that the public will be able to view the graduation exercises for the class of 2013 live on the computer, at home. Graduation is scheduled for Friday, June 7, beginning at 7:00 p.m. For those not able to attend in person, the district has taken steps that […]
The Edgefield Red Girls Softball Team 9-10 year olds finished the season with 7 wins and 6 losses. Pictured left to right: Back Row: Gregg Ryan, Tim Presley, Luke Tate, Chris Yonce Middle Row: Jordan Williams, Teyanna Cade, Hannah Presley, Leah Baker, Ikeya Heflin, Bailee Redmond, Taylor Still Bottom Row: Jaycee Bass, Ashland Yonce, Tori Ryan, Micah Tate
Lauren Williams, Ashley Bryan, and Erin Seigler, rising seniors at Wardlaw Academy, took The Edgefield Advertiser along with them on their Royal Caribbean Cruise adventures to the Bahamas during Memorial Day week.
– A Fox Appears in Town – Art Amos of Buncombe Street, Edgefield, had been hearing something around his house at night and he decided he should catch the intruder before it got into his daughter’s (Lizzie Kornaus) chickens, next door. He thought probably it was a raccoon and set a trap. Now, Art grew […]
Several of the students attending J.E.T. Middle School’s Spring Fling Friday, May 31, met at Oakley Park for a photo session prior to the dance. Click a thumbnail image below to enlarge and begin scrolling through the gallery.
Book Review by Jim Long Growing Up Southern: A Memoir, by Bobby F. Edmonds, hard laminated cover, 6”x9”, 232 pages, 160 b&w photos, 67 color photos, printed by Sheridan Books, published by Cedar Hill Unltd., 1000 Cedar Hill Road, McCormick, S.C., $20 plus $5 for shipping. Talented local writer and historian, Bob Edmonds, who has […]
The story below ran in the May 23 edition of the McCormick Messenger. With their permission we run it here. Find a review of book on page 2 of this edition of the Advertiser. Local author Bob Edmonds, recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian award, for publishing local history has […]
A nontraditional student is one who is a part of a nontraditional course. A nontraditional course is any career in which males or females comprise 25 percent or less of its total enrollment. For females, many non-traditional careers are: automotive technology, building construction, emergency medical services, horticulture, accounting and management, engineering and welding. While fewer […]