LAURENS, S.C. – Mr. Raymond B. Fowler, 73, of Laurens, died Friday February 15, 2013 at NHC Laurens. Graveside Services will be held Tuesday February 19, 2013 at 2 P.M. at McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery in Edgefield. Mr. Fowler was born in Edgefield County and was of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include 5 Sisters- Mary […]
Edgefield County Council will be holding a work session with no votes expected to be taken at a special called meeting on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:00 PM in the County Council Chambers to discuss two ordinances related to Land Development in Edgefield County. The first is ordinance number 12-13-660, “An Ordinance to amend […]
By Tiffani Ireland – In what clearly came as a shock to the members of the Trenton Town Council at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wed., Feb. 13, Council was informed that the Trenton Peach Festival’s future is in question. The announcement, which came from Mike Lipscomb who spoke on behalf of the Trenton Community […]
By Advertiser Staff – Four wheelers and lawn mowers continue to be items of interest for thieves as evident by the many reports involving such crime filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office. In just four days, from Feb. 11 to Feb. 14, four such thefts were reported. On Feb. 11, a John Deere lawn […]
The Annual Camellia Tea of February 14 was a colorful and festive success. The guests were entertained by a beautiful table laden with tea foods and mantels and tables adorned with 150 varieties of camellias from local area gardens. Over 100 persons attended, 75% of those were from out of town, including Columbia, Beaufort and […]
PARKSVILLE, S.C. – Mrs. Margaret E. Hamlet Matthews, 79, of Cedar Road, wife of Bobby Matthews, Sr.for 62 years, died Friday February 15, 2013 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held Monday February 18, 2013 at 11 A.M. at Parksville Baptist Church with burial at 2 P.M. in Aiken Memorial Park. Mrs. Matthews was […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S. C. – Mr. Alex J. Merriweather, 76, of Ridge Road, entered into rest February 14, 2013. Funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Mims Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Limuer Myers officiating. Interment will be in the Mims Family Cemetery. Mr. Merriweather, a native of Edgefield […]
Mild temperatures made for a pleasant day when Rep. Bill Hixon (Dist. 83) and 14 young hunters went afield on Feb. 9 in search of squirrels as part of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Take One Make One (TOMO) program. After lunch at Cowden Plantation in Aiken County the hunters set off with five […]
By Jack Reece – Mike Lipscomb dropped by the office this week to tell me about his new business. If you haven’t met Mike you need to, it makes me think I am shaking hands with a grizzly bear each time we greet each other which, as it turns out, is obviously one prerequisite for success […]
SALUDA, S.C. – Mrs. Edna Lucille Temple Gilmer, 93, formerly of Saluda, SC entered the Church Triumphant on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Rosecrest Retirement Community. Mrs. Gilmer was the widow of the late Bryce V. Gilmer and the daughter of the late Jesse Temple and Myrtie Temple Powell and step-daughter of the late W. […]