– Letter to the Editor – Dear Editor, Even though the Enova project regarding Trenton has been published in Greenville and Columbia papers, we can’t discuss the project, according to county council at this time. But rezoning is still the hot topic. I have written to the mayors of Trenton and Johnston voicing my concern […]
Opinion – By G. Miller Thompson – Bashar al-Assad is an evil man. There is no disputing that fact. The Syrian dictatorship has an infamous history of cruelty and disregard for those who disagree. The opposition, however, makes up the majority in the country and they have become fed up with their government’s repression of […]
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I read in last week’s Advertiser where the Edgefield Town Council approved the return of the Little Briar Creek Archery Club to harvest deer in the town of Edgefield. This disturbs me greatly. I am totally in favor of bow hunting programs to control deer numbers in towns and […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – “These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” President George W. Bush spoke these inspirational words from Washington on September 11, 2001. This day shook the foundations of freedom in America and around the world. Al-Qaeda operatives posed a significant threat to the […]
OPINION – By William Smith – A little over two decades ago, W.T. (Bill) Timmerman served the Northside of Edgefield County on county council. As he represented his district, he also looked out for Edgefield County as a whole. As he stated, “I will represent the entire county and all of the people wherever you […]
September 5, 2013 It’s time to update you on several issues I think you’ll find interesting. Tax Increment Finance District: Why did County Council support it on First Reading? At the meeting Tuesday, County Council approved first reading of an ordinance for the County’s participation in the Town of Edgefield’s Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District. A […]
Dear Editor: I am quite appalled at the comment in the news article [in The Edgefield Advertiser print edition by festival committee, pg. 6, 8/28] about the Heritage Festival where the statement is made that “Plants and Flowers” are not considered crafts. If this comment is made by the organizer-host of the festival I cannot […]
Dear Editor: The Edgefield County Alliance Board is inviting all those who have participated in the past or who are interested, to attend a meeting – Monday, September 16th 8:00 a.m. Edgefield County Council Building The mission of this Alliance is to work together, to bring public and private entities and the citizens of Edgefield County together to […]
Opinion – By Dr. E. Mims Mobley – Five years ago, moved by an article and editorial in my local paper about a pregnancy pact among teenage girls in Gloucester, Massachusetts, most of them being high school sophomores, I wrote an Op-Ed that took a broad look at the roles of parenting (or lack of […]
Dear Editor: The continuing saga of the Enova Energy Group in the September issue of the Greenville newspaper published on Sept. 19, 2012: the Enova group announced that they were planning to construct a wood pellet facility on Hwy. 121. Construction was to begin in the first quarter of 2013. Obviously, that did not happen. […]