Dear Edgefield! Find your Shag Shoes and come to the Town Square Saturday for a night of Summer Time Fun, sponsored by Edgefield Community Development Association! I would like to personally invite everyone to our Beach Blast this Saturday, August 13th. The band will be Shag Attack, featuring one of Edgefield’s very own, Jimbo Durham. […]
The 3rd Annual “Cruisin’ for a Cause Boat Run” will be held Saturday, August 20, 2016 (rain date: August 27) on beautiful Lake Greenwood. The purpose of the boat run is to bring awareness of people with disabilities and special needs in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick and Saluda counties and funding to help […]
Help CAAP collect supplies for schools! You can help children in school by giving them the tools they need to succeed. There are many great reasons to help with this project, including: Feel great about ensuring that children start the school year with the tools they need to succeed. Help teachers by providing them with […]
Man Shoots Himself – Fights Law Enforcement in Johnston A twenty-four year old Johnston man shot himself in the neck and then proceeded to fight with law enforcement who were attempting to save his life, Thursday morning, July 14. According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report on the incident, a relative of the suspect […]
New Predator Control Initiative – Kill a Marked Coyote, Get a Lifetime Hunting License The state of South Carolina has a new predator control initiative aimed at coyotes across the state; kill a marked coyote and get a lifetime hunting license. The initiative, a proviso to the 2016-2017 budget, will officially start on July 1, […]
Both Edgefield and North Augusta Assure — “No Annexations in the Works in Merriwether Over 500 citizens gathered in the Family Life Center at Sweetwater Baptist Church, Tuesday night, July 12, for a special called meeting of the Edgefield County Council. Presiding over the meeting was Council Chairman Dean Campbell. He was joined by a panel […]
All Four Have Been Released From the Hospital Four farm workers working for Titan Farms were struck by lightning, Wednesday afternoon, July 6. The Advertiser is happy to report that all four have now been released from MCG where they were all taken for treatment after the accident. As previously reported, three of the four […]
What do a plumber from Philadelphia, a trench, and a jug have to do with Edgefield’s inaugural Dave Day? Everything, for if that plumber had not been digging in a trench and found a face jug, Dave Day may well have never been. However, even more importantly than that, the location of Dave’s descendants that […]
Two male suspects were arrested in two separate incidents at the Edgefield County Court House, Monday, July 11, all before lunch time. According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the first incident occurred a little after 10:00 when a court house bailiff instructed a man in the courtroom to sit up while in court. The […]
PSA – Stevens Creek will be closed to all boaters at Garrett Road from July 18, 2016 – July 22, 2016. This is due to bridge removal. If any questions, call 864-884-8903