Armed Robbery at Monks Corner

Armed Robbery at Monks Corner

The Johnston Police Department responded to an armed robbery at Monks Corner around 5:45 Sunday evening, Nov. 22. According to Police Chief Lamaz Robinson, who spoke to The Advertiser shortly after the incident, a white female entered the gas station and presented the cashier with a note stating that she had a gun and would […]

A New Eating Place Just Off the Square

A New Eating Place Just Off the Square

Welcoming a new business to Edgefield, on Saturday morning, with a Ribbon Cutting were the following in this photo: left to right, Mayor Ken Durham, ECCC Dir. Donna Livingston; business owner, holding scissors, Kenneth Tatisaul and his two grandsons (Harrison and Greydon Ellington); the assist. manager Haley Merritt, Patsy Smith (in plaid shirt) representing Wells […]

Council Holds Special Called Meeting

Council Holds Special Called Meeting

Edgefield County Council held a special called meeting Tuesday night, Nov. 10, to consider a resolution authorizing a Fee In Lieu Of Taxes agreement. The three Council members present, Genia Blackwell, Dean Campbell, and Albert Talbert, voted as one to pass the resolution. The agreement is being offered as an incentive to a company currently […]

Water Authority Responds to Reports of Violations

– By Tiffani Ireland – The Edgefield County Water and Sewer Department came under scrutiny this week when a local broadcast media outlet reported that an Edgefield County water and sewer plant had released toxins into the Savannah River. The report, based on information provided to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), claimed […]

Ellen Geddes USA Fencing Team Gold and Silver Medalist

Ellen Geddes USA Fencing Team Gold and Silver Medalist

  – By Tiffani Ireland – November 6, 2015 – United States of America Fencing Team member Ellen Geddes of Johnston won the gold medal in wheelchair fencing at the North American Cup, an international fencing event held in Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 18-20 of this year. Geddes beat the Canadian National Champion to win her […]

S.C. Flood Update: More Rain on Agricultural Productivity

S.C. Flood Update: More Rain on Agricultural Productivity

CLEMSON, S.C. – November 5, 2015  — A month after historic rains flooded South Carolina, farmers remain washed out of fields during a critical period for harvesting and winter planting. Rainfall topped two inches in parts of the Upstate, Midlands and Pee Dee last week, according to the S.C. Climatology Office, and more rain is […]

Crime Blotter

Crime Blotter

Shooting on Five Notch Road A man suffering from a gunshot wound was taken to a Wal-Mart in North Augusta, Tuesday, Nov. 3, where is was later discovered by responding law enforcement that the victim had been shot in Edgefield County. According to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, is was discovered the victim […]

Edgefield Delegation Meeting to Include County Leaders

The Edgefield County Legislative Delegation will be meeting on Thursday, November 5, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., in the Edgefield County Council Chambers located at 225 Jeter Street, in Edgefield. The following are members of the Delegation: Senator Shane Massey, Chairman, Rep. Bill Clyburn and Rep. Bill Hixon. They will be hearing from the following county […]