April 27, 2015 – The Johnston Peach Festival has a Friday, May 1, street dance in downtown Johnston, designed especially for families, which is held 8-11 p.m. This year’s street dance will feature Bill Johnes and the Bucket List Band, a popular local band. This year’s Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Dance Sponsors are Dr. Hugh […]
LEESVILLE, S.C. – As enigmatic as it is deadly, “pine decline” has many Southern timber owners wondering whether the condition may be damaging their investment. South Carolina timber owners and land managers will be able to get the latest information on the problem at a daylong workshop May 6 in Leesville. “There is still a […]
April, 18, 2015 – The Palmetto Shooting Complex at the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and the town of Edgefield welcomed nearly 1,200 visitors to the area for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ (SCDNR) Inaugural Youth Sporting Clays Open. The event marked the first major event to come to the Palmetto Shooting Complex. […]
April, 18, 2015 – A “Murder and Mayhem” Tour was given on Saturday by Bushwhackin’ Bea (Tonya Guy). It is claimed that blood has been shed on every square inch of the Edgefield Courthouse Square and the stories told reflected some of this violent history. Nineteen people were on hand to walk around the square […]
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pleased to announce the First Annual DNR Youth Sporting Clay Open will be held at the Palmetto Shooting Sports Complex in Edgefield on Saturday, April 18, 2015. With about 450 youth shooters competing, the First Annual Youth Sporting Clay Open event is available to all school and […]
On April 18, 2015 there will be a “Murder and Mayhem” tour on the Courthouse Square in Edgefield from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Bushwhackin’ Bea will take 25 people around the Town Square and tell them about the bloodier side of Edgefield’s history. Tickets are $5.00 for an adult and children under 12 are […]
April, 14, 2015 – Carlos Milanes, MBA, MHS, MeD, EdS, FACHE, was selected as the Interim CEO for Edgefield County Hospital at a special called board meeting on April 13. Carlos will assume his new role on Monday, April 20. Mr. Milanes brings over twenty-five years of healthcare leadership experience; his most recent role was […]
A Johnston man was stabbed in the chest Friday afternoon, Apr. 10, at the parking lot of the old industrial site on Star Road in Edgefield. The victim was transported to Georgia Regents Hospital in Augusta for treatment of his injuries. An Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson described those injuries as serious but said that […]
A Norfolk Southern train derailed around 9:00 Friday night, Apr. 10, 2015 near Salters Pond Road and Hwy 121 in Trenton. Early reports are that several train cars overturned, and The Advertiser was able to confirm there was a chemical spill at the site. Just what type of chemical was spilled was not yet known. […]
Vandalism and Assault on Watson Road The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported vandalism and assault at Watson Road in Trenton, Thursday, Apr. 2. According to an ECSO report, a resident of the neighborhood heard her miniature pony making “ a lot of commotion.” When she went outside to see what was happening, […]