New Pottery Studio Projected to Open in July At the regularly scheduled meeting of Edgefield Town Council for March Mrs. Beth Thornton announced that she and her husband George had purchased the Israel Mukashy building on the square and the old Super 10 building on Buncombe Street. Plans for the Mukashy building include an up […]
The Scouts had a Pinewood Derby Race in Edgefield Tuesday March 4, 2014. The Bear Den winners were 1st place William Bush-Jackson, 2nd place Jonah Corley and 3rd place Caleb Torgesen. The Tiger Den 1st place was Kottn Dukes. They will go to the District race on Saturday March 15 to compete against other Scout […]
Find it in the Print Edition of The Edgefield Advertiser. Available at local convenience stores. • HOWLS will make you howl as he describes the recent reception for the USC President – at “Edgefield Links.” “Little Bitty Sausages” is only one thing he serves up for readers’ delight. • Mount Vintage News is not about […]
Story Published Serially in the Print Edition Billy Herron is the “new” author The Advertiser is introducing, his stories start this week. He really isn’t new in that readers, both enjoyed a series of Steven’s Creek fishing expeditions along with biological studies of the mud cats in that creek last spring – all from his […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Road-salt runoff has got to go somewhere. Clemson University environmental researchers raise concerns that the record amounts of salt crystals and brine used on icy roads this winter will wash into the freshwater and affect the food chain. Too much salt becomes an environmental stress and can be deadly to aquatic animals. […]
Congratulations to all of our beautiful young ladies who participated in the Distinguished Young Women of Edgefield County’s program Saturday night at STHS. North Edgefield County Nicole Jackson (left), and South Edgefield County Morgan Bookstaver (middle) will… move on to the state program in Lexington in July. First Runner Up, Parker Wilkes (right). The Scholastic scholarships […]
The 122nd Engineer Battalion, based out of Edgefield, SC has recently returned from their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. They will hold a Freedom Salute at Strom Thurmond High School’s Gymnasium, March 9, 2014 at 9:30 am. It is opened to the public and everyone is invited to attend.
Edgefield County has had its first traffic fatality in 445 days. We all knew that Edgefield County’s fatality-free streak would eventually end. Unfortunately, it ended early yesterday (Sunday) morning when 28-year-old Wesley D. Lawrence, of Modoc, died in one-vehicle crash. You can read the details at the two story links below. Going 445 days without […]
A single car accident on Cold Springs Road claimed the life of 28 year old Wesley David Lawrence of Modoc, SC, early Sunday morning, Mar. 2, at around 12:05 a.m. According to the SC Highway Patrol, Lawrence was driving north on Cold Springs in a 2004 Chevrolet pick-up truck when he ran off the left […]
The final autopsy results for 36 year old Trina Felder, who died just hours apart from her sister, 49 year old Willette Simpkins, on Jan. 15, determined that she died of natural causes due to heart related issues. As previously reported by The Advertiser, Simpkins’ death had already been found to be a natural death […]