Hummingbirds, which artist John J. Audubon called “glittering fragments of the rainbow,” are once again darting around flowers and feeders in South Carolina, say state natural resources officials. “Hummingbirds are as fascinating to study as they are beautiful to watch,” said Lex Glover, wildlife technician with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Columbia. […]
The Advertiser received the following release from the Sheriff’s office on Monday, July 22, that on July 18, the Edgefield County Sheriff’s office along with officers from the Edgefield, Johnston and Trenton Police Departments, the Aiken County Sheriff’s office and the State Law Enforcement Divison conducted narcotics raids and warrants sweeps in the county. A […]
Deputies with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 54-year-old man shortly after midnight July 23 for riding his moped naked through the town of Edgefield. According to a report filed with the ECSO, deputies were notified by the Edgefield Police Department to be on the lookout for the nude motorist. The man was subsequently […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Apiarists from across the Palmetto State will make a beeline to Clemson University this month for all the buzz in beekeeping. The South Carolina Beekeepers Association holds its summer beekeeping conference at the Hendrix Student Center July 25-27, offering training and information on methods to improve production and fight common diseases and […]
– By Advertiser Staff – Jean Bell was reading the Wall Street Journal and saw a story about Janie Bryant, the costume designer for the award winning show Mad Men, now in its sixth year. It is, according to their words:” . . . the first basic cable series ever to win the Emmy for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released findings of a visitor survey that shows U.S. Forest Service lands are great recreation destinations that provide health benefits to tourists and $11 billion in tourist spending to businesses and communities that serve the more than 160 million forest visitors. “When Americans spend time enjoying the […]
A report from the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office confirms that golf carts continue to be a target for thieves. The latest documented theft occurred Sunday, July 14, at a home on Highway 23 West. According to the report, thieves entered a shed on the property sometime during the previous night and took an EZ Go […]
Three young white males, ages 19, 20, and 25, were arrested Wednesday, July 17, for a burglary at Douglas Elementary School. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the principal of the school, Bobby Turner, was alerted to suspicious activity at the learning center when the alarm company called him to […]
The Edgefield Community Development Association along with our special sponsor, Bluegrass Material’s Edgefield Quarry, invites everyone to our Downtown Drive-in movie night on the Square in historic Edgefield on Saturday July 20, 2013. Bring your family, your neighbors, and your friends and gather around the Edgefield Square for the YabbaDabba fun filled showing of “The […]
– By Jamie Turner – Neighbors helping neighbors in the fight against cancer; ultimately, that’s what the Savannah River Cancer Foundation does. What is little known is that that Aiken-based foundation also serves cancer patients in Edgefield County. “We actually serve four South Carolina counties: Aiken, Edgefield, Barnwell and Allendale,” said Jamie Turner, the executive […]