– “Cultural Creativity, History & Heritage in Edgefield” – Join us for eight terrific events in our speaker series this May and June. These public presentations and discussions focus on the cultural creativity, history, and heritage of the societies and pottery enterprises that flourished in the landscape of the Edgefield District of South Carolina. Looking […]
Edgefield County Community Night at the Augusta Greenjackets game saw a crowd of 97 participants (players, coaches and parents). Before the game a parade of Edgefield County Recreation teams and coaches took a lap around the field and back through the stands. The teams then took off for autographs and pictures with the Greenjackets ball […]
– Benefits Longleaf Pine Stands – COLUMBIA, S.C. – The benefits of prescribed fire in the Southern “pineywoods” are many and varied—and because of the passion of folks who love and believe in these legal and carefully-planned controlled fires and their results—they are becoming increasingly well-known and appreciated, according to a wildlife biologist and forester […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial team represented South Carolina in the National Mock Trial competition May 9-11 in Indiana. The team’s student attorney, Kaitlyn Pugh, was one of 10 students named “Most Effective Attorney” during the competition. Strom Thurmond placed third in the S.C. Bar High School Mock Trial State […]
The Edgefield Community Development Association invites everyone to the 6th Annual Downtown Drive-in movie night on the Square in historic Edgefield on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Bring your family, your neighbors, and your friends and gather around the Edgefield Square for the showing of “Pay It Forward.” The Movie is based on the idea, “When […]
Rusty and Susan Givens from Aiken, S.C. were in town eating at Chef Bob’s when they saw the poster for the Edgefield Community Development Association’s Spring Stroll and they decided to join in on the fun. Susan had never been here before. Their participation paid off, as they were the winners of the drawing for the gift basket. […]
The Edgefield County School District has announced the creation of an honor to be bestowed upon a member of the Mock Trial Team of Strom Thurmond High School each year. The “Sue Jolly Award” is being established in honor of long time educator Sue Jolly who was the founder of the Mock Trial Program at […]
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thurs., May 16, that the final suspect wanted in connection with the attack of Edgefield County native Wesley Spires and his friend, Ashley Solesbee, has been captured. According to Lt. Chew with the RCSO, who spoke with The Advertiser Thursday regarding the capture, Kevin Richardson turned himself into authorities […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) announced today that the organization will be donating $3,000 to the Saluda County Historical Society for the Marsh-Johnson House Interior Restoration Project. Funding for this project was made possible through the sponsorship of the Old 96 District Chapter, National Society Daughters of the […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Johnston Edgefield Trenton Middle School teacher Joseph Friar has been named the 2013 Middle School Teacher of the Year by the S.C. Bar Law Related Education (LRE) Division. The award will be presented to Mr. Friar at his school’s annual awards day on June 3. Mr. Friar was selected for the LRE […]