State Superintendent of Education Dr. Mick Zais will visit schools in Edgefield School District on Monday, April 1. Dr. Zais will visit Merriwether Middle, W.E. Parker Elementary, Johnston Elementary, and Strom Thurmond High. During his visits, Dr. Zais will meet with administrators to discuss the successes and challenges that currently exist in Edgefield County Schools. Since […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will begin issuing daily forecasts for ground-level ozone starting March 31, the agency announced yesterday. “During the warmer months, ground-level ozone is our state’s most widespread air quality concern,” said Myra C. Reece, chief of DHEC’s Bureau of Air Quality. “High ground-level ozone concentrations […]
The Strom Thurmond Career Center FFA Floriculture team took first place honors in the State Floriculture Career Development Event (CDE) held at Spartanburg Community College on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Team members Alana Thurmond, Karson Barrett, Tori Lazenby, Rachel Farmer, and Brittany Hutchins were coached by their FFA Advisors Jeremy Brooks and Darla Steele, Agricultural […]
A banner at the entrance to Oakley Park Museum welcomed the family of the Garys, all descendants of the Martin Witherspoon Gary family who once owned Oakley Park, in the years following the Civil War. Cannons were heard over the town of Edgefield as they were set off by a group of Civil War Re-enactors, […]
Events Offer Free Safe Driving Demo, Wristbands and Subs Aiken, S.C.-Augusta, Ga., – Troopers from the SC Department of Public Safety and Georgia Department of Public Safety will be stationed at designated SUBWAY® restaurants for W8 2 TXT Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. in support of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April and to […]
Senator Shane Massey will hold a “town hall” meeting in Merriwether Middle School’s cafeteria on Thursday, March 28, 2013, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Sen. Massey will provide an update on the 2013 legislative session and answer questions from constituents.
![Body Found in Trenton [updated]](https://www.edgefieldadvertiser.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fingerprint.jpg "Body Found in Trenton [updated]")
The body of a white male was found Saturday afternoon, Mar. 23, in a wooded area behind the apartments on Woodyard Rd. behind the Dollar General in Trenton. The body was reported to be badly decomposed and had possibly been in the location for several months. A positive identification has not been made, but an […]
A clerk with Billy’s Superstore in Trenton discovered a counterfeit $100 bill, Wed., March 20, when a man tried to use the bill to pay for purchases at the convenience store. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the cashier contacted authorities when she noticed that the bill did not have […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has unveiled Permit Central, a new initiative that simplifies the process for obtaining health and environmental permits, the agency announced today. “Anyone who has ever run or owned a small business knows just how hard it can be, and today South Carolina has taken […]
Once again, archaeologists are travelling this summer to the Edgefield area in search of historical information regarding the cultural lives of 19th century potters and artifacts of the pottery industry. Area volunteers are invited to provide assistance to the Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign’s Archeological Field School from May 26, 2013 until July […]