An investigation into an alleged inappropriate relationship between a student and teacher at Strom Thurmond High School has led to charges being filed against an employee of Strom Thurmond High School for Sexual Battery with a Student. According to reports filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the nearly six week investigation into this matter […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – The warmer-than-normal temperatures of 2012 — the fourth warmest year on record in South Carolina — signal potential challenges for growers of the state’s best-known fruit. Peaches need cold weather to produce flowers and fruit. What happens when the chill is gone? “In the spring, many of us think it’s longer days and warmer […]
A Host of Charges, Including Attempted Murder, Followed – An argument possibly fueled by alcohol ended in shots being fired at a home on Pine Street in Edgefield, Tuesday, Jan. 22. According to Edgefield City Police Chief Ronnie Carter, officers first responded to the residence around 7 p.m. in response to a verbal altercation between […]
The Dollar General in Johnston was robbed by two men Friday night, Jan. 18, at approximately 9:30. Investigator Lamaz Robinson of the Johnston Police Department told The Advertiser in an interview that two men entered the store near closing and overpowered a clerk on the register. The two men then took the cash from the […]
9th annual Rural Summit contest open to amateur photographers – COLUMBIA, S.C. – January 22, 2013 – Have a photo that encapsulates rural life in the Palmetto State? Send it to Commerce and you might be the winner of the ninth annual Amateur Rural Summit Photography Contest. Sponsored by the Small Business and Rural Development Division […]
The year 2013 promises to be an exciting time for the Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce. With several events on the horizon, our current Board of Directors is looking to a prosperous new year. Chamber Annual banquet, February 7th; March Oyster Roast; Women in Business health fair – expo; School Supply Drive; TOY/COY- Celebration, and […]
A Feast in Celebration at Macedonia – Edgefield joined the country in what was called, by the media, “a double celebration.” Martin Luther King, Jr., was honored by many, at the same time as the Inauguration. A noontime program honoring King was held at Simmons Ridge Baptist Church, Center Springs Rd., Edgefield. (An earlier celebration […]
Health Related Home Care is excited to be able to provide home health services to residents of Edgefield. Michelle Garner, RN the Community Nurse Liaison, spent most of 2011 in Edgefield County. She went business-to-business getting letters of support, speaking with the mayor, going to town and county council. She even setup a table at […]
Megan Sherman, a 17 year-old-junior at Strom Thurmond High School was chosen Miss Statesman 2013 at the Miss Statesman pageant held January 12, 2013, at Strom Thurmond High School. After the announcement, Megan was crowned Miss Statesman by Mrs. Jett, Strom Thurmond HS Principal and LeAnn Gibson, 2012 Mrs. Statesman. “I’m so shocked. This is […]
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recently released its U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, which revealed that South Carolina ranks 42nd for cat ownership with 27.8 percent of households owning a cat. In 2006, which was the last time the AVMA put together the sourcebook, South Carolina again made the bottom 10 list of cat […]