Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election

Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election

Image Courtesy of The Pickens County Courier With 277 electoral votes and 51 % of the popular vote Former President  Republican Donald  Trump defeated Vice-President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris who had 224 electoral votes and 47.5 % of the popular vote.  Trump also won the vote in Edgefield County  with 9,088 votes and Harris […]

OEDGS November Meeting

OEDGS November Meeting

The OEDGS will meet at the County Council Chambers, pictured above, in Edgefield. The public is cordially invited to the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society meeting on Sunday, November 10th, at 3:00 p. m., in the Edgefield County Council Chambers, 225 Jeter Street, Edgefield, SC. The guest speaker will be Mr. Justin E. Guy, who is […]

From Navy WAVES to Navy Wife and to Morgana in Edgefield County

From Navy WAVES to Navy Wife and to Morgana in Edgefield County

This is an interview first published in The Edgefield Advertiser in the January 8, 2020, edition.  Now, as of October 10, 2024, Mrs. Scott is 103.  Part of the interview is being published in the print edition (November 6, 2024) in celebration of her birthday and in recognition of her status as among the oldest of Edgefield […]

Corrected Easy Creepy Crawlies Recipes

Easy Creepy Crawlies 8 oz. pkg. bittersweet(any dark) chocolate, finely chopped 5 oz. can thin chow mein  noodles Melt chocolate in microwave or over boiling water in double boiler and stir until smooth. Scrape melted chocolate into a lg. bowl, pour in noodles and gently toss (with rubber spatula is easy) until all noodles are coated. Drop […]

No remaining drought in SC following Helene’s rain

No remaining drought in SC following Helene’s rain

CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, a previous version of this release included incorrect rainfall totals. Please note the new numbers below if you are planning coverage.  Media contact: Stephen Fastenau, Office of External Affairs, 803-240-4385, fastenaus@dnr.sc.gov.Oct. 4, 2024All of South Carolina is free of drought after Helene’s rains.The S.C. Drought Response Committee on Thursday downgraded the […]

Sordid Lives

Sordid Lives

The Discovery  Center, home to the Main Street Players and the Wm. M. Bouknight Theatre, Main St. Edgefield, SC. The Main Street Players will open their fall season in Edgefield with an uproarious comedy, Sordid Lives, the story of a Texas family who navigate the aftermath of a scandalous tragedy with laughter and heart.  Among […]

Much of SC lifted out of drought by summer rain, Tropical Storm Debby

Much of SC lifted out of drought by summer rain, Tropical Storm Debby

Most of South Carolina is now free from drought as late-July rain and Tropical Storm Debby covered much of the state.The S.C. Drought Response Committee, meeting via conference call Tuesday, downgraded 38 counties to normal conditions due to all the recent rain. Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens counties remain in incipient drought and the drought status […]

Early Takeoff: Glasgow Leverages PTC Dual Enrollment to Achieve Aerospace Dreams

Early Takeoff: Glasgow Leverages PTC Dual Enrollment to Achieve Aerospace Dreams

A career in aerospace engineering can often mean several years of higher education, but Jeremy Glasgow caught an early flight, so to speak. “I was really interested in cutting down my time in college because I want to get my master’s eventually,” Glasgow said. That’s why he joined the Dual Enrollment program at Piedmont Technical […]

Sheri Biggs Wins Republican Nomination in WC-03

Sheri Biggs Wins Republican Nomination in WC-03

ANDERSON, SC – Lieutenant Colonel Sheri Biggs has won the Republican nomination for South Carolina’s Third Congressional District.  With her victory in the runoff, Biggs becomes the first Republican woman to secure the Party’s nomination in the district; and, with a victory in November, Biggs would be only the second Republican woman to serve in […]