Apostle Caractor (far right) and his wife (center) and daughter (left) who will be participating with him as team members in the Crusadeof December 10, 2020. Event Takes Place December 10, 2022 Bethany House of Prayer will be the site of a Healing Crusade – called an “Encounter with Christ” by the organization that is […]
Johnston, SC – Matched in head-to-head competition against elite mock trial teams from across the state of South Carolina, the JET Middle School Mock Trial team soared above them all to capture the 2022 S.C. Middle School Mock Trial State Championship on Saturday afternoon at the Decker Center’s Richland County Central Court in Columbia. Edgefield County […]
The Photo above shows the Edgefield Weekly Monitor which has been preserved by its finder, Ricky Rhoden, behind glass in a frame. It was found while Ricky and his uncle, the late Harry Rhoden of Johnston, were doing carpentry work on an old house The Advertiser received the photos from another of Harry Rhoden’s nephews, Andy Livingston. By […]
A tradition that holds strong in Edgefield is the Tour of Churches at Christmas time, as four in-town churches, under the organization of Sam Crouch with the help of Beth Worth, produce a Story of Christmas. Tableaus carrying out the scripture, and with accompanying music in the churches, lead an audience from church to church, with the […]
The Main Street Players’ holiday comedy, Christmas Belles, opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, with a catered pre-curtain reception at the Joanne T. Rainsford Discovery Center in Edgefield, S.C. A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and […]
The Town of Trenton along with Trenton Police Chief Deke Tanks hosted their annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Dinner, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. This year’s event saw a return to a sit-down affair as opposed to the drive-thru event that the organizer’s adopted for the past 2 years in response to COVID concerns. Law enforcement personnel […]
Pictured are members of The Youth Hunt, now Re-named for one of their late members Rename Hunt to Honor Former Youth Hunter Taylor Joyner The Red Hill Houndsmen Hunt Club held their annual Youth Hunt, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. This year’s hunt was particularly special as it honored a former youth hunter who died in 2013, Taylor Joyner. The hunt […]
Pictured are a group of veterans who attended the Veterans Appreciation Day breakfast at BPLA. Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy recently held a First Responders Day and a Veterans Appreciation Day. During the First Responders event, held Oct. 21, responders from multiple agencies including the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Edgefield County EMS, and County Line Fire Department met with […]
Edgefield Town announces the traditional Christmas Tree Lighting on the Square, to be held on November 25, 2022. It will be hosted by Edgefield First Baptist Church with music and singing offered by the EFBC Children’s Choir. Always a well-attended event, the community is invited to gather on the Square towards dusk, enjoying cookies and […]
The Friends of the Edgefield County Library have placed a Little Free Library at the Columbia Road Playground in town. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Their mission is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of […]