Burger King on Its Way? Is Burger King coming to Edgefield? No, it is not official -yet. However, the Advertiser can report that Burger King has submitted site plans to the County’s Building and Planning Department and is submitting other documents to “all parties” in order to move forward the possibility of its locating a […]
Dr. R.Rashad Brightharp A native of Edgefield County, Dr. Robert Rashad Brightharp attended Edgefield County Public Schools and graduated form Strom Thurmond High School in 2001. Today most of his immediate and extended family still reside within Edgefield and Aiken Counties. Dr. Brightharp specializes in family medicine. He is certified by the American Board of […]
The second annual celebration of Poetry Meets Pottery will take place at The Clay Studio on Saturday, March 4, at 2:30. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. The main event of the day will be the awarding of honors to the winners of the second annual couplets contest. Conceived to honor the legacy of […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office was assisting the SC Highway Patrol with a safety check point, Feb. 9, at West Five Notch and Murrah Roads in North Augusta (Edgefield County) when a subject came through the check point without his driver’s license. The subject told law enforcement that he had left his license at home. […]
Trailers Stolen Two incidents of trailers being stolen were recently reported to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office. On Feb. 10, the ECSO was notified that a trailer had been stolen from a property on Brighthop Road in Trenton. According to the ECSO report on this incident, sometime between 1:30 and 4:00 in the afternoon on […]
It’s official, George Thornton is retiring this summer. The good news is that George and Beth are staying in Edgefield. “Beth and I have made Edgefield our home,” declared the dynamic native of Columbus, Georgia. It was also apparent that the man who had successfully served as CEO for three corporate entities in his career […]
Charleston was feted with the presentation of three Edgefield businesses as these three and their promoters were showing at the Southeastern Wildlife Expo (SEWE) this past weekend at the newly remodeled Gaillard Center on Calhoun Street. The booths where the businesses showed their wares and trade interests were scattered throughout that large area and buildings, […]
The Battle of Aiken, February 24-26, has grown into an event that includes school children, who are given a day (this Friday) to come and view the skirmishes and hear lectures about the event and the times in which it took place. Last year they had over 3000 children there, some as far as from […]
Council Adjusts Certain EMS Fees PARD Money Appropriated To Sweetwater & Bettis Edgefield County Council voted unanimously to approve adjustments to certain Emergency Medical Services at their monthly meeting, Feb. 7. The adjustments come after a meeting last year in which EMS was determined by Council to be a high priority item. As such, the […]
The Bettis Academy Heritage Preservation Team (BAHPT) are getting ready for their annual March for Parks-Expo, Saturday, April 15, 2017. Those wishing to participate, including vendors and organizations with Information Booths, contact the following: Entertainment: Mrs. Karen Lewis-803-480-6761; Vendors/Food: Mrs. Barbara Peterson-803-663-7807; Informational Booths: Ms. Ernestine Simpkins – 803-637-6519; Parade: Mrs. Betty Butler-803-480-1954; Flea Market: […]