The 43rd festival for Trenton, June 14-15, 2013, will start on Friday evening, in the park, with Gospel Music, from 7-9 p.m. and promises to be exciting for a number of reasons. “The entertainment is exceptional this year and should really excite the crowd.” This is Mike Lipscomb, chairman, speaking, when asked what he thinks […]
A man doing yard work at his home in the Merriwether district uncovered an explosive surprise, literally, Saturday, June 8. According to Emergency Management Director Mike Casey, the homeowner unearthed a box containing 7 packages of ½ pound high-grade TNT while he was digging in his yard. Along with EMA representatives, the Edgefield County Sheriff’s […]
– By Karyn Sealy – Karyn Sealy of Aiken, who has many friends here in Edgefield and exhibits some of her art and writing at Mercy Me! on Main Street, here, is sharing with us a most exciting find. (She also has published garden articles in our print edition.) The Nature Conservancy of South […]
Friday night, June 7, saw Strom Thurmond High School graduate 191 seniors of the class of 2013.
The next Living History Saturday in Edgefield will be held on June 8th and spectators can anticipate some real excitement! Members of the South Carolina Independent Civil War Re-enactors Association are setting up a display near the Edgefield History Wall and will demonstrate various Revolutionary War and Civil War weaponry, including a mortar. These items […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – The Edgefield County Council held a joint public hearing regarding two ordinances at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Tuesday, June 4. Neither the ordinance to expand the Highway Overlay District from Highway 25 South from the Aiken County line to the beginning of Greenhouse Road nor the ordinance to allow […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – If you have driven by the Edgefield County Hospital lately, chances are you have noticed the agency’s new look due to the absence of the large pines that used to decorate the roadside in front of the facility. The hospital recently cut down the longstanding trees, as ECH’s Leslie Seigler […]
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– By Tiffani Ireland – The SC Department of Transportation closed Country Club Hills Drive from Gregory Lake Road to Mealing Road Thursday afternoon, June 6, due to damage sustain from recent rains. According to a spokesperson with the SCDOT, the bridge on this road has been completely closed, and the road is open to […]
A routine traffic stopped resulted in the arrests of three individuals, two 18 year old men and a 26 year old man, Tuesday, May 28. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, two plain clothed officers riding in an unmarked law enforcement vehicle observeda green SUV twice disregard a stop sign; […]
A woman who claimed her 2 year old infant had drowned over the weekend has been arrested and is facing charges of breach of peace and filing a false police report. According to Johnston Police Chief Chris Aston, who spoke with The Advertiser on Monday following the incident, law enforcement authorities responded to the old […]