– By Jack Reece – If you were in Edgefield last Wednesday morning you probably saw a large group of cyclists pedaling into the fire station. No, they had not been arrested; in fact they are police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel from across North and South Carolina who volunteer their time for a […]
On July 14-19, 2013, Antonia Adams attended Business Week at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., an annual event sponsored by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. The statewide event featured many academically engaged students who exhibited leadership skills due to their involvement in extracurricular activities and in their communities. About 170 attendees were chosen from […]
A team of fourteen recently went to Alaska for a week long mission trip through Edgefield First Baptist Church. Pictured here are twelve of the team plus some of the children ministered to at the Willilaw Park in Anchorage, Alaska. Daily activities were chapel, playing games, Bible lesson, crafts, music, meals and one-on-one ministering with […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. & JOHNSTON, S.C. – Out of only 27 high school football players selected from across the nation as part of the elite IMG ALL-MADDEN Team, three are athletes from the Augusta area: Jauveer Hammond, corner/quarterback/safety, all-area player and senior at Johnston, S.C.’s Strom Thurmond High School; Kenyatta Dunbar, linebacker/third-down back, all-area player and senior […]
– By Karyn Sealy – Enter the world of “Spa-dee-dah” salon in a small Georgia town called Eden Falls. Their t-shirts are hot pink and their laughter is intoxicating. The recent production of “The Hallelujah Girls” (a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten) at the Edgefield County Theatre Company is a warming […]
• Find it in The Advertiser, This Week The Edgefield Advertiser, print edition, on the stands as of Wednesday morning, holds 18 pages of news as well as football information that covers the four schools in our marketing area: STHS, Wardlaw, Fox Creek, and RS-M. Wondering what to expect from these schools in the […]
The Wardlaw Academy Varsity Volleyball Team participated in a tournament held this past weekend at Newberry College. The Lady Patriots went 4-0 during the tournament defeating Anderson Christian, Coastal Christian, Newberry Academy, and Greenwood Christian. The Lady Patriots will begin regular season play this week.
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mr. James Milton Rivers, III, 45, of Silver Fox Way, North Augusta, SC, who entered into rest August 18, 2013, will be conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock from the Posey Funeral Chapel. Chaplain Clay Summers officiating. Private interment in the Padgett Family Cemetery with Rev. Scott Franklin […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Lowering arsenic levels in apple juice is a step in the right direction, but regulators could and should go further, says Clemson University biologist Lisa Bain, who researches the genetic and developmental effects of arsenic on animals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving to decrease the amount of arsenic allowed in apple juice to […]
It time to acknowledge the 18th Annual Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year. If you know someone who deserves this award (good leadership or community service role, volunteer work, etc) please fill out an application form (call the Chamber office for nomination form) and return it to the Chamber office by Monday, […]