Three young white males, ages 19, 20, and 25, were arrested Wednesday, July 17, for a burglary at Douglas Elementary School. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the principal of the school, Bobby Turner, was alerted to suspicious activity at the learning center when the alarm company called him to […]
The Edgefield Community Development Association along with our special sponsor, Bluegrass Material’s Edgefield Quarry, invites everyone to our Downtown Drive-in movie night on the Square in historic Edgefield on Saturday July 20, 2013. Bring your family, your neighbors, and your friends and gather around the Edgefield Square for the YabbaDabba fun filled showing of “The […]
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Mr. Joseph Earle Ouzts, Jr., 92, died Thursday, July 18, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday at Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church, Edgefield, with the Reverend Dr. Charles Wilson officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour […]
– By Jamie Turner – Neighbors helping neighbors in the fight against cancer; ultimately, that’s what the Savannah River Cancer Foundation does. What is little known is that that Aiken-based foundation also serves cancer patients in Edgefield County. “We actually serve four South Carolina counties: Aiken, Edgefield, Barnwell and Allendale,” said Jamie Turner, the executive […]
AIKEN, S. C. – Mrs. Janie M. Dixon, 72, entered into rest July 15, 2013 at UniHealth Post Acute Care Aiken. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2013 at G. l. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Joyce Souma officiating. Interment will be in Liberty Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. […]
Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market every Thursday, from 4 – 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse on Calhoun Street. Edgefield Farmers Arts and Crafts Market: On the Town Square every Sat. through first Sat. in Sept. 9:00 a.m.-1:00.For more info call Carolyn Piekielniak @ 637-6861 or 803-507-0278. Planning Commission Date Change:The July meeting for the […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Grace H. Abney will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, at the Bland Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Willie D. Abney Pastor; Bishop Charles Frazier, Eulogist. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She is survived by her children, Gloria J. Abney, of the home, James Herbert Abney, […]
Q: If I didn’t receive an application in the mail, how do I get one? A: Applications may be obtained through the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website athttp://dnr.sc.gov/purchase.html. Select the “Resident” or “Nonresident” application link. You can also receive an application by calling the DNR License Office in Columbia at (803) 734-3833 Mon-Fri […]
On July 13th, during the Living History Saturday, a mock wedding was held on the Edgefield Courthouse steps. Set in 1862, Justin Guy was one of the many young men heading off to fight in the War Between the States, but before he left, he wanted to marry his sweetheart, Tonya Browder. As the ceremony […]
An Update on the Bills We’ve Followed – By Tiffani Ireland – With the end of the 2012-2013 SC Legislative session, The Advertiser looks back at three bills we have followed closely during this term. The first, S308, is a bill that was introduced to the Senate seeking to extend the rights of concealed weapons […]