A Culture Lost to Thurmond Lake 70,000 + Acres Forever Changed A Culture Lost to Thurmond Lake offers readers a unique look into the geographical setting of the western portion of McCormick County, South Carolina, adjacent to the Savannah River a half century ago. The 378-page book, authored by Bob Edmonds, contains more than 500 […]
– By Alana Caddell, Advertiser Intern – If it so happened that someone driving through the backwoods of Edgefield this past week, somewhere between six and eight post meridiem, that someone might’ve seen a multitude of teenagers surrounding Antioch Baptist Church. Starting on Sunday and ending on Thursday, Antioch’s “Five Days O’ Fun” was what I […]
– By Samuel Northrop – As someone who was born and raised in an environment that embraced gun culture, I still cannot understand why so many people are resisting restrictions on guns, and much of the international community agrees. I have spent the last six months living and working in Germany, and in my time […]
Peachtree Medical Center, a subsidiary of Edgefield County Hospital, welcomes a new social worker Ashton Sullivan. Sullivan received her undergraduate degree in psychology from CoastalCarolina University in Conway, S.C., and her master’s in social work from the University of South Carolina in 2010. Sullivan is married to Josh Sullivan and they reside in Ridge […]
– By Judy Gibson Holmes – Roy Dwight “Ike” Carpenter is the third generation of carvers and his grandchildren make the fifth generation. Ike was only three years old when his grandfather Martin Gary “Bose” Carpenter passed away. The family tradition of woodcarving began with Bose. Bose taught his son Paul Monroe Carpenter the technique and Paul taught […]
The Edgefield Community Development Association (ECDA) invites everyone to the Annual June Downtown Movie on the Square at in historic Edgefield on Friday, June 26, 2015. Bring family, neighbors, and friends to gather around the Edgefield Square for the Showing of “The Legos Movie.” The ECDA would like to pay special thanks to Antioch Baptist […]
Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 1 PM Malaika Favorite, award-winning visual artist and poet, will read her remarkable “garment poems” and project images of her garment paintings, based on her experiments with folded canvas and the written word. Anthony Kellman, a native of Barbados and retiring Professor of English and Creative Writing at Georgia Regents […]
Mae-Ann Webb, Miss York 2015, will compete June 23-27 in the Miss South Carolina Pageant in Columbia, South Carolina. She is a native of Ridge Spring. In a recent post on Facebook Miss Webb stated, “Miss South Carolina is a job far beyond the glamorous lifestyle of wearing a crown and banner. I know that I […]
– By Tonya Guy – Edgefield lost one of her finest native sons last week. Mr. Raymond Tidwell Timmmerman, Jr. passed away on Monday, May 18, and he will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him. Raymond was one of the best men we ever met. He was already a volunteer at the […]
Farmer’s Market: Edgefield Farmers Market is open on the square on Saturdays from 9 to 1. For more info call Carolyn at 803-507-00278. Class Meeting: W.E. Parker High Class of 1966 will hold a class meeting Saturday, June 13, at Aiken Electric Cooperative Meeting Room from 9 to 11 a.m. in preparation for the 50th […]