A Norfolk Southern train derailed around 9:00 Friday night, Apr. 10, 2015 near Salters Pond Road and Hwy 121 in Trenton. Early reports are that several train cars overturned, and The Advertiser was able to confirm there was a chemical spill at the site. Just what type of chemical was spilled was not yet known. […]
At Spann Methodist Church, Ward, a congregational singing of hymns and patriotic songs and solos by Steve Hendrickson, trumpeter with the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C. Public is invited for the April 8 service at 7:00 p.m. Information, call Ann Hughes 275-4975. Book Sale: Edgefield County Public Library will be holding a sale of […]
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. – Graveside Funeral Services for Mrs. Idalene Bussey Thomas, age 84 , will be held Friday, April 10, 2015 in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park at 11 o’clock. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Thursday evening from 6-8 pm. Mrs. Thomas passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015. She was a daughter […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – This past week saw lots of visibility for Indiana, the Hoosier State. Not only was Indianapolis the host site for the NCAA Basketball Tournament’s “Final Four,” but it was also the center of the most recent game in the continuing legislative tournament between two excellent teams: Tradition, and Progress. […]
Vandalism and Assault on Watson Road The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported vandalism and assault at Watson Road in Trenton, Thursday, Apr. 2. According to an ECSO report, a resident of the neighborhood heard her miniature pony making “ a lot of commotion.” When she went outside to see what was happening, […]
WARD, S.C. – Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Rogers Timmerman, age 91, will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 2 o’clock in Ward Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 1-2 prior to the service. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park. Mrs. Timmerman passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Edgefield […]
COLUMBIA, S.C., March 7, 2015 – One person has been advised to consult a health care provider after being exposed to rabies in the Troy area of Greenwood County by a fox that tested positive for the disease, the Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today. The exposure occurred on April 2, 2015, when […]
SHELBY, N.C. – Rev. Walter Marion Adams, 91, entered the kingdom of God on Easter Sunday April 5, 2015, with his beloved and devoted wife of 58 years, Carrie Frances Bussey Adams, who lovingly cared for him by his side. Born in Edgefield S.C., he was the son of the late Joseph Clyde Adams and Mattie […]
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral Services for Mrs. Cindy Dolph Lee, 54, of Augusta, GA, who entered into rest April 5, 2015, will be conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock from the Posey Funeral Chapel. Rev. Jason Ranke officiating. Interment in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Lee was a native of Heildburg Germany, a former resident of North Augusta […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Geneva Stack Hall, 91, of the Sweetwater Community, North Augusta, SC, who entered into rest April 1, 2015, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Sweetwater Baptist Church. Dr. Paul W. Noe and Dr. Eleazer Benenhaley officiating. Interment in the Sweetwater Cemetery. Mrs. Hall was […]