EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Grace Hammond Reel, age 82, died peacefully on October 29, 2015. Born in Colliers Community of Edgefield County November 20, 1932, Grace was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward Hammond and Ruth Tarrant Hammond. Grace was preceded in death on December 23, 2013 by her husband of 57 years S.G. Reel, Jr. […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Oct. 29, 2015)— Merriwether Middle School of North Augusta won the 12th annual SC Bar Greenville Regional Middle School Mock Trial Competition on Oct. 24 at the Greenville County Courthouse. Riverside Middle School of Greer was named first runner-up. Participating students from Merriwether Middle School included Luke Culbreath, Sam Feyan, Gabe Grucela, Jasmine […]
Library News: Halloween Drop-In Thursday, October 29,2015, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Wear your Costumes & you get to play games & get special treats!!! Ages 2-13 Fall Festival: Republican Baptist Fall Festival, October 28! Come out to enjoy activities such as: Trunk-or-Treating, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Face Painting, Dunk Booth, and much more! Dinner starting at 6:30 and the […]
The Edgefield County Legislative Delegation will be meeting on Thursday, November 5, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., in the Edgefield County Council Chambers located at 225 Jeter Street, in Edgefield. The following are members of the Delegation: Senator Shane Massey, Chairman, Rep. Bill Clyburn and Rep. Bill Hixon. They will be hearing from the following county […]
Edgefield received top honors this week when it was announced on Oct. 26 by the website Safewise.com that the town ranked as the #1 Safest City in South Carolina. The honor is based on 2013 data cities provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (municipalities included must have a population over 2,000). The site compares […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – A tear gas release that was part of training exercises by the federal prison which neighbors the National Wild Turkey Federation affected several NWTF employees and construction workers at the site Thursday morning, Oct. 22, according to Ken Durham, Facilities Director, with NWTF. Durham said that employees reported seeing a yellowish […]
Suspected Burglars Chased from Saluda into Johnston A high speed chase of two suspected burglars from the town of Saluda led to Johnston, Monday, Oct. 26. According to Major Long with the Saluda Police Department, who spoke to The Advertiser, Tuesday, following the chase, Saluda dispatch was notified by a neighbor that two men were […]
A vehicle driven by Tammy Smith of Johnston collided with a logging truck Thursday evening, Oct. 15, at the intersection of Fruit Hill Road and Hwy 378. Smith was airlifted to Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia, SC, with extensive injuries. The Advertiser has learned that the driver of the logging truck may have sustained minor […]
MONETTA, S.C. – Eleanor Sims Quattlebaum, age 93, died peacefully on October 23, 2015. She was born in Monetta, South Carolina, on April 14, 1922, to Joseph Earl and Sallie Hite Sims, and was the youngest of three daughters. She graduated from Monetta High School where she was both a basketball star and a top student, […]
KIRKSEY, S.C. – Broadus Patterson “Pat” Lamb, Sr., 87, resident of 415 Mountain Creek Road, Troy, SC 29848, husband of Delma Johnson Lamb, died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Edgefield County, July 8, 1928, he was a son of the late John Patterson and Broadus Youngblood Lamb. He was a […]