04/24/23 Last week was the 15th week of the 2023 legislative session. There are 3 legislative weeksremaining before the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn on May 11, 2023. Here are thehighlights from last week’ Senate action: 2023-2024 BUDGET – This Senate spent last week debating the 2023-2024 state budget H. 4300 FY 2023-2024 South Carolina Budget and […]
By Blaney Pridgen All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. Something about war is romantic or seems so. There’s the valor, the ultimately inexplicable twists of timing and […]
Judge recused, pre-seizure hearing postponed, and entire library claimed as genealogical society plans to leave Edgefield for Johnston. A Continuing Special to The Advertiser By Katharine Walton The Edgefield Civic League and their ex-cohabitants at 103-104 Courthouse Square, The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society (OEDGS), are both claiming what has been collected at The D.A. Tompkins […]
By Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. Alas, my Scottish vacation is fading into memory, a wonderful memory but over just the same. The worst […]
By Robert Scott All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, he set it just outside Inverness, between what is now the Inverness International Airport and […]
THE DAY PRICELESS OLD EDGEFIELD POTTERY WAS DISCOVERED MISSING The police report and a person early on-the-scene reveal details. A Continuing Special to The Advertiser by Katharine Walton 103-104 Courthouse Square is the address a curious tourist would GPS if looking for any of three: The Welcome Center, hosted by the expansive and philanthropic Edgefield Civic League, and also […]
By August Wherry Thousands of patrons and millions of viewers exhaled this Sunday night after witnessing one of the most dramatic Masters in tournament history. Accentuated by torrential weather, golf fans were once again treated to a tournament that tested every aspect of players’ physical and mental capabilities. Ultimately, two storylines emerged: the one everyone […]
Clarence “Buck” Asbill went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on April 6, 2023. Buck was born on September 1, 1939, in Columbia, SC. He was the son of the late George McCoy and Salome Clark Asbill. He grew up in Johnston, SC and finished high school at Johnston High School. […]
By August Wherry With calendars flipping to April this weekend, the golf world is buzzing on the greatest event in the sport: the Masters Tournament. But the hype around the tournament this year differs from any years before as this will be the first event (and a Major, nonetheless) that the defective LIV Golf players […]
Special to The Advertiser By Katharine Walton A hearing set for Monday, March 27 may determine the future of the burglary site. Meanwhile, police, investigators, and devoted citizens assemble clues. Pottery stolen nine months ago from the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society (OEDGS) library’s shelves, included at least one pot believed to have been made […]