Parents from local schools have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year, as all of their schools supply lists are now posted on TeacherLists.com. With just one or two clicks, parents can find all of their 2016 lists and get a head start on this annual back-to-school chore. Parents can print their lists […]
The Advertiser’s Culinary Critics: A Series Running also in the Advertiser Print Edition The Old Edgefield Grill 202 Penn Street Edgefield, SC 29824 803-637-3222 LUNCH – Tuesday – Saturday 11-2 DINNER – Wednesday – Saturday – Start serving entrees at 6:00 and stop serving at 9:30 HAPPY HOUR – Wednesday – Saturday […]
A decomposing body was found in at the Tri-County Waster Facility on Transfer Drive off Weaver Road in Johnston, Friday, Aug. 12. The body has not been identified, and the Edgefield County Coroner’s Office said that an autopsy was scheduled for tomorrow in Newberry. As this is a developing story, The Advertiser will continue to […]
The golf course at Mount Vintage Plantation has been purchased by the Mount Vintage Homeowners’ Association. Edgefield County Councilman and resident of the community, Rodney Ashcraft, confirmed the recent purchase to The Advertiser in an interview Friday, Aug. 12. Saying that ever homeowner now has a “vested interest” in the property, Ashcraft explained, “We’re controlling […]
There was an article in the North Augusta paper just after the party primaries, about campaign contributions. The issue is not easily summarized, but it was about automobile dealerships having lost a recent court case; the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that charging “closing fees” when selling an automobile (the case involved a fee of […]
Tomorrow will be three weeks since the Republican National Convention ended, and two weeks since Democrat Convention ended. It was a privilege to be an alternate delegate from the 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina to the RNC event in Cleveland. Last week (linked) I shared my initial thoughts on the results of the Republican […]
From a School Safety Perspective Edgefield County School Bus rivers received a Professional Development course on August 4, all day, from a noted authority whose development program has received national attention. Dr. Nancy Blackwelder came from training bus drivers in Charleston, the day before, to the Edgefield Public Schools, under the direction of James Courtney […]
Jane Jenkins Herlong, a former Miss South Carolina, takes adversity and turns it into success. Just recently she reached a pinnacle – she was named by the CPAE of the National Speaker’s Association to their Speakers Hall of Fame. So what was the adversity? Here is how Jane tells it. She was nominated 13 […]
While on routine patrol Monday, Aug. 1, an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office deputy observed a truck with metal in its bed parked on the side of the road on Hwy 25 South. An ECSO report on the incident details that the deputy also observed two males walking around a nearby abandoned old store. When asked […]
Multiple thefts were reported on Naussa Pass in North Augusta (Edgefield County) last week. According to reports filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the first theft was discovered Thursday morning, Aug. 4, when an employee with Action Landscaping Inc. arrived at the subdivision to find a work truck missing. That employee stated that his […]