EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. William Talbert, 75, of 52 Moragne St., the husband of Janie Ree Ouzts Talbert, died on Monday, July 11, 2016 in Augusta University Medical Center. Born in Edgefield County, SC, son of the late Efford and Helen Price Talbert. He was a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. He is […]
I am honored to be representing South Carolina’s Third Congressional District as an alternate delegate at the Republican National Convention starting Sunday. While I believe selecting the right leadership to be our Commander in Chief is critically important, I believe there is another, more important event taking place in Cleveland this weekend – The […]
Last week was a tragic week, one which reached its nadir with the murders of a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) officer, Brent Thompson, and four members of the Dallas, Texas, police force: Patrick Zamarripa, Michael Krol, Lorne Ahrens, and Michael Smith. We prayed for all five in our Episcopal Church of the Ridge this […]
New Predator Control Initiative – Kill a Marked Coyote, Get a Lifetime Hunting License The state of South Carolina has a new predator control initiative aimed at coyotes across the state; kill a marked coyote and get a lifetime hunting license. The initiative, a proviso to the 2016-2017 budget, will officially start on July 1, […]
Both Edgefield and North Augusta Assure — “No Annexations in the Works in Merriwether Over 500 citizens gathered in the Family Life Center at Sweetwater Baptist Church, Tuesday night, July 12, for a special called meeting of the Edgefield County Council. Presiding over the meeting was Council Chairman Dean Campbell. He was joined by a panel […]
All Four Have Been Released From the Hospital Four farm workers working for Titan Farms were struck by lightning, Wednesday afternoon, July 6. The Advertiser is happy to report that all four have now been released from MCG where they were all taken for treatment after the accident. As previously reported, three of the four […]
What do a plumber from Philadelphia, a trench, and a jug have to do with Edgefield’s inaugural Dave Day? Everything, for if that plumber had not been digging in a trench and found a face jug, Dave Day may well have never been. However, even more importantly than that, the location of Dave’s descendants that […]
Two male suspects were arrested in two separate incidents at the Edgefield County Court House, Monday, July 11, all before lunch time. According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the first incident occurred a little after 10:00 when a court house bailiff instructed a man in the courtroom to sit up while in court. The […]
Letter to the Editor In consideration of the horrific murders of police men in Dallas, I realize I need to thank Sheriff Dobey and all the police departments of Edgefield County for serving and protecting us all, Thank You and Your Families. A thank you goes out to Robert Scott and his article in this […]
Jean Timmerman Boyd, 65, of Cayce, passed away Saturday July 16, 2016. She was the daughter of the late L.W. “Pop” Timmerman and the late Myrtle Quarles Barrett. Memorial Service will be held Tuesday July 19, 2016 at 1 PM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after the service. Survivors […]