A two vehicle, head-on collision occurred around 8:30 Monday morning, June 20, on Hwy 25 near Sarah’s Peach Stand. The Advertiser spoke with a source Monday who heard the accident occur and then went to the scene. According to that source, the driver of one vehicle, a male, was able to exit his vehicle after […]
JOHNSTON- Funeral services for Mr. Bennie L. Padgett, Jr., 58, will be held at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Johnston at 1PM, Friday, June 24, 2016. Pastor Lewis Burt and Rev. Richard Padgett will preside over the services. There will be no viewing at the church service. Bennie was a lifelong resident of Saluda County, […]
EDGEFIELD- Mrs. Mattie Padgett Burt, 90, of 726 Long Cane Road, died on Monday, June 20, 2016 at her home. She was born in Edgefield County, SC, daughter of the late George and Emma Oliphant Padgett. She was a member of the Willow Spring Baptist Church and the Woman’s Home Aide Society #126. She […]
Mr. Raymond B. Duford, Jr., 70, of Republican Road, husband of 53 years to Loretha Jackson Duford, died June 21, 2016 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Friday June 24, 2016 at 2 P.M. at Peace Haven Baptist Church in Edgefield with burial in the Church Cemetery. Mr. Duford was a native of […]
Three juveniles have been captured after a robbery that occurred around 10:00 Thursday morning, June 23, in the town of Edgefield. According to an employee of Wells Fargo Bank, the crime happened on the sidewalk outside of their establishment as a woman was coming to the bank to make a deposit. According to Police Chief […]
One of the many benefits of a (third) career as a college professor is being able to decide what to do during the summer months. One can teach during a short summer term and get paid for that, or one can opt not to teach and not get paid for that. Since there are considerably […]
This week I continue the theme that most of life’s issues are “non-respecter of person issues.” In particular, I want to discuss being a dad vs. being a father. This is part-two of a four-part series on Fatherhood. I believe there is a vast difference between being a dad, and being a father. There are […]
The Augusta Boxing Academy team traveled from Augusta, Georgia, to Louisville, Ky., last week for the memorial events honoring Muhammad Ali. Among them were 3 coaches and team members Orlando Hernton Jr., Desmond Lyons, Savannah Talbert, and Saliyah Talbert. Orlando will be attending Morehouse College in the fall and Desmond is a student at Aiken […]
Edgefield County Council voted to approve salary increases for employees of the Sheriff’s Office in the final reading of the 2016-2017 budget at their monthly meeting, June 7. (See coverage of County Council in the June 15 edition.) The salary increases come after Council was approached by Sheriff Adelle Dobey who pointed out that the […]
June 16, 2016 – Mrs. Annette Dickard Doolittle, 79, of Greenwood, wife of the late Strom F. Doolittle, died Wednesday. Funeral Services will be held Friday June 17, 2016 at 11 A.M. at Harris Baptist Church in Greenwood with burial at 1 P.M. at Eastview Cemetery in Edgefield. The family will receive friends from 10 to […]