Civil War re-enactors and living history demonstrators converged on Powell Pond Road in Aiken, SC, over the weekend for the annual re-enactment of the Battle of Aiken. The historical weekend began Friday, Feb. 19, with School Day. Students from local schools as well as many area home schooled children visited the site to see demonstrations […]
Rosie Russell Johnson, 62 of Gary Hill Rd., wife of Thomas L. Johnson, died Saturday February 20, 2016 at her residence. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday February 23, 2016 at 5 PM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with visitation after the service until 7 PM. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Edgefield County […]
Hillary Clinton isn’t much given to talking about religion while on the campaign trail, but she veered off that path in Iowa in a detailed response to a voter’s question a few days before the Iowa caucuses. That insight may be of interest to South Carolina voters as focus here turns to the Democratic presidential […]
UPDATE: Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8:38pm Final Score: Keenan 59 Strom Thurmond 39
UPDATE: Friday, February 19, 2016 at 8:41pm Final Score: Keenan 49 Strom Thurmond 27
The Ridge Heritage Association met for their twenty-year celebration and some forty members enjoyed their usual informative time followed by a social hour, a set program that was highlighted in several presentations by members on Tuesday evening, February 9. What has been most important to members of this enduring organization has been the need to […]
A Southern Belle Primer held its audience well, but where was the laughter – smiles, yes, but those lines carried great import in the area of making fun of Southerners. And don’t tell this writer that Southerners don’t like to be made fun of. They do it to themselves, and enjoy it. But the lines […]
The National Wild Turkey Federation recently created a new position within the organization, Hunting Heritage Center Corporate Event Planner and Coordinator, and tapped local business woman Beth Worth to fill the spot. Of her hiring, Ken Durham, NWTF Facilities Manager, told The Advertiser, “We’re delighted to have her.” He went on to say that the […]
The Advertiser recently spoke to SC Representative Bill Hixon for an exclusive interview regarding the latest proposed changes to the deer hunting laws in South Carolina. The changes stem from the House’s inability to agree with the bill the Senate passed last year and also from disagreements within the House’s Wildlife Sub-Committee. As a result, […]
DECA, the business club at Strom Thurmond High School, under the leadership of Lisa Spinner who teaches in the Career Center, has committed to raising money through their club by selling NEW subscriptions to The Edgefield Advertiser. This is an opportunity for the community to take notice of who they know in the DECA Club […]