Oldest African-American in US. Mamie Rearden reaches 114 on September 7 and her family held a gathering for her recently in Johnston. The following article, by a family member and one of The Advertiser correspondents Ethel Butler, tells of the occasion. “An Awesome Woman of God” by Ethel Butler I had the special privilege of […]
Attention! Parents & Boys Grades 1-5. The Edgefield County Cub Scouts need you. Edgefield County Scout Hut 312 Penn Street Edgefield Saturday Sept. 8 10-11 a.m. Parents if you’re looking for lots of outdoor activity and a safe environment for your family then the Scouts are the place for you. Come join us and see what Scouts […]
School Redistricting, Growth – Big Issues. On Tuesday evening, August 28, around 30 members of the Merriwether community and leaders over the county met at the Merriwether school to join in with a panel discussion that, according to Linda Anderson, who has been the leader of the group, to plan for development of the community. […]
TRENTON, S. C. – Mr. Roosevelt Garrett, 70, of Sandy Spring Road, entered into rest August 31, 2012. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 at Old Piney Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Louis T. Coley officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife , Lillian […]
The following information is provided courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports. DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/fish. Mountains Area Lake Jocassee Trout: Good. For quality fish the catch rate has overall been pretty good. Trolling in the big water 60-100 feet down with spoons and live shiners has been most effective. […]
Strom Thurmond 35, Saluda 3 Ridge Spring-Monetta 33, Dixie 20 Branchville 15, Fox Creek 38
Youth who are age 10 through 17, would you like to go deer hunting this fall but don’t have anyone to take you? Would you like for the hunt to be somewhere nearby where there are lots of deer? Would you like for this event to be carefully supervised and for a responsible adult to […]
The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy-making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), recently approved the 2012-2013 late migratory bird seasons and regulations from a framework set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The season and bag limit selections must be approved by the Service and published in the Federal Register. […]
By Patrick Stevens – The Washington Times August 20, 2012 ANNAPOLIS, Md. | Inside the Navy defensive backs’ meeting room, there is one guy who nearly always has the answers. Often, safety Tra’ves Bush can guess about defensive coordinator Buddy Green’s questions, too. “My position, he knows,” cornerback Parrish Gaines said. “His position, he knows. Free […]
Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Hazel Winn Edge,81 of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away quietly surrounded by her loving husband and children on August 16, 2012 . She was the daughter of the late Joseph Evan Winn and Florence Ailene Culbreath Winn. Mrs. Edge was born at home on February 27, 1931 in Edgefield County. She […]