By: Gerald Doolittle Next week the Wardlaw Academy Lady Patriots of Coach Kathy James are setting off on another winning journey toward region and state titles. Last year the Lady Patriots won their region but fell short in the state playoffs as they were eliminated by eventual champion Palmetto Christian. This year there will be […]
Pick up your copy at a newstand or rack today. Don’t miss our in–depth coverage and photographs of all the area high school football teams, marching bands and cheerleaders.
Open House: Strom Thurmond High School will have Open House on Thursday, August 16, from 6:00 pm-8:30 pm. Parents will meet in the gymnasium at 6:00 pm. Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Johnston Farmers’ and Artists’ Market is held from 4-6 p.m. each Thursday. If interested in being a vendor call 275-4097. Adult Education Registration Schedule: […]
EDGEFIELD, S. C. – Mrs. Rosa Williams Butler, 65, of Plum Road, entered into rest August 13, 2012. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Friday, August 17, 2012 at Simmon Ridge Baptist Church with the Rev. Calvin Robinson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Butler, a native of Edgefield County was […]
One of our correspondents, Sigrid Fowler, spent a month in Jerusalem this summer at a university there studying Hebrew. She writes a Bible study article each week for The Advertiser and she supplied us with some pictures to go with her articles, some of which we offer here.
The Edgefield Town Gym will be the site of an interdenominational Back to School Bash for 6-12 graders Sunday, Aug. 19 from 5-8 p.m. This gathering will feature food and drinks, games, fellowship, and live music all free of cost. This is the first such county-wide back to school celebration reaching across denominational lines, but […]
Gives First Reading to Highway Access Plan The Edgefield County Council heard a presentation of the Highway Overlay District by Roger LeDuc at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 7. This plan was approved and recommended by the Planning Commission at their July 2012 meeting and was set to focus on Martintown Road from […]
After nearly two yeas, the bridge on Red Oak Grove Road is open once more enabling travelers to again utilize the rural roadway. Since its closure in Sept. of 2010, the bridge has caused many inconveniences especially to locals who have had to drive several miles out of their way because the bridge’s outage meant […]
Augusta, Ga. – Preparing your child for another school year requires more than new clothes and school supplies. You should also consider your child’s health needs, according to Dr. Davidson Freeman, a pediatrician at the Georgia Health Sciences Children’s Medical Center. “No matter what grade your child is entering, routine physical examinations, including hearing and […]
Strom Thurmond High School will be having Open House on Thursday, August 16th, from 6:00 pm-8:30 pm. Parents will meet in the gymnasium at 6:00 pm.