Looking Back On Johnston High School

Looking Back On Johnston High School

The following stories ran in the print edition of The Edgefield Advertiser on July 4, July 11 and July 18, 2012, and held much interest for those connected to Johnston and the school which no longer exists.  Here they are, in sequence, for all to see. — A Johnston High School Newspaper — From 1944 […]

Southern Studies Showcase – Including Block Party on Square

Southern Studies Showcase – Including Block Party on Square

Genealogical and historical societies from all over South Carolina and Georgia are gathering together at the “Southern Studies Showcase” on Friday, September 28 through Saturday, September 29, in the town of Edgefield. Hosted by the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and the Old Edgefield District African American Genealogical Society, the event is a series of […]

Carrie Lindsey

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Carrie Phillips Lindsey, 72, of 1090 Meeting Street, widow of Dennis C. Lindsey, died August 3, 2012, at her home. Born in Edgefield County, she was the daughter of the late O.W. and Hurley Gilliam Phillips. She was a member of Willow Spring Baptist Church, WHAS #126 and a retired employee of […]

Pansy Wood Turner

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Pansy Wood Turner, born in the Antioch Section of Edgefield on July 28, 1922, passed away on Saturday August 4, 2012. Mrs. Turner was the daughter of the late John W. and Maggie Wood and she was a retired textile worker. She was a member of the Edgefield First Baptist Church. […]

Local Gas Prices

Local Gas Prices

The Advertiser is now posting the 10 lowest gas prices for Edgefield and Johnston, and Aiken and North Augusta, on our new Gas Prices Page, as reported by GasBuddy. You can help keep this information current and accurate by downloading the GasBuddy app for your mobile phone and reporting prices when you stop to fill-up your tank. […]

Texan Traces Bland Roots to Edgefield

Texan Traces Bland Roots to Edgefield

By Terese Bland Bueker “The one person I want to meet in Heaven, besides my mother, of course, is Talton Bland,” said Terese Bland Bueker of The Woodlands, Texas.  “And the first thing I’m going to say to him is ‘Talton, who’s your Daddy?!’”  As a genealogist I learned that my ancestor, Talton Bland, was […]

Patricia Sherbert Clark

JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Patricia Sherbert Clark, age 64, will be held Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Johnston First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home on Saturday evening from 5-7 pm. Mrs. Clark, a native […]

Meet the Rebels

Meet the Rebels

Strom Thurmond High will be scrimmaging Newberry next Wednesday night, 8 August, at home starting at 6:00 p.m.  Come out and meet the Rebels.  There will be a $3 admission charge.  Don’t forget the scrimmage Saturday morning 4 August at Laurens High School starting at 10:00 a.m.

DNR Dove Fields & Early Season Migratory Bird News

DNR Dove Fields & Early Season Migratory Bird News

Forty-two fields available for public dove hunting Forty-two public dove fields will be available across the state during the 2012-13 season through the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Management Area program. A county-by-county list of public dove fields and special youth hunts is available online at www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/dove/fields.html or can be obtained by writing: […]

Merriwether Community Coalition Launches Web Site

Merriwether Community Coalition Launches Web Site

With a desire to provide input into the planning for the Merriwether Community, January 2012 saw the birth of the Merriwether Community Coalition. Since that time, the core group has been meeting, gathering and sharing information with the community. Community wide meetings have taken place and we are now moving forward. In an effort to […]