PLUMB BRANCH, S.C. – Mrs. Betty Faye White Wells, 81, of Plum Branch, wife of W.T. Wells, died Monday July 16, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Funeral Services will be held Thursday July 19, 2012 at 11 A.M. at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Plum Branch with burial in Plum Branch Cemetery. […]
Submitted by PTC. Edgefield, S.C. – After a nationwide search, Piedmont Technical College has hired Thomas Koole of New York’s Hudson Valley to assume the program coordinator position at the Pottery Center in Edgefield. After a hiatus this summer during the search, the Pottery Center will be open for the upcoming fall 2012 semester, and classes […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. –Wardlaw Academy Shooting Team members Kevin Freeland and Ben Dodson were recently awarded a trip to the Cabela’s CLUB Whittington Adventure at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, N.M. They will be accompanied by their fathers, Allen Freeland and Brian Dodson. The National Wild Turkey Federation recommended the Wardlaw Shooting Team for the […]
Congratulations to the Edgefield Xtreme fast-pitch softball team. They are the Champions of the USSSA Mid-Summer Blast that was held in Aiken this past weekend. This was a 1-day event and the girls had to play 7 games that started at 9:30 Saturday morning and didn’t end until 10:30 that night. Xtreme won the championship […]
Police officers go to work every day not knowing the different dangers they may face, but on Thursday, July 12, officers with the Edgefield City Police Department were met with two unlikely foes; a donkey and a goat. The show down did turn ugly as measures were taken to ensure the unlikely duo would not […]
The murder trial of Tammy Renee Boatwright is slated to begin this week at the Edgefield County Court House. Jurors are set to be chosen on Tuesday with the trial beginning thereafter. The trial is expected to be concluded by the end of the week. Boatwright was charged in Jan. of 2011 with the murder […]
Four Seats on Edgefield Co. School Board Are Up for Re-election: File by August 15 Notice is given in the print edition of The Advertiser, page 5, that the filing is open for the Edgefield School Board elections in the general election of early November. There are four seats up for re-election: Districts 3, 4, 6, […]
McKie’s Pavillion is a Family Affair The Grand Opening of Santi’s Dollar Store (short for Santiago) was held Saturday, July 14, at 9 a.m. Summer hours will be Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. If the community shows a need, the fall/winter hours will be from 8 […]
EDGEFIELD – Ms. Dorothy Lee Perry, 71, of Brooks Street, entered into rest July 11, 2012. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Monday, July 16, 2012 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Oscar Brown officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Ms. Perry, a native of Edgefield County was a member […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Mr. Isaac T. “Tom” Robinson, 85, of Madison Road, entered into rest July 8, 2012. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Old Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie Patten officiating. Interment will be in Poplar Spring Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Robinson a native of […]