The Edgefield Advertiser is pleased to announce that Dr. DwellaMoton Nelson will be publishing articles in the Advertiser, coming from her research and personal experiences as a scientist and mother. She is a graduate for STHS, attended Clemson University where she received a PhD in analytical Chemistry in 2006, then completed two fellowships at the Johns Hopkins School of […]
Debra Turner Derrick, 64, wife of the late Randy Derrick of Edgefield, SC entered into rest on August 9, 2022. Debra was born in Augusta, Georgia as the daughter of the late Charlie Mae Rodgers Turner and Charlie I. Turner. Debra was a member of Lighthouse Fellowship and a loving homemaker to her family. Debra is survived […]
Edgefield, SC – Mr. Bruce W. Lee entered into rest August 3, 2022 at Self Regional Healthcare. Mr. Lee, a native of Edgefield County, was a graduate of Strom Thurmond High School. Survivors include his wife, Jerlyn Lee; two daughters, Kewandy Searles and Jasmine Lee; one son, Brian Lee (Lashanda Harrison); four sisters, Zelda Lee, Givonia(Greg) Callaham, Latoya Lee, and April Lee; […]
Edgefield, SC – MSgt (Ret.) Bobby G. Bynum, Sr. entered into rest August 3, 2022. Mr. Bynum, a native of Snow Hill, NC, was a Retired Aircraft Mechanic Instructor with the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Bynum; one daughter, Kimberly (Jerry Daniel); one son, Bobby Gene Bynum, Jr. (Magdalena Padron) ; […]
Edward Marshall NORTH AUGUSTA – Funeral services for Mr. H. Edward Marshall, Jr., who entered into rest August 7, 2022, were conducted Thursday morning, August 11, at 11 a.m. in the Posey Funeral Chapel. Interment was in Sunset Hill Cemetery with Veteran Honors. The family received friends at the funeral home Wednesday, August 10, from […]
Friday, August 19, 2022, at Lucy C. Laney, 1339 Laney Walker Blvd., Augusta, GA Listen to Timeless Jukebox Radio. The Pro Team of Steve Smith, Andy Livingston, and Billy Keesley are back as announcers for the Rebels this year. Join Tony B for the tailgate show at 6:00 PM; pre-game begins at 6:50 PM. High School Football Scoreboard […]
Alfred Nicholson family cemetery on Bettis Academy By Dr. Marian Bland This is the tenth article in the series on old Ninety-SixDistrict cemeteries and family genealogy. Researching the Nicholson family history led me to three different cemeteries in Edgefield County. According to familysearch.org, this line began with John Nicholson (1620-1691) and the parish records from Cumbria, England. His grandson William Nicholson (1669-1728) was the first to settle in the U.S., moving with his wife Alice and […]
All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. By Blaney Pridgen Since the spirit of Oliver Cromwell has taken up residence in the Supreme Court, I have thought a […]
All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. By Sigrid Fowler Loneliness is a problem today, here in the US and aroundthe world. Some percentages from one survey are revealing: “The number of people who said they […]
An image sent back to planet earth from the James Webb Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA & STScl All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily of The Advertiser. By […]