50 Years –Historical Overview of Beckman Now Under Leadership of Edgefield Native The Beckman Center for Mental Health Services opened its doors to serve the residents of Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens and McCormick counties on Jan. 7, 1963. The original clinic, named the Area Five Mental Health Center, was located in Greenwood and staffed with two […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – Imagine expectantly awaiting the birth of twins, only to have those expected gifts to come very prematurely into the world. Then imagine having those tiny gems, one weighing three pounds and the other only a mere pound, being given grim prospects and small chances for life. Then fast forward nearly […]
Governor Nikki Haley was at Johnston–Edgefield–Trenton Middle School. on Wednesday, October 2, at the invitation of Sen. Shane Massey. She came with a message for the students, who had prepared for her coming with a large poster, made by the art department, full of colorful images showing the excitement they felt around her visit. And […]
Over 40,000 turkey hunters take to the woods annually in South Carolina with hopes of harvesting a wily gobbler, and the 2013 spring turkey season was no exception. With an estimated harvest of 19,211 birds, the spring turkey harvest was down about 11 percent from 2012 and down 25 percent from the record harvest established […]
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Saturday October 12, 2013, will be the Downtown Edgefield Fall Festival from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. sponsored by the ECDA. This all day event guarantees a wonderful time for all ages in a fall celebration with good, old fashioned family fun. There will be an All Day Fall Harvest and Artisans Market with vendors from all over, […]
Everyone enjoyed the water conservation skit performed by members of the Trenton Country Garden Club at the club’s October meeting held at the home of Dianne Yonce. Betty Jackson, Penny Hunt and Jan Burch used watering cans to demonstrate an easy way to conserve water. Rather than allowing water to run down the drain as […]
“Betty Ann Butler,” one of the stars of SUNNY DAY, the new musical by Leonard Todd, appeared at The Purple Fence in Edgefield, S. C., this past Saturday night, October 5, while the Mike Frost Band was taking a break. She sang “Sexy Southern Lady,” her big number from the show. A production of the […]
Congratulations Destiny Simpson! 3rd Grade – Pleasant Hill Elementary Destiny is the grand prize winner in the Edgefield Advertiser’s Piper Tales Birthday Cake Coloring Contest! Her creative and imaginative use of vivid colors embellished with sparkling jewels and sequins won the hearts of the judges! Piper and Miss Penny appreciate all the efforts of all the […]
The blacksmith shop on Jeter Street will be alive once again with smoke and with noises of the metal-meets-metal kind as Jamie von Stevens takes over the shop, very soon. Readers can learn more about her and how and when to visit the shop by reading an interview with her on page 5, section 2 […]