Hummingbirds, which artist John J. Audubon called “glittering fragments of the rainbow,” are once again darting around flowers and feeders in South Carolina, say state natural resources officials. “Hummingbirds are as fascinating to study as they are beautiful to watch,” said Lex Glover, wildlife technician with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Columbia. […]
![Edgefield Majors Play in State Tournament [UPDATED]](https://www.edgefieldadvertiser.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/edgefield-allstars.jpg "Edgefield Majors Play in State Tournament [UPDATED]")
Edgefield Majors composed of 11-12 year olds from Edgefield County have represented our communities well this summer. On July 5 they began the District 3 Tournament in Iva coming home as winners. To do this they beat Johnston 6-1, then lost to home team Iva 1-4. They came back to demolish Clinton 19-0, then defeated […]
DURHAM, N.C. – Mrs. Rose M. Morgan, 86, a long-time resident of Durham, died Sunday evening, July 7, 2013. She was born May 27, 1927. Her loving husband of 52 years, Walter Edgar Morgan, preceded her in death. She is survived by their four children Steve (Robin) Morgan of Eden, Joan (Steve) Ferguson of Durham, […]
The singing of praise and singing of the gospel were resounding at the Strom Thurmond High School gym on Saturday, July 20. The Edgefield County Mass Choir put on an outstanding performance. They sang gospel songs such as “Stand By Me,” “Rise Above It All,” and “Tell Me Who Built the Arc.” One of the […]
Paddlesports, wildlife facts, boating safety and other events will be available during the ‘Come Explore the Outdoors” Blueway event on Lake Greenwood from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 27 at Buzzards Roost Boat Ramp on SC 34 near Ninety Six. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call (864) […]
Dear Editor: Kate Lowish, along with the entire Edgefield Community Development Association, would like to sincerely thank Chief Ronnie Carter and his associates and David Coleman and his staff for helping us make the Drive In Movie Night on the Edgefield Square showing of The Flintstones, sponsored by the ECDA and the Edgefield Quarry a wonderful success. […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Apiarists from across the Palmetto State will make a beeline to Clemson University this month for all the buzz in beekeeping. The South Carolina Beekeepers Association holds its summer beekeeping conference at the Hendrix Student Center July 25-27, offering training and information on methods to improve production and fight common diseases and […]
– By Advertiser Staff – Jean Bell was reading the Wall Street Journal and saw a story about Janie Bryant, the costume designer for the award winning show Mad Men, now in its sixth year. It is, according to their words:” . . . the first basic cable series ever to win the Emmy for […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Henry Duncan Wofford, Sr., 93, of Johnston, SC passed away on July 20, 2013. He was born in Columbia, SC on March 29, 1920 to the late Henry Carroll Wofford and Ella Belle Duncan Wofford. As a young child he moved with his family to Orangeburg, SC, attended Orangeburg schools and graduated […]
MARIETTA, Ga. – Dorothy (Dot) Blanche Stevens Owens left this world for everlasting life on July 17, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Marietta, GA. She was the daughter of the late Tolbert and Mattie P. Stevens, born on February 10, 1928 in Johnston, S.C. Mrs. Owens received a B.A. in Library Science […]