Be sure not to miss The Advertiser Football Edition to hit stores and stands in the area on August 19. Four area schools will be featured, STHS, Fox Creek, Ridge Spring-Monetta, and Wardlaw each with features on their teams, coaches, cheerleaders, etc. Written and edited by our Sports Leader, Jack Reece, aka HOWLS. Subscribe today to receive your […]
At Tidwell Jewelers August 20, 2015 After the announcement in the Advertiser of Buck Asbill’s book Ramblin’ ‘Round being launched soon, there has been a growing interest in how to get the book and when. Tidwell Jewelers of Johnston is holding a book signing event for Buck on Thursday, August 20, from 10:00 to Noon, […]
Rep. for Candidate Fiorina to be There The Edgefield County GOP would like to invite its members to the meeting on the evening of Tuesday August 11, 2015, at the Edgefield County Council Chambers located at 225 Jeter Street in Edgefield (behind the Courthouse). Members will be listening to Kaaren Mann regarding the Carly Fiorina […]
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Thank you for your kind article in your July 29, 2015 edition chronicling our visit with the Norrises. It started a few years ago on Flickr with a simple appreciation for each other’s photos. Both of us trying to make our love for photography into something beyond a mere […]
Volunteers, through what is known as the Cooperative Observer Program, have served the nation for 125 years by recording and reporting weather data. Mr. Olin Berry, of Johnston, has been a part of the service for 35 of those years. That is why Kim Campbell, NWS Columbia Meteorologist-In-Charge was in the field next to Olin’s […]
Piedmont Technical College will be offering its final Instant Admission Day for fall 2015. Instant Admissions Day will be Tuesday, Aug. 11 for fall classes which begin on Aug. 24. Admissions and financial aid counselors will be on hand to help students through the entire enrollment process in just one day. “We wanted to provide […]
DUE WEST, S.C. – John William Dobbins, 73 of Due West, SC died Saturday August 8, 2015 in Augusta, GA. Mr. Dobbins was born in Anderson, SC and was the son of the late Thomas L. and Amelia Seawright Dobbins, Sr… He was a retired Insurance Salesman. Survivors include 1 brother Thomas L. Dobbins, Jr. […]
GILBERT, S.C. – Services for Gerald O. Leaphart, Sr., 82, will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2015 at Mt. Horeb UMC with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Julia Rogers SS Class and former co-workers at Western Electric. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday […]
SPARTAN BURG, S.C. – Grace Rauton Taylor, age 97, wife of the late Dr. Dwight L. Taylor, died August 5, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. A daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Rauton (Melissa Morris), she was born and grew up in Johnston, SC. Grace attended Limestone College and was a member of […]
Farmer’s Market: Edgefield Farmers Market is open on the square on Saturdays from 9 to 1. For more info call Carolyn at 803-507-00278. Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market : Thursdays from 4 – 6 p.m. on Calhoun Street, with fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, artwork, locally made crafts, and plants. For more information contact […]