The Edgefield County School District has announced the creation of an honor to be bestowed upon a member of the Mock Trial Team of Strom Thurmond High School each year. The “Sue Jolly Award” is being established in honor of long time educator Sue Jolly who was the founder of the Mock Trial Program at […]
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thurs., May 16, that the final suspect wanted in connection with the attack of Edgefield County native Wesley Spires and his friend, Ashley Solesbee, has been captured. According to Lt. Chew with the RCSO, who spoke with The Advertiser Thursday regarding the capture, Kevin Richardson turned himself into authorities […]
Edgefield Farmers Arts and Crafts Market: On the Town Square every Sat. through first Sat. in Sept. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. $5 per day. For more info call Carolyn Piekielniak @ 637-6861 or 803-507-0278. Friends of the Library: (FOL) wants your support to enhance Library services. Join us for a tax-deductible $25, dropped off at the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) announced today that the organization will be donating $3,000 to the Saluda County Historical Society for the Marsh-Johnson House Interior Restoration Project. Funding for this project was made possible through the sponsorship of the Old 96 District Chapter, National Society Daughters of the […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Johnston Edgefield Trenton Middle School teacher Joseph Friar has been named the 2013 Middle School Teacher of the Year by the S.C. Bar Law Related Education (LRE) Division. The award will be presented to Mr. Friar at his school’s annual awards day on June 3. Mr. Friar was selected for the LRE […]
The Second Saturday event of last weekend drew a small group of out-of-towners as well as locals to the tour of Willowbrook Cemetery and to the shootout on the square. This is the number two Second Saturday event which usually begins with the Farmers Market and ends with the shootout. In between are opportunities for […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Pastor Mary L. Patten, 81, of Glover Street, entered into rest May 4, 2013. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12, at Freedom Temple United Church of God. Interment was in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park. Pastor Patten, a native of Edgefield County was pastor emerita of Freedom Temple United Church […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mr. Curtis Burton, Sr. were held 2:00 PM Monday, May 13, 2013, at Pine Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerome Coleman Pastor, Rev. and Nathaniel Sutton, Eulogist. Interment was in the Lotts Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. He is survived by a wife, Peggy P. Burton; children, Barbara Jean […]
Every year each school in the Edgefield County School District selects a “Teacher of the Year” as well as a “Support Staff Person of the Year”. The selections have been made for this year and their pictures appear below. The winners are as follows: Teachers of the Year, Merriwether Elementary, Michele Wilson; Johnston Elementary, Angela […]
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identity and arrest of one of the suspects in the Riverwalk attack on Wesley Spires and Ashley Solesbee. Lt. Calvin Chew of the RCSO, who spoke with The Advertiser on Mon., May 13, said the second suspect, 21 years old Robby Moses, was arrested without incident over the […]