GREENWOOD, S.C. — Students in Lander University assistant professor of art Doug McAbee’s advanced sculpture class recently installed seven “sensory sculptures” along the therapeutic riding trail behind the Burton Center. The idea is that visitors to the newly created trail will interact with ‘sensory stations’ while on the trail, according to McAbee, adding that the […]
Amends 2012-2013 Budget By Tiffani Ireland – The Edgefield County Council gave unanimous approval to the 2013-2014 budget after its first reading at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Tuesday, Apr. 2. The 2013-2014 will see an increase by $251,399 over last year’s budget to bring the total to $8,801,393. The county is expecting to use […]
Three crime related stories from the area. By Advertiser Staff – Man Sought for Indecent Exposure A case of indecent exposure has Edgefield County law enforcement as well as North Augusta Public Safety on the lookout for a suspect. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, a woman was getting gas […]
Barry Naylor is a name that many communities of our county will remember. He was the president of the Strom Thurmond High School 2003 graduating class (also an Honor Graduate), and attended Edgefield County schools from seventh grade up, having attended Mead Hall School in Aiken prior to that. Some of us knew his grandparents […]
April 5, 2013 Council passes Land Development ordinance County Council passed a land development ordinance this week. As I have mentioned before, it will play an important role as our County develops. The idea of a land development ordinance was birthed by the Edgefield County Strategic Plan. We held numerous meetings as part of the […]
MODOC, S.C. – Mr. Clyde Alvin Hammond, Sr., of Hwy 23 West, died Thursday April 4, 2013 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Saturday April 6, 2013 at 2 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Edgefield. Mr. Hammond was a native of Edgefield County and […]
On Wednesday, March 13, about 20 club members and visitors heard Florence Crowder, from Louisiana and representing both the International Camellia and American Camellia Societies, speak of her journey to “merry old England” to search for old (pre-1900) camellias that no longer could be found in U.S. gardens, but which may have been here at […]
Offer Not Affiliated with School District – By Tiffani Ireland – Recently, an announcement at Strom Thurmond High School has generated a lot of interest from parents and students alike as well as within the school district itself. The announcement was geared toward juniors and seniors at the school and offered the possibility of $100 […]
FFA Plant Sale: Ridge Spring-Monetta FFA Spring Festival of Flowers, April 1-5, on display and for sale in the Agriculture Department’s Greenhouse are assorted pansies, coleus, and Boston ferns as well as tomatoes, peppers, cantaloupes, watermelons and other vegetables. For more info contact Michael Crim, FFA Advisor at 803/685-2100. Water/Gatorade Donations: April 1-19, Mount Calvary Lutheran Church […]
A trip down Woodlawn Road in a “Ramble” by Owen Clark, Johnston writer and historian, is a feature of the April 3 print edition of The Edgefield Advertiser. In answer to a wish, by some of its citizenry, to give more information about our Merriwether section, a name we use to talk about the “lower […]