Mixed Hanging Baskets & Pots, Bedding Plants, Ferns, Geraniums, Marigolds, Periwinkle (Vinca), Gerbera Daisies, Lantana, Verbena, Ivy, Impatiens, Purslane, Cockscomb, Petunias and lots more! FFA’s students will be available to help you select spring plants. School Days 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Open Good Friday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Greenhouse behind the Strom Thurmond High […]
Spring Revival: Mount Canaan Baptist Church will have Spring Revival on March 27, 28, 29 at 7 p.m. each evening. The gospel will be preached by Rev. Martris Mims of Augusta, GA. We, the congregation, and pastor. Rev. George L.Brightharp are inviting all to attend. Please come! Annual Walk/Ride: 30 & Up Social Club will […]
Dear Editor: It would be great for Tony to provide a column each week. Years ago he did a fine job on my car when it “died ” during a visit to Edgefield. I enjoyed reading the article about his presentation at Shaw’s Creek Baptist Church and wish I could have been there. Happy Easter to you and […]
A banner at the entrance to Oakley Park Museum welcomed the family of the Garys, all descendants of the Martin Witherspoon Gary family who once owned Oakley Park, in the years following the Civil War. Cannons were heard over the town of Edgefield as they were set off by a group of Civil War Re-enactors, […]
When Allen Cantrell, Boatswains Mate Third Class of Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet heard that a local group asked for a guest speaker to tell of Coast Guard life, there was no hesitation. His reaction was,” I’ve never done this before, but I love Coast Guard life, and the sea, and I really enjoy […]
Events Offer Free Safe Driving Demo, Wristbands and Subs Aiken, S.C.-Augusta, Ga., – Troopers from the SC Department of Public Safety and Georgia Department of Public Safety will be stationed at designated SUBWAY® restaurants for W8 2 TXT Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. in support of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April and to […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Raymond Holmes, 43, of Gary Street, entered into rest March 20, 2013. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Republican Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie Patten officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mr. Holmes, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Republican Grove […]
Senator Shane Massey will hold a “town hall” meeting in Merriwether Middle School’s cafeteria on Thursday, March 28, 2013, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Sen. Massey will provide an update on the 2013 legislative session and answer questions from constituents.
![Body Found in Trenton [updated]](https://www.edgefieldadvertiser.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fingerprint.jpg "Body Found in Trenton [updated]")
The body of a white male was found Saturday afternoon, Mar. 23, in a wooded area behind the apartments on Woodyard Rd. behind the Dollar General in Trenton. The body was reported to be badly decomposed and had possibly been in the location for several months. A positive identification has not been made, but an […]
Lovers of Americana music will have another reason to celebrate Spring Break week and “that little golf tournament across the river” this year, as Edgefield plays host to its first-ever Purple Fence Jazz & Blues Mini-Festival. The Purple Fence, a new visual and performing arts venue on the historic Edgefield Town Square, will host the two-day […]