The Johnston Development Corporation’s annual Community Christmas Lighting Ceremony gets bigger and better every year and that is due to the wonderful participation of our citizens and civic groups. I want to thank Kenny Randall and the tremendous efforts of his Public works staff as well as Chief Chris Aston and his Police Department. Our […]
The Gum Drop Tree at The Advertiser has produced a bumper crop this Holiday Season.
Dear Edgefield Community: Sunday was an exciting day in Edgefield for our entire county! A special thank you to Mayor Durham and the Edgefield Town Council, our 122nd Eng. Battalion, our sponsors, donations, vendors, restaurants, parade committee, volunteers and patrons. The parade would not have been successful without each of you. Our 2012 Christmas Parade sponsors were […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control notes the state’s first flu-associated death of the season, as well as a significant and earlier-than-normal increase in influenza activity, the agency announced today. “Tragically, a child from Barnwell County has become our first confirmed influenza-associated death of the season,” said Linda Bell, M.D. […]
Jingle Bell Shop Around: Thursday, Dec. 6, Edgefield merchants will have their annual Jingle Bell Shop Around from 4-8 p.m. with special deals and treats. Theatre Production: Edgefield County Theatre Company will present Christmas Belles, a Christmas comedy Dec. 7-9 and 14-16. Call 637-3833 for tickets. Senior Citizens Program: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Johnston […]
Philippi Baptist Church, one of the older churches in Edgefield County, is “resurrecting” a tradition they observed some years ago, when their choir was very large. They are offering again to the public a “Living Tree” with music. In years past they had 20 or more in their choir, the number it takes to form […]
MORGANTON, N.C. – James W. Mohorn of Johnston, SC passed away on December 3 at Grace Ridge Retirement Community in Morganton, NC after a long illness. Mr. Mohorn was born in Enfield,NC, son of Ethel Lewis Mohorn and Wilbur Gray Mohorn. He began playing the piano at five years old and throughout elementary and high […]
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. – Mrs. Margaret Jones Trotter, 77, of Windsor Spring Rd., wife of Howard Ervin Trotter, died Tuesday December 4, 2012 at University Hospital. Graveside Services will be held Friday December 7, 2012 at 1 P.M. at Elmwood Cemetery in Ninety Six, S.C. Mrs. Trotter was a native of Orangeburg, S.C. and was retired from […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Earl Boyd Randall, age 91, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in his Trenton, SC home from complications with his ongoing battle with cancer. The memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 7, 2012 at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home in Edgefield, SC. He is survived by his wife of 56 […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Mr. J. Fritz Huiet, Sr. 87, of West Wise St., husband of the late Jean Reel Huiet, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 2 P.M. at the Edgefield United Methodist Church with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery in Trenton. Mr. […]