By Jack Reece – “Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.” Robert E. Lee As the events of Sunday last began to unfold on The Square in Edgefield one could only wonder if the picture being […]
Ethan Turner, 13-year-old son of Al and Melissa Turner of Johnston, harvested his first deer on November 5th in Saluda County. Ethan’s deer was a six pointer.
Mathew Piekielniak, son of John and Kathy Piekielniak of Johnston, is pictured holding the 50-inch long, 13 rattles and a button, rattlesnake that he killed with a .410 on September 14th. The varmint was laid low by Mathew after it had bit the family dog, LeeLee, two days before. We are happy to announce that […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Ms. Cheryl Harling Stewart, 59, of Edgefield, died Monday November 12, 2012 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab. A memorial service will be held Friday November 16, 2012 at 3 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Ms. Stewart was born in Edgefield County, S.C. and was the daughter of the late Glenn […]
16,272 Registered Voters—4598 Cast Ballots – The courthouse on Edgefield Square has been a gathering place for hearing the elections returns for many years. (in the last century, in the 50s and earlier, counts were shouted out from the middle doors of the upstairs of the old Advertiser building.) On Tuesday evening, November 6, Jennifer […]
By Carrie Monday – No one wanted to believe it, but they all came together to admit it on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Members of the Strom Thurmond High School graduating classes of 1962 and 1963 had to acknowledge that yes, in fact, it had been 50 and 49 years respectively since they graduated from […]
The Johnston Development Corporation will once again sponsor the annual Tree Lighting celebration which officially starts the holiday season in the Peach Capital of the World. This event will be on Monday, November 26, at 6 p.m., in the municipal parking lot/warehouse. As has always been the tradition, the lights will be brought to life […]
The Red Hill Houndsmen hosted their annual Youth Day, Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Brunson Community Center. Approximately 25 children from Georgia and South Carolina attended this year’s event and participated in many exciting activities including the ever popular bench show contest and youth night hunt. Also, as this was a qualifying hunt for the […]
Vote for Your Favorite – The Town of Edgefield would like input from its citizens as to which welcome sign would be preferred to greet guests to the village. Pictured are the three choices available from which to choose. To vote, please call Town Hall at 637-4014. Please note the number assigned to each picture […]
By Max Parish – Jody Addy, Max Parrish and Layton Gwinn took donations from the Ridge Spring Community up north to New Jersey. All of the donated items from Ridge Spring were taken to Robbinsville, NJ. They departed Friday at 6:20 p.m. and drove through the night arriving at the Robbinsville Fire Dept. at 9:00 […]