TRENTON, S.C. – Mr. Tyler Wayne Morgan, 15, of Windy Drive, died September 30, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday October 4, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at the Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield, S. C. Tyler was born in Augusta, Ga. […]
Dear Editor: I’d like to extend my sincere “thank you” to the citizens and businesses of Edgefield, for their help and support of the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society’s seminar on September 28th and 29th.. The dinner, music and re-enactment in the square, Friday evening, were the “icing on the cake” of the seminar! Thank […]
Strom Thurmond 56, Brookland-Cayce 10 Wardlaw Academy 36, Greenwood Christian 22 Williston-Elko 48, Fox Creek 7 — Newberry 23, Saluda 7 Blythewood 49, Aiken 7 Abbeville 35, Batesburg-Leesville 7
So Why is the Topic Still So Murky? By Tiffani Ireland – As previously reported by The Advertiser in our Aug. 22, 2012 edition, the law regarding deer baiting in South Carolina received clarification earlier in the year with an opinion issued by the SC Attorney General’s Office. In that Jan. 8, 2012 opinion, Attorney […]
and How it Led to the Current Controversy By Tiffaani Ireland – The current tide of confusion regarding deer baiting in South Carolina leads one to ponder how did we get to this? Specifically, one might ask how can baiting for deer be legal in one SC county but illegal in another? The matter […]
Dear Editor, Parents, and Students: I want to address the concerns about charging students to attend pep rallies. First and foremost we are proud of our football team and want to make sure we show them our total support at all times. Next week is Spirit Week for us and we were trying to balance […]
Pfc. Brian M. Welch of Gray Court was awarded the title of statewide S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife officer of the year for 2012 during ceremonies held Sept. 21 in Columbia. Four other officers were also honored for their dedication in protecting the state’s natural resources through enforcement, education, special investigations, intelligence and […]
The Student Body Officers from Wardlaw Academy recently attended the SCISA Fall Student Government Conference. The conference was held September 20th in Columbia at the State House. Over 150 students from 30 schools were in attendance. Attending from Wardlaw were Student Body President Russ Wilkes, Vice President Erin Seigler, Secretary Parker Wilkes, and Treasurer Ed Williams.
Edgefield Downgraded to Moderate Drought – For the first time since Feb. 2011, portions of South Carolina are drought free based on the SC Drought Response Committee’s official declaration issued Sept. 27, 2012. The committee met via conference call and downgraded 14 counties to no drought. Elsewhere in the state the committee downgraded Greenville and Laurens […]
DNR issues the following statement to clarify the law on hunting deer over bait and to help guide the public in the upcoming deer season. Recent decisions by a Greenwood County magistrate and the state Attorney General’s Office have overturned the long standing prohibition against hunting deer over bait on private lands in the Upstate. […]