Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Johnston Farmers’ and Artists’ Market is held from 4-6 p.m. each Thursday. If interested in being a vendor call 275-4097. Yard Sale: Johnston Pentecostal Holiness Church will have a huge yard sale on Sat., Sept. 22, at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the fellowship building. Proceeds will be for a […]
Pros and first-timers alike are invited to hear the call and enter or attend the 2012 NWTF Southeast Regional Calling Championship Oct. 13 at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds in Augusta, Ga. The competitions, part of the Georgia/Carolina Fair, begin at 1 p.m. Winners of the five divisions will receive a trophy, cash and a prize. […]
In an interview with the Coopers (Hank and Bobbie who live in Virginia) this newspaper heard confirmed on Tuesday that the Sweetwater Community Center is being taken over by the County, a gift of the Coopers. As seen in the photo, it has been cleaned and boarded up, and is in better condition than expected, […]
On Monday, September 17th, the Republican Women of Edgefield County (RWEC) held their monthly meeting at Town Hall. Senator Tom Davis of District 46 in Beaufort was the guest speaker. Senator Davis spoke to a gathering of 30 people. His remarks addressed our nation’s dire financial predicament and presented his recommendation for how the state of South […]
September 12, 2012 The Continuing Adventures of a Very Lucky Black and White Dog By Penny L. Hunt Chapter 2 – Not Fast Enough! Wham! Bill kicked the ball hard shooting it like a bullet over the pitcher’s head and into the outfield where it whizzed past Rhett and smacked against the chain-link […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Robin Mitchell Prince, 47, of Gold Mine Rd., wife of Edgar Way Prince, died Monday September 17, 2012 at University Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday September 19, 2012 at 2 P.M. at McKendree United Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Prince was a native of Aiken, S.C. […]
Augusta Christian 38, Fox Creek 20 Strom Thurmond 52, South Aiken 7 Wardlaw 40, Davis Academy 12 Ridge-Spring–Monetta 6, Hunter–Kinard–Tyler 22 Saluda 49, Branchville 0 — Greenwood 42, Spartanburg 10 Sumter 35, North Augusta 34, OT Swansea 27, Batesburg-Leesville 7 Aiken 41, Richland Northeast 33
Next Stop – Disney World! By Tiffani Ireland – Three young men from Germany invaded The Advertiser office on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 6. Well, all right, maybe not invaded actually, but they did hold us captive with the exciting stories of adventures they have had while here in the States. Rob Keck, noted […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office received a call earlier in the week Sept. 10 of a pile of trash on the road near Brewer’s Scrap Iron. Noted to be in the rubble was a broken windshield and a baby’s safety seat. Concerns were that the site could have been the scene of wreck, but upon […]
Governor Nikki Haley Recognizes September as Voter Education Month; South Carolina State Election Commission Encourages South Carolina’s 600,000 Eligible Voters to Register by Oct. 6 COLUMBIA, S.C. (Sept. 6, 2012) – The South Carolina State Election Commission today kicked off a month-long effort to encourage South Carolinians to register to vote before Oct. 6 in order […]