– By Jack Reece – If you were in Edgefield last Wednesday morning you probably saw a large group of cyclists pedaling into the fire station. No, they had not been arrested; in fact they are police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel from across North and South Carolina who volunteer their time for a […]
– By Karyn Sealy – Enter the world of “Spa-dee-dah” salon in a small Georgia town called Eden Falls. Their t-shirts are hot pink and their laughter is intoxicating. The recent production of “The Hallelujah Girls” (a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten) at the Edgefield County Theatre Company is a warming […]
The SC Department of Transportation confirmed Friday, Aug. 16, that construction on Turkey Creek Bridge on Hwy 25 is slated to begin Monday although crews have been active clearing trees and debris from the area for the past few weeks. SCDOT Engineer, Tom Dorn, told The Advertiser that while the actual construction to the bridge […]
The 8th annual Sandy Oaks Pro Rodeo will be held at Lazy J Arena (10 mi. west of Edgefield on Hyw. 23) on August 23 & 24 at 8 p.m. each night. Hosted by Sandy and Wesley Quarles of Edgefield the family-friendly rodeo attracts huge crowds each year. Tickets can be purchased in advance in […]
Seven county employees were trapped for nearly 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, in an elevator at the Edgefield County Court House. The Edgefield Fire Dept. responded to the scene and pried open the elevator which became stuck between the third and second floors as the employees were attempting to leave the building for the […]
Vincent Thomas, a choreographer/dancer living in Baltimore, Md., was approached by a professor at the University of Delaware recently who asked him if he would be interested in doing a solo dance about Dave the Potter. Imagine, knowing yourself to be from Edgefield and hearing a “foreigner” ask you such a question, to do a […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – The old hotel building that has stood vacant and deteriorating for some many years on Edgefield’s Town Square may have a new life if the Edgefield Civic League gets their way. The organization, a non-profit group first established in 1928 and reorganized at the beginning of this year, has applied […]
– Farmers Markets in the Edgefield County-Ridge Area – Hugh Weathers, South Carolina’s Commissioner of Agriculture, is asking South Carolinians to join him in celebrating Farmers Market Month in August by shopping at a farmers market in their community. Governor Nikki Haley has again proclaimed August as Farmers Market Month in South Carolina. Farmers Market […]
_ By Tiffani Ireland – Nearly a year ago, Enova Energy Group, a wood pellet processing company from Georgia, announced that it would be opening a processing plant in Edgefield County. That announcement, coupled with the request for property rezoning on Hwy 121, has led citizens to believe the plant is seeking to locate there […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – In a 2-1 vote at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 6, (Councilwoman Genia Blackwell was absent and Councilman Dorn left mid-meeting) Edgefield County Council passed a measure to lift the county-wide hiring freeze that has been in place since May 2011. Originally instituted to save County funds and […]