There’s a new shop on Edgefield’s Courthouse Square located in one of the town’s historic old buildings a few doors down from the Town Hall and across the parking lot from the Old Edgefield Grill. The Edgefield Trading Company opens on Friday, September 28, offering patrons a wide selection of antiques, home décor, gifts, and […]
$6.4 million investment expected to create 13 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. – September 26, 2012 – Bondex Inc., a maker of thermally bonded nonwoven materials, today announced that it will expand its existing operations in Edgefield County. The $6.4 million investment is expected to generate 13 new jobs. “We are excited about moving forward with our […]
The month long investigation by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office that resulted in the rescue of numerous animals from a residence on Holmes Pond Road has ended in a guilty plea of ill treatment of animals. Callie Abel, owner of the seized animals, entered her plea last week and officially brought this chapter in the […]
Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and Old District African American Genealogical Society are hosting the Southern Studies Showcase on Sept. 28-29. The two-day showcase features approximately 20 speakers with sessions on history and genealogy carried on simultaneously at several locations. There will also be various activities going on during the showcase: The Old Edgefield Grill […]
A peek into Oakley Park where the Edgefield Heritage Jubilee will be October 5 & 6; there will be antique tractors on display as seen in the foreground of this picture. There will also be barbecue for the hungry and food vendors with other festival foods. And don’t forget the blow-ups to entertain the younger […]
The HSUS, Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office and Humane Society of Charlotte Work Together to Save Animals JOHNSTON, S.C. (Sept. 11, 2012) – The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society of Charlotte were called in by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office to assist in the rescue of approximately 250 animals from a Johnston, […]
County Council Postpones Public Hearings – Denies Requested Compensation by County Attorney By Tiffani Ireland – The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Edgefield County Council Monday night, Sept. 10, did not last as long as it could have due to the postponements of public hearings on three proposed ordinances and the postponements of the second readings […]
Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office and HSUS Make the Rescue – The call to the media was to follow Edgefield County’s Sheriff Adell Dobey, his officers and members of the Humane Society of the U.S. to a place – hidden to the press at the time – and more would be revealed when we got there. […]
The Edgefield Heritage Jubilee, famous for its interesting vendors, delectable barbecue, giant puffy blow-up castles in a setting that represents part of Edgefield’s heritage – Oakley Park Museum and Grounds – will open on Friday evening, October 5. Vendors, great musicians, and a chance to taste some of the barbecue and other foods that will […]
Today, The Edgefield Advertiser wishes Mamie Rearden many happy returns on the occasion of her 114th birthday. LivingSuperCentenarians.com, an organization that tracks all known persons over the age of 110-years-old, ranks Ms. Rearden as the 6th oldest person in the world and the oldest, living, black person. We are proud to have Ms. Rearden as […]