To Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Jane Jenkins Herlong keeps her audience laughing, and sometimes about the most serious of issues. That kind of laughter is healing. So do we call Jane a local “healer,” as well as entertainer, writer, and songster? This songster did well before a smaller-than-usual audience (an unexpected death in the […]
Genealogical and historical societies from all over South Carolina and Georgia are gathering together at the “Southern Studies Showcase” on Friday, September 28 through Saturday, September 29, in the town of Edgefield. Hosted by the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and the Old Edgefield District African American Genealogical Society, the event is a series of […]
The quiet of Friday afternoon, July 20, in the town of Edgefield was interrupted by a burst of sirens as police officers converged on the Edgefield Discovery Center. Reports came into The Advertiser office that “every police car in town” was seen there with descriptions depicting officers searching under of the Discovery Center. The Advertiser […]
Submitted by PTC. Edgefield, S.C. – After a nationwide search, Piedmont Technical College has hired Thomas Koole of New York’s Hudson Valley to assume the program coordinator position at the Pottery Center in Edgefield. After a hiatus this summer during the search, the Pottery Center will be open for the upcoming fall 2012 semester, and classes […]
Police officers go to work every day not knowing the different dangers they may face, but on Thursday, July 12, officers with the Edgefield City Police Department were met with two unlikely foes; a donkey and a goat. The show down did turn ugly as measures were taken to ensure the unlikely duo would not […]
Deputies with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to an alarm at Pine Ridge Country Club in the early morning hours of Friday, July 6. Upon arriving at the scene, deputies spotted a man who fled the area on foot. A perimeter was established and the canine unit deployed, but the suspect alluded capture. However, […]
Mac McQuown was “holding court” at Jim Satcher Ford in Johnston, Wednesday afternoon, June 20, and he was surrounded by many interested people who wanted to know about this journey he is taking. Already he has walked over a thousand miles as a way to bring awareness to the wounded veterans and their needs, as […]
Dr. Jerry Mitchell of USC (far left, front row) was guiding a group of teachers who are interested in Geographic Education, as they call it. They move from town to city to investigate the people and what they do and what is happening in the towns. Then they bring this to their classrooms. In Edgefield […]
The NWTF and the Town of Edgefield hope to get the local Fourth of July celebration ignited with an early bang. A fireworks display will provide a sky-filled sendoff to the first Edgefield Turkey Palooza, set to begin at 4 p.m. June 30 at the NWTF Wild Turkey Center. The public is invited and admission […]
Ted Lynn, who is retired from the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office but now finds time to polish his skills as an amateur photographer, dropped by the Advertiser offices Friday afternoon to share with us this photo he took on Addison Street. Using a clay face jug, he re-created the sight of a man ‘standing’ in […]