By Advertiser Staff A Once-a-Year Event – How to make a meeting of reports interesting? First the setting, then the food, and to have brief and “meaty” reports so the audience may stay aware. Of course certain personalities can add humor and spice which is always welcomed. It all happened on Tuesday evening, January 29, […]
A Feast in Celebration at Macedonia – Edgefield joined the country in what was called, by the media, “a double celebration.” Martin Luther King, Jr., was honored by many, at the same time as the Inauguration. A noontime program honoring King was held at Simmons Ridge Baptist Church, Center Springs Rd., Edgefield. (An earlier celebration […]
Mayor Andy Livingston introduced the Peach Exchange Committee: The members are Mrs. Artie Emanuel, Mrs. Darlene Smith, Mr. John Edwards, Mrs. Kaye Campbell, Mrs. Annette Holloway, Mr. Willie Campbell and Committee Chairperson Donna Livingston. The Mayor emphasized the importance of the decisions that this organization will be making as they select the next Johnston Citizen […]
Now that the former First Citizens Bank building officially belongs to the town of Trenton, the town council is moving forward with renovation plans to the landmark. At their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 9, Council was appraised of a recent meeting between Mayor Helen Summer and Administrator Al Harvey with Keith Smith, a […]
Campbell and Blackwell Re-elected as Chair/Vice Respectively The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Edgefield County Council, Tuesday, Jan. 8, began a bit earlier than most of the Council’s meetings as the swearing in of members meant the meeting began at 4:00. After their swearing in, Council re-elected Dean Campbell as Chairman and Genia Blackwell […]
The town of Edgefield will soon have a new welcoming sign. The citizens have spoken and Sign #1 (pictured here) is the clear winner. Pictures of all 3 signs can be found in our original post. The town recently held a vote between the 3 proposed designs for the new marker, and the sign labeled Sign […]
16,272 Registered Voters—4598 Cast Ballots – The courthouse on Edgefield Square has been a gathering place for hearing the elections returns for many years. (in the last century, in the 50s and earlier, counts were shouted out from the middle doors of the upstairs of the old Advertiser building.) On Tuesday evening, November 6, Jennifer […]
Office Party Candidate Name machine totals President and Vice President REP Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan 6511 LIB Gary Johnson / James P Gray 64 DEM Barack Obama / Joe Biden 4965 CON Virgil Goode / Jim Clymer 22 GRN Jill Stein / Cheri Honkala 21 U.S. House of Representatives District 3 REP Jeff Duncan […]
From the SC Election Commission. The following are some common myths that are circulated prior to general elections: Myth: The new photo ID law is in effect, and if you don’t have one, you can’t vote. Truth: The new photo ID law will NOT be in effect on November 6th. To vote on November 6th, you must […]
The Edgefield County Voter Registration Office has posted sample ballots for the upcoming General Election to be held November 6th. Click for sample ballots for all Edgefield County precincts.