Another Dollar General will soon being opening its doors in Edgefield County; this time on the corner of Martintown Road and Woodlawn Road in the Merriwether section of the county. The Building & Planning Department confirmed the retailer is coming to its new home on 25 Woodlawn Road but said that there is no set […]
A handgun was found in the purse of an adult at Merriwether Middle School, Thursday, Feb. 22. According to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, a school official was checking bags of students and adults when the gun found in the woman’s purse. The woman, who has served as a substitute teacher for […]
Unloaded Pellet Gun Brandished A fight between two juveniles on a school bus Feb. 20 spilled over to a bus stop according to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office who spoke to the Advertiser. According to the ECSO, two male Merriwether Middle School children got into a […]
Road Closure Update Woodlawn Road at Deep Step Road remains closed after an eighteen wheeler wrecked there, Tuesday, June 27, and leaked gasoline and diesel fuel in the area. A spokesperson with the SC Department of Transportation told the Advertiser, Thursday, June 29, that the road is still closed due to clean-up efforts associated with […]
Merriwether Fire Department closed out Fire Prevention Week with their annual Open House at their main station on Martintown Road, Saturday, Oct. 15. The roughly 150 people who attended this year’s event were treated to hamburgers and hotdogs and also got to see drone and excavation demonstrations. All of the department’s trucks and equipment were […]
Update: The Edgefield Water and Sewer Authority has canceled the boil water advisory it issued after a water main was broken on Delaughter Drive. Residents are no longer encouraged to boil water at least one minute before drinking or cooking. Boil Water Advisory for Many Parts of Surrounding Area November 2, 2015 – A break due […]
Suspected Burglars Chased from Saluda into Johnston A high speed chase of two suspected burglars from the town of Saluda led to Johnston, Monday, Oct. 26. According to Major Long with the Saluda Police Department, who spoke to The Advertiser, Tuesday, following the chase, Saluda dispatch was notified by a neighbor that two men were […]
October 5, 2015 – Edgefield County Emergency Management Director Suzy Spurgeon confirmed to The Advertiser Monday evening, Oct. 5, that officials are watching the water levels of Stevens Creek at Martintown and Woodlawn Roads for possible evacuation maneuvers. Spurgeon said that there are “a lot of unknowns right now” and that it is a “hurry up […]
September 20, 2015, marked the one year anniversary of the disappearance of 37- year-old Edgefield County resident Tamera (Tammy) Sue Kingery. Kngery supposedly left that day in 2014 to go for a walk; she never returned. At the time of her disappearance, a note was found, believed to have been written by Kingery, stating she […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Officer recovered a stolen vehicle Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16. According to an incident report detailing the matter, an ECSO deputy was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Sweetwater Road and Hwy 25 when a man approached the deputy’s vehicle. The man told the deputy that a white male […]