A vehicle driven by Tammy Smith of Johnston collided with a logging truck Thursday evening, Oct. 15, at the intersection of Fruit Hill Road and Hwy 378. Smith was airlifted to Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia, SC, with extensive injuries. The Advertiser has learned that the driver of the logging truck may have sustained minor […]
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The Advertiser has confirmed that Winn Grocery on Hwy 378 was the site of an armed robbery Friday, Aug. 21. Details are still emerging, but sources tell The Advertiser that the male owner of the establishment was shot in the incident and died as a result of his injuries. The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office has […]
Multiple Vehicle Break-ins The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple reports of vehicle break-ins Sunday, Aug. 2. According to ECSO reports, a dozen vehicles were broken into in the Fox Creek Drive, Flintlock Drive, Dogwood Glen, and Country Club Hills Drive areas of the county. Many of the vehicles had their front passenger side […]
June 4, 2015– Another bridge in Edgefield County is getting a make-over. This time it is the bridge at Log Creek on Hwy 25 North. A spokesperson with Saluda Construction, the company in charge of the project, told The Advertiser in an interview that construction on the bridge began on March 13 of this year. […]
Sweetwater Baptist Church Burglarized The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary call at Sweetwater Baptist Church, Wednesday, Oct. 8. According to the ECSO report, thieves entered two storage buildings behind the church office on Sweetwater Road and took numerous tools and equipment. The responding deputy was able to locate a chainsaw in an […]
Sen. Shane Massey advised The Advertiser through an email Monday that the school district lines have been approved. Governor Haley signed the new districts into law on Friday. These districts will be in effect for the General Election in November. It is believed, according to Massey, that Districts 1, 2 and 6 will be up for […]
John W. Varner, 62, of Edgefield, was killed Thursday afternoon around 1:00 in a work related accident at Tides International on Hwy 430 in Edgefield County. According to Edgefield County Coroner Thurmond Burnett, the victim was not driving but rather riding on a forklift when he fell off and was run over by the machine. […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – The 1% Sales Tax Commission has completed their list of proposed projects they will be presenting to the Edgefield County Council at their Apr. 1 meeting. The following is a list of the projects and their costs: Build 5 new Fire Dept. Substations $700,000 (at Hwy 191, Miller Cross Rd., […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – China Grove Baptist Church, located on North Martintown Road, sustained damage from the 4.1 earthquake that shook Edgefield County and beyond, Friday, February 16. The earthquake’s epicenter was actually about a quarter of a mile behind the church in a wooded area, but, as China Grove is the nearest structure […]
A 3.2 aftershock rocked Edgefield County Sunday afternoon, February 16, at 3:23. This tremor originated in the same vicinity in which Friday’s 4.1 earthquake occurred; 7 miles WNW from Edgefield near China Grove Baptist Church. Residents again reported feeling houses shaking and a loud booming sound. Citizens are being reminded that still more aftershocks are […]