The Camellia Tea, sponsored by the Edgefield Camellia Club, will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Magnolia Dale in downtown Edgefield from 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. This event is open to the public; admission is free. Magnolia Dale is located at the intersection of Norris and Bacon Streets, across the street from […]
The SC Department of Transportation is making repairs to the bridge in Modoc on Highway 23 at the Edgefield/McCormick County line. However, those repairs are considered minor and should be completed within the week. According to Tommy Parker with SCDOT in McCormick County, an accident that occurred at the bridge back in December necessitated repairs […]
Many of the people in our community, as well as all over the country, are very aware of what has become an overwhelming epidemic. An epidemic that like a wildfire, has the capability of extreme destruction with everything it comes in contact with. This epidemic being referred to is the addiction to alcohol and drugs. […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – With the arrival of the peak of norovirus season (January-March), the South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control warns S.C residents of the dangers of norovirus. “Symptoms of norovirus infection include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach cramping,” said David Young, foodborne epidemiologist with DHEC. “Noroviruses are a group of related viruses […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina’s infant mortality rate in 2011 remained stable at 7.4 deaths per 1,000 babies born, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today. “Although the 2011 rate is 12 percent better than just five years ago, we still have a lot of work to do,” said DHEC Director Catherine […]
An investigation into an alleged inappropriate relationship between a student and teacher at Strom Thurmond High School has led to charges being filed against an employee of Strom Thurmond High School for Sexual Battery with a Student. According to reports filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the nearly six week investigation into this matter […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – The warmer-than-normal temperatures of 2012 — the fourth warmest year on record in South Carolina — signal potential challenges for growers of the state’s best-known fruit. Peaches need cold weather to produce flowers and fruit. What happens when the chill is gone? “In the spring, many of us think it’s longer days and warmer […]
A Host of Charges, Including Attempted Murder, Followed – An argument possibly fueled by alcohol ended in shots being fired at a home on Pine Street in Edgefield, Tuesday, Jan. 22. According to Edgefield City Police Chief Ronnie Carter, officers first responded to the residence around 7 p.m. in response to a verbal altercation between […]
The Dollar General in Johnston was robbed by two men Friday night, Jan. 18, at approximately 9:30. Investigator Lamaz Robinson of the Johnston Police Department told The Advertiser in an interview that two men entered the store near closing and overpowered a clerk on the register. The two men then took the cash from the […]
9th annual Rural Summit contest open to amateur photographers – COLUMBIA, S.C. – January 22, 2013 – Have a photo that encapsulates rural life in the Palmetto State? Send it to Commerce and you might be the winner of the ninth annual Amateur Rural Summit Photography Contest. Sponsored by the Small Business and Rural Development Division […]