By Jack Reece – “Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.” Robert E. Lee As the events of Sunday last began to unfold on The Square in Edgefield one could only wonder if the picture being […]
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 […]
The Johnston Development Corporation will once again sponsor the annual Tree Lighting celebration which officially starts the holiday season in the Peach Capital of the World. This event will be on Monday, November 26, at 6 p.m., in the municipal parking lot/warehouse. As has always been the tradition, the lights will be brought to life […]
Vote for Your Favorite – The Town of Edgefield would like input from its citizens as to which welcome sign would be preferred to greet guests to the village. Pictured are the three choices available from which to choose. To vote, please call Town Hall at 637-4014. Please note the number assigned to each picture […]
By Max Parish – Jody Addy, Max Parrish and Layton Gwinn took donations from the Ridge Spring Community up north to New Jersey. All of the donated items from Ridge Spring were taken to Robbinsville, NJ. They departed Friday at 6:20 p.m. and drove through the night arriving at the Robbinsville Fire Dept. at 9:00 […]
The 39th Annual Edgefield Christmas Parade will be on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. There will be a horse drawn wagon for rides, Singing performances by W. E. Parker Chorus, JET Middle School and STHS Show Choir and others. Entry forms for the 2012 Parade can be found at Edgefield Town Hall, Johnston […]
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 […]
Confederate Re-enactors were on parade at the Edgefield County Historical Society meeting at the Greek Revival home called Darby Plantation in Trenton, on Sunday afternoon. A balmy breeze was encouraging for the outdoor affair, as attendees sat in chairs that encircled the front steps leading to the wraparound porch which acted as a stage. Clarice […]
The day for finally casting a vote after a most difficult nine months of turbulent campaigns – locally caused by the fiasco that left many dumped from the ballot. Later in the year, this summer, some were given a chance to run as petition candidates, a great deal of work for a county-wide candidate with […]
Daylight savings time ends this weekend. Set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed this Saturday night, Nov. 3, and enjoy a little extra sleep Sunday morning.