Edgefield Town Council

Edgefield Town Council

The Mayor and Council presented City Attorney Greg Anderson a plaque in appreciation of his years of service to the Town of Edgefield.  Mr. Anderson has been selected for the position of Superintendent of Education for the Edgefield County Schools and will be putting his legal practice aside during his tenure as the chief education […]

42nd Ridge Peach Festival, June 16, 2012

42nd Ridge Peach Festival, June 16, 2012

by Melody Boylston Grab your hat and your kids and head for Trenton, SC because it’s time for the 42nd Annual Ridge Peach Festival, and you don’t want to miss the excitement Saturday, June 16, beginning at 9 a.m. The Trenton Community Development Association has packed the park with all day family fun including 120 […]

Homicide in the City of Edgefield – Updated

Homicide in the City of Edgefield – Updated

The Edgefield City Police Department responded to a stabbing call Monday night, May 28, around 10:30 at 218 Holmes Street. According to Chief of Police Ronnie Carter, four individuals, two males and two females, were at the residence drinking when the women left to go get more alcoholic beverages. Reports are that all seemed well […]

Dead Body Discovered – Updated

Dead Body Discovered – Updated

A body was discovered on Casalina Drive in Edgefield County Tuesday afternoon, May 29. Information is limited at this time, but according to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the body was found in an abandoned trailer. The body is suspected to be that of a male, but due to decomposition, a positive […]

Shooting in Domestic Altercation

Shooting in Domestic Altercation

A domestic altercation at Silverbell Street in the city of Edgefield led to a shooting Monday afternoon, May 28, around 5:00. According to Edgefield City Police Chief Ronnie Carter, the estranged husband of the victim arrived at the victim’s home on the afternoon in question and tried to force his way into her home. The […]

Graduation

Graduation

Don’t miss The Edgefield Advertiser print edition, on the street Wednesday morning, May 30.  It includes pictures of graduates from our four, area schools – STHS, Wardlaw, Fox Creek and RS-M. Special interviews with Vals and Sals start the edition and it ends with a collage of photos.  And take note of the many greetings […]

Bobby Dorn Named to Drivers Hall of Fame

Bobby Dorn Named to Drivers Hall of Fame

He has been driving a truck for 35 years, a total of 3.1 million miles, enough to have gone around the world 140 time, and has never had a wreck, never gotten a ticket or points off his license!  That is enough to make any man eligible for an award.  That is one reason the […]

Memorial Day 2012

Memorial Day 2012

“Memorial Day is Monday, May 28th.  This is the day our county will pay tribute to all who have made supreme sacrifices for our country.  There is no greater country than the U.S.A., and there is no greater sacrifice than those who give their lives defending it.  Memorial Day is set aside to remember heroes […]

What You Missed. . .

If you do not subscribe to The Advertiser or pick up a copy at your local newsstand, these are just a sampling of the items in this week’s print edition that are not included online. A new thing to keep slugs out of the plants.  Find in Dolly’s News, sec. 2 page 2 Who among […]

Pot of Gold

Pot of Gold

We spotted this double rainbow in Trenton Tuesday evening after a thunderstorm rolled through as we were on the way to pick up the paper from the printer in Aiken.