First Military Appreciation Day at 2nd Saturday Market 10/14 The Edgefield Market has been working with local Veteran organizations to plan our first Annual Military Appreciation day at the Market. We invite area veterans, as well as the CSRA to join us from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Edgefield on November 14. At 10:30 a.m. American Legion Post #30 and our […]
Food and free haircuts for veterans and active military are being offered at The Bullpen Barbershop, 107 Courthouse Square, Edgefield, on Veterans Day – November 11, from 9:00 to 5:00. The free haircuts and special foods are there “to honor all military and their families for the sacrifice they have made to protect our freedoms,” […]
Every firefighter in Edgefield County is a volunteer. “The men and women who want to do this are compassionate to want to come out and help. It doesn’t matter if its two o’clock in the afternoon or two o’clock in the morning,” said Joey Smith, Merriwether Fire Department chief. The men and women firefighters in our county […]
These totals were obtained from an Election Commissioner byan Advertiser staff member last evening as “Unofficial Results,” noted as the Advertiser publishes them today, November 4, 2020. Vote–by–Precincts will be published when all votes have been clearly delineated. Edgefield County Sheriff Numbers show Jody Rowland (R) as winner with 7,671 total votes; Roosevelt Young (D) received 5,625, making […]
The Head Start Program for GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission, Inc. is seeking volunteers who have experience working with low-income families to serve on the Policy Council. The Policy Council is composed of parents and community representatives who participate in making decisions for the Head Start Program. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each […]
Rev. George L. Brightharp 50 Years of Preaching the Gospel Mount Canaan Baptist Church presented a trophy to its pastor, Rev. George L. Brightharp,on the third Sunday, October 18, 2020. The trophy is in recognition of Rev. Brightharp’s 50thyear as a Gospel Minister. Not only was this his 50th year, but for the first time, the anniversary fell on the […]
5AAA Cross Country Championship Oct. 21, 2020 Girls Team Results: 1 Gilbert 25 pts (3,4,5,6,7) (8,10) 2 Fox Creek 49 (2,9,11,12,15) (19) 3 B-C 61 (1,13,14,16,17) (18,20) Individual Results: 1 Ainsley Allen B-C 23:11 2 Brennley Furness Fox Creek 23:50 3 Megan Powers Gilbert 23:58 4 Lily Boatwright Gilbert 24:14 5 Jasmine Campbell Gilbert 25:23 6 Victoria Leiter Gilbert 25:27 7 Rachel Davis Gilbert 25:53 8 Emily Humphries Gilbert 26:15 9 Anna Smith Fox Creek 26:23 10 Sami Ibarra Gilbert 26:48 11 Annaleigh Leopard Fox Creek 27:56 12 Jessica Olsen Fox Creek 29:08 13 Kaiya Goff B-C 29:29 14 Kayla Ezelle B-C 30:41 […]
Dr. Nathan Herz, the director of occupational therapy at Presbyterian College, loves sharing stories from his 30-plus year career in occupational therapy. “There was a lady who had a stroke and could not move her arm up from her side,” Herz said. “Then one day, she waved ‘hi’ to me because her arm was working again.” Herz calls these stories “moments of victories.” […]
John Kemp enjoys some time on the porch of his log house. John Kemp wanted a hewn log house starting in the early 1970s. “I had an itch and I just scratched it,” noted Kemp referring to the project of moving a log house to his family property almost forty years ago. Kemp said he […]
A crash on Murrah Road in the North Augusta section of Edgefield County claimed the life of 24 year old Matthew Blaine Harley of Edgefield County in the early morning hours Tuesday, Oct. 27. According to the SC Highway Patrol (SCHP), the crash occurred shortly before 12:30 when the 2018 Toyota SUV Harley was driving as he […]