Every year each school in the Edgefield County School District selects a “Teacher of the Year” as well as a “Support Staff Person of the Year”. The selections have been made for this year and their pictures appear below. The winners are as follows: Teachers of the Year, Merriwether Elementary, Michele Wilson; Johnston Elementary, Angela […]
– by Tiffani Ireland – Trenton Town Administrator AL Harvey informed Council that he is proceeding with seeking bids for the purchase of a new fire truck for the town at Council’s regularly scheduled meeting, Wed., May 8. Mr. Harvey advised Council that he hopes to have the bids specifications sent out by the early […]
Council Members Sworn In – – By Tiffani Ireland The Trenton Town Council witnessed a changing of the guard at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, Apr. 10, as the mayor’s gavel was passed from retiring Mayor Helen Summer to the town’s new mayor, Billy Padgett. The first part of the meeting was presided over […]
![Body Found in Trenton [updated]](https://www.edgefieldadvertiser.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fingerprint.jpg "Body Found in Trenton [updated]")
The body of a white male was found Saturday afternoon, Mar. 23, in a wooded area behind the apartments on Woodyard Rd. behind the Dollar General in Trenton. The body was reported to be badly decomposed and had possibly been in the location for several months. A positive identification has not been made, but an […]
A clerk with Billy’s Superstore in Trenton discovered a counterfeit $100 bill, Wed., March 20, when a man tried to use the bill to pay for purchases at the convenience store. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the cashier contacted authorities when she noticed that the bill did not have […]
A school bus with the Edgefield County School District was involved in an accident around 7 a.m., Thursday, Mar. 21, on Mosely Rd. off Bettis Academy Rd. in Trenton. The cause of this accident is still unclear, however, the school bus was found completely off the roadway and resting upright in a lightly wooded area. […]
The Strom Thurmond Career Center Agriculture Department along with the Edgefield County Young Farmer Association held the 1st Annual Edgefield County Agriculture Day on Saturday March 16, 2013, on the campus of Strom Thurmond High School with an estimated 1500 in attendance. The event highlighted the local agriculture industry in Edgefield County with exhibits from […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – March 20, 2013 – Edward S. Oh, president and CEO of US Fibers, was honored yesterday as an Ambassador for Economic Development by the Department of Commerce as part of South Carolina’s Industry Appreciation Week. The ceremony took place in Columbia on Tuesday, March 19 on the grounds of the Governor’s mansion and […]
By Tiffani Ireland – Long-time Mayor of Trenton, Helen Summer, presided over her final council meeting serving in this capacity at the town council’s regularly scheduled meeting, Wed., Mar. 13. Mrs. Summer, who has decided to retire after nearly thirty years of service to the Trenton community, told Council members how much she has enjoyed […]
The Town of Trenton will hold a special election July 9, 2013 to fill the seat currently held by Billy Padgett on the Town Council. Mr. Padgett will have to vacate this seat in order to assume his position as Mayor; a seat he acquired without need of an election because he ran unopposed for […]