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‘Keep him in prayers’: Longtime university administrator shot in head after leaving campus
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A shooting victim in South Carolina drove himself to the hospital after being shot in the head. According to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, Leroy Durant was driving home from a program this week at Claflin University when he was shot. Durant told police...
3-year-old, grandmother who got family out of home die in Orangeburg fire
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - A woman and her 3-year-old grandson, are dead following a fire Saturday morning in Orangeburg. Shona Clark, 46, and her 3-year-old grandson Ky’Mere Shivers died at the hospital on Monday. Battalion Chief Winningham said Clark was a hero, helping ten other family members get out...
Voices of Black Mothers United foster resilience during National Crime Victims' week
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Voices of Black Mothers United (VBMU) and Reclaiming Our Youth Services will host a "Survivors Dinner" on Saturday, April 27 at the Wrightway Afterschool Center in Vance, SC. This event, part of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, aims to provide encouragement and support to crime...
Early voting for $200 million Dorchester District Two referendum to begin
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - Monday marks the start of early voting for what has proved to be a controversial referendum for the Dorchester School District Two community. Every weekday through May 10, voters will be able to make their voices heard ahead of time at the Marcia O’Brien Conference Center from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. That center is located at 200 Stadium Circle in Summerville, behind Summerville Elementary School. The special election will be held on May 14.
1 fired, 1 retired: Documents show changes within S.C. State police
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina State University’s campus police chief and another high-ranking officer are no longer employed by the university. S.C. State spokesperson Sam Watson said S.C. State Police Chief Timothy Taylor and Captain Jeblonski Green are no longer employed at the university. According to the South...
Orangeburg Pecan Company might be replaced by multi-family housing
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — 761 Russell Street is currently home to the Orangeburg Pecan Company, but there is a proposed housing development that might be moving in. On Thursday, a Georgia-based development company proposed that the Orangeburg City Planning Commission rezone the property to be able to build a multi-family housing complex.
SC State holds press conference to introduce gun-sniffing dog
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina State University introduced a gun-sniffing dog as the newest member of their campus police team. This is one of many steps the university has taken in the last year to reduce crime on campus. Priss, a one-year-old female Labrador Retriever is now part of...
Funding to help Dorchester County fight the opioid crisis
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Dorchester County leaders are preparing to implement additional methods to fight the opioid crisis. It comes as hundreds of millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds head to the Palmetto State, to help people fight addiction and seek treatment. The Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission is one of the 31 […]
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