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ORANGEBURG CO., S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 3-year-old girl was killed and her brother was injured after being hit by a tractor in Orangeburg County. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the incident happened around 11:50 a.m. on Friday in the town of Cope. LCpl. Tyler Tidwell says three people were...

ALLENDALE, S.C. (WJBF) – Allendale’s boil advisory is still in effect. City leaders say the repairs to the water line on Fairdale Street have been completed. Crews are cleaning up and should be done shortly. On Sunday, an emergency boil water advisory asked residents to boil water before consumption. While no contamination was confirmed, the […]

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WCBD) — A 3-year-old South Carolina girl died Friday in an accident that also injured her brother, according to the Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office. Jacqueline Major Swansea was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead after Friday’s incident in Cope. Sean D. Fogle of the coroner’s office said her death was an accident […]

ORANGEBURG CO., SC – A three-year-old girl is dead, and her brother is injured after falling off a tractor and getting hit by it. According to the Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office, Jacqueline Major, was fatally wounded on Friday around 11:50 am. State Troopers tell us Major, and her...

The Orangeburg County Coroner's Office is investigating the death of a 3-year-old. Authorities say the child, who was from Swansea, died after being wounded in Cope on Friday. They said her brother was also injured in the incident. Officials have not said how they were injured, but at this time...

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Burke County jail inmate died Thursday night, according to authorities. Burke County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jimmy Wylds said emergency medical crews were called to the Burke County Detention Center at 9:23 p.m. Thursday after an inmate complained of discomfort in his chest. The inmate...

John Marvin Murdaugh of Murdaugh Rentals recently presented local volunteer coach Randy Vaughn with the keys to a new SCAG Zero Turn lawnmower to care for the fields at Kinard Lane Park in Hampton. The Hampton Little League Baseball Program is completely supported by volunteers and the Town of Hampton supports the program through the use of the two fields at the park.

(QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Before deciding whether to set off your own Fourth of July fireworks, or leave it to the professionals, Queen City News thought we should give you the breakdown of the laws surrounding fireworks in North and South Carolina. North Carolina. In North Carolina, you can’t...

Tropical Storm Colin – the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season – drenched parts of South Carolina and is threatening North Carolina with heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding over Fourth of July weekend. Tropical storm warnings were issued early Saturday for parts of the South...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - On the same day three teenagers were shot to death in Aiken, a separate drive-by shooting damaged two homes and three vehicles. There’s no reason to believe the incidents are related, according to authorities. But it could be an indicator of the severity of a...

Fire extinguishers, sobriety and common sense are recommended ingredients in planning hands-on fireworks fun, according to a variety of authorities on the topic, from vendors to a licensed pyrotechnician known for launching tons of projectiles every year, particularly around Independence Day. The combination of dry conditions and the hot remnants...

North Greenville’s Landon Powell, who guided the Crusaders baseball team to the first NCAA Division II national championship in school history, has been named Division II Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.  Powell, in his eighth season at the Tigerville school, led North Greenville to a 54-10 record, including...

Kelli and Rodney Rhinehart both grew up in small South Carolina towns; Kelli in Wagener, and Rodney in Blackville. Both benefited from a country upbringing where the South Fork of the Edisto River, fields, and woods were their playground and kids grew up mucking stalls, feeding goats and chickens, and learning all the lessons that nature provides. Kelli and Rodney met in 1985 and married in 1987. They were blessed in 1993 by the birth of Gabrielle, whom they call Gabbie; in 1996 by son Hamilton; and in 2000 by Elise, who goes by Ellie.