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WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCBD) – Two buildings were damaged during a fire Sunday afternoon in Walterboro. Fire crews responded to a vacant auto shop off Acorn Road around 3:14 p.m. where they found flames coming from the front, rear and roof of the building. Officials with Colleton County Fire Rescue said wind carried embers to an […]

The Annie Lee Jerido Williams Minorities in Pharmacy Lowcountry Endowment and Scholarship Fund is an endowed need-based scholarship created to support minority students at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy. In 2021, Manigo, along with her siblings and her husband, created the Annie Lee Jerido Williams Minorities...

Denmark Technical College President and CEO Dr. Willie L. Todd Jr. has been named the 2022 CEO of the Year by the South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners. The award, which recognizes the tremendous services of and contributions made by a technical or community college chief executive officer, is...

Meet Luke Mixson, an emerging young artist with Hampton County roots who is practicing a historic artform steeped in South Carolina Lowcountry tradition. Mixson, a 14-year-old student at Cotesworth Christian Academy in Lodge, S.C., is a self-taught, free-hand silhouette artist who discovered his artistic abilities in 2018. Silhouette portraiture and...

WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCIV) — A former auto-shop building caught fire again for the second time in three months, according to Colleton County Fire-Rescue. The building was condemned by the Building Department after the first fire on March 30, however, squatters had been living in the two-story building. No injuries were reported.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Students at Thomas C. Cario Middle School were awarded a 2022 King-Size Hershey Heartwarming Young Hero Grant to display empathy and inclusion. The 2022 King-Size Hershey Heartwarming Young Hero Grant awarded the school $500. According to Charleston County School District, the grant was used in Cario’s project, ‘Reaching over the river […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Yemassee Police Department is seeking one individual who fled a traffic stop on foot Saturday. Originally, they were seeking two individuals after the men fled into a wooded area. Now, one of the men remains at large. John Chase Zorn, 27, was arrested and charged with Failure to Stop for […]

We were traveling through South Carolina and stumbled upon these ruins on the side of the road. What an incredible find this one was! Wow, what history! This is worth a stop just to feel the history flowing through this location. This location dates back to the American Revolution!

Colleton County needs more housing options. Earlier this year, both Colleton County Council and Walterboro City Council met and individually created a plan, or goal list. These separate comprehensive plans each listed the needs and wants of both city council and county council. While they differed slightly, the both included...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Friends and family remembered Stephanie Dantzler, and her daughters Shanice Dantzler-Williams and Miranda Dantzler-Williams Friday evening. Community leaders with Stand as One and The Voice of Colleton County planned a vigil at Colleton High School’s stadium in Walterboro to bring the whole community together to remember the women.

USC Salkehatchie awarded 138 associate degrees at a commencement ceremony on the Salkehatchie Commons at the Allendale campus on April 29. In addition, 29 bachelor’s degrees were presented through the University of South Carolina’s Palmetto College and in partnership with other USC campuses. The 145 graduates represented nine states and included 13 high school students.

Tamara Smith is working to make sure that residents of Aiken and Barnwell counties take care of their mental health. Smith, the executive director of the Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center, helped to organize a community mental health fair that was held Friday afternoon at the center on Gregg Highway. "What...

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A candlelight vigil and balloon release will be held Friday evening honoring three women killed in a Mother’s Day deputy-involved crash. The vigil and balloon release will be held at Colleton County High School in Walterboro, starting at 7:30 p.m. Stephanie Dantzler (53) and her daughters, Shanice Dantzler-Williams (28) and […]

WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCSC) - The Colleton County community will gather Friday night to remember three women killed on Mother’s Day in a crash involving a deputy. Stephanie Dantzler, 53; and her daughters, Shanice Dantzler-Williams, 28; and Miranda Dantzler-Williams, 22; died at approximately 11 p.m. Sunday when their vehicle and a patrol vehicle driven by a Charleston County deputy who was responding to a call for a disabled vehicle collided on Savannah Highway at New Road.

PRESS RELEASE. SouthernCarolina Alliance is partnering with Allendale County, Agracel, and the South Carolina Department of Commerce to construct a 50,000 square-foot expandable spec building within the Pointe Salkehatchie Industrial Park, located on Hwy 278 at 2987 Allendale-Fairfax Highway in Fairfax. “Being ready for prospective industry is key to sustained...

ALLENDALE, S.C. (WJBF) – Some people have expressed concerns about crime in Allendale The police chief resigned, leaving the department understaffed. Some fear the agency will be no more but leaders say that’s not the case. As Renardo Smoak sits on his family’s porch in Allendale, he reflects on a simpler time. “You saw all […]

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A group of activists and community leaders are calling for transparency after a deadly deputy-involved crash on Mother’s Day. Three women from one family died late Sunday night along Highway 17 in Charleston County. Officials say their car was hit by a deputy's...