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ELGIN, S.C. (WSPA) – Another earthquake was located in Elgin Saturday morning. According to the U.S Geological Survey, the earthquake measured a magnitude of 1.8 around 6:18 a.m. The most recent earthquake in South Carolina prior to this Saturday was also located in Elgin on May 20. According to the U.S Geological Survey, that earthquake measured a magnitude of 1.2 around 8 […]

ELGIN, S.C. — Now five months into the new year and a scattering of earthquakes in the Kershaw County area shows no signs of stopping. The latest earthquake was reported around 6:18 a.m. near Elgin. Maps provided by the U.S. Geological Survey show that the magnitude 1.9 earthquake was centered off of Kennedy Road near Kirkland Road - both of which are just east of Fort Jackson Road.

TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (WPDE) — Deputies with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of shots fired early Saturday morning at a nightclub in the area of Honda Way in Timmonsville, according to Timmonsville Police Chief Thomas McFadden. McFadden said they later learned one person went to...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a 1.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Midlands Saturday morning. The quake happened about 3 miles east of Elgin at 6:18 a.m. A 1.2 magnitude earthquake was reported earlier in the week near Elgin on Thursday, according to our sister station...

BETHUNE, S.C. — The Town of Bethune said goodbye to Bethune Elementary School back in October as the Kershaw County School District merged three small schools in the area into one. Now, the town has voted to take back the building. "October of 2021, the Bethune Elementary School closed...

DALZELL, S.C. — A 67-year-old South Carolina woman and her 37-year-old daughter face charges of assault after a dispute over bullying at a middle school, police said. Mamie Smith, 67, and her daughter, Whitley Smith, 37, both of Sumter, were charged Wednesday with third-degree assault by mob and disturbing schools, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

ELGIN, S.C. (WCBD) – A small earthquake was reported near Elgin on Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Officials with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division confirmed a 1.8 magnitude earthquake occurred around 6:18 a.m., a few miles east of Elgin. There have been quite a few earthquakes reported during May in the […]

The seismic activity was likely an aftershock of a 3.3 magnitude quake in early May.

ELGIN, S.C. — The USGS reported an earthquake in South Carolina Saturday morning. The 1.8 magnitude quake was detected about 3 miles east of Elgin at 6:18 am. This is one of numerous earthquakes reported in the area in the past several months.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Richland County Public Works Department is asking for $500,000 in the county's budget to move the Lower Richland Drop-off center in Eastover to county owned land near the intersection of Air Base Road and Lower Richland Boulevard. "This puts a larger drop off center closer...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced another earthquake was reported Thursday night in South Carolina. According to USGS, the earthquake hit around 8 p.m. 3.8 miles east southeast of Elgin. The earthquake was initially reported to have a 1.2 magnitude but has since ben updated...

ELGIN, S.C. (WNCN) – A small South Carolina town saw two earthquakes in the span of two days, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. On Thursday night at approximately 8 p.m., a 1.2 magnitude earthquake was detected just under four miles ESE of Elgin, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division said on Facebook.

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The South Carolina Emergency Management Division reported an earthquake of 1.8 magnitude happened three miles east of Elgin, early Saturday morning. The quake struck around 6:18 a.m. A earthquake was reported about 3.75 miles east-southeast of Elgin, South Carolina on May 19. There have...

COLUMBIA -- There's a little bit of extra pressure that comes with knowing that you're the one to beat. Barnwell's Tyler Smith felt it, and so did Silver Bluff's boys' 4x400-meter relay team Friday night at the Class AA track and field championships at Lower Richland High School. There were...

In this weeks edition of The Manning Times, the wrong photo ran with the obituary for John Landon Black. The photo ran was of Peter Vincent Surette, Sr. We take full responsibility for this mistake, and would like to offer a sincere apology to both families. We will be re-running...