Hampton County, SC

Most Lowcountry folks who spend any time in the outdoors understand the curse of the mudflat. You can be tooling along in your boat, enjoying the scenery and nature, and the next second you are dead in the mud. Mudflats will stop you cold and if you aren’t resourceful and quick, you will spend the next six hours watching the tide roll back in. The thing about mudflats is you really don’t see them until you are stuck on one. In Hampton County, you can spend much longer than six hours on our mudflat. Hampton County’s mudflat is on Jackson Street East and not on the Combahee River. The Hampton County Mudflat is located in a large white building that houses the County Council chambers.

An ongoing wave of drug overdoses has sparked a major public safety response by law enforcement – a successful drug sweep known as Operation Sparta. On Tuesday, May 3, the Hampton Police Department, along with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Fugitive Task Force, capitalized on over a year of police work by netting multiple arrests and drug seizures.

Alex Murdaugh’s finances will remain frozen and in the hands of the court. Judge Daniel Hall issued his ruling Thursday afternoon against Murdaugh’s attorneys state Sen. Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, who argued last Friday that if the co-receivership remained in place, it would “open a Pandora’s box” across the state.

Exhibit to Run Through July 8th, Concluding with Event Featuring Farris Painting Live On-Stage During Concert Headlined by Grammy-Winning Drummer Quentin Baxter of Ranky Tanky Fame.

Laffitte, who was fired from Palmetto State Bank earlier this year, required to wear a monitoring device.

On April 21, the Arnold Fields Community Endowment of Hampton County was selected to receive the state level “Preserving Our Places in History” award for a group/organization. The award is sponsored by the WeGOJA Foundation and was presented at the WeGOJA Foundation’s 2022 Annual Cultural and Historic Preservation...

A longtime Hampton County banker recently indicted in connection to the ongoing Richard "Alex" Murdaugh criminal investigations had his first day in court Friday during a virtual bond hearing in South Carolina. Wearing a pea-green detention-center jumpsuit, and with his wife, sister and other family members looking on, Russell Lucius...

HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Newly filed documents in a wrongful death case brought by the family of Mallory Beach — who died after a boat allegedly being driven by an intoxicated Paul Murdaugh crashed into a pillar — claim to show the extent of Paul’s drinking problem, seemingly condoned by his parents. The photos […]

HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — New insight into Paul Murdaugh’s drinking issues coming from his longtime girlfriend. Morgan Doughty says Paul drank on an “almost daily basis” and his parents knew it, condoned it and helped him get alcohol. It all comes from court documents just released in Hampton County. Doughty’s affidavit comes with videos […]

The identity of a couple who anonymously donated millions of dollars to several local counties has been revealed, but only after that couple has died. The Coastal Community Foundation has announced that Alan and Joanne Moses, of Dataw Island, are the longtime anonymous couple who created The Beaufort Fund, which is the largest-ever grant fund. The fund is a part of the Coastal Community Foundation and has given more than $11 million to hundreds of grant recipients in Colleton, Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties.

The young victim of a fatal animal attack will now be forever remembered by his school and community. Cameron “Jayce” Hatfield, of Brunson, died on Jan. 20, 2021, following an attack by a "pit bull" dog. He was only six years old and his death shocked and saddened the community, family and friends.

HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — A former bank CEO accused of stealing from clients, as part of a scheme by Alex Murdaugh goes in front of a judge for the first time since his indictment. Russell Laffitte turned himself into authorities in Kershaw County Friday morning, just two days after being indicted on 21 different […]

An award-winning Hampton County Shriner who raised more than $2 million to aid crippled and burned children around the country passed away last week. John Mike Winn, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 23, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Spartanburg, under the care of hospice. South Carolina Shriners say...

An accident involving a Hampton County ambulance last week serves as a stark reminder of the dangers our emergency responders face each day in the line of duty. The single-unit crash happened at 6:34 p.m. Saturday at 8500 Savannah Highway, Estill, just south of Lester's Barbecue, said Hampton County EMS spokesperson Susanne Peeples.

The former CEO of Palmetto State Bank appeared in a jail jumpsuit Friday morning for a virtual bond hearing.

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Parker’s – a nationally acclaimed convenience store company and food service leader that’s currently featured on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America – recently donated $5,000 to the Hampton County School District as part of the company’s Fueling the Community program, which donates a portion of every gallon of gas sold on the first Wednesday of each month to area schools in South Carolina and coastal Georgia.

While Andrew Jackson Academy calls Ehrhardt, S.C., home, there are a handful of Hampton County athletes on its rosters and enjoying successful seasons. In fact, the AJA Warriors varsity baseball team is currently boasting a 14-5 record, after defeating Wardlaw Academy 14-0 during Andrew Jackson's Senior Night. The Hampton County...