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LADSON, S.C. (WCSC) - While the parents of a woman killed in Colleton County say justice has been served after her ex-boyfriend was sentenced to prison for her murder, they say her death could have been prevented. A Colleton County jury found Justin Cole Carroll guilty of the 2021 murder...

VIDEO: Shooting at Colleton Co. apartments leaves 1 with life-threatening injuries

WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCBD) — A Walterboro man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Wednesday for shooting his ex-girlfriend to death. Justin Cole Carroll, 24, was found guilty of the 2021 murder of Donasia Alexus Holloway by a Colleton County General Sessions Court jury, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Circuit Court Judge […]

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office has announced road closures starting Thursday ahead of the Rice Festival this weekend. The following road closures will be in effect Deputies say there will be large crowds crossing Jeffries Blvd between Green Pond Hwy and Paul Street throughout the weekend. They ask that drivers […]

In His Name Community Thrift Store’s mission is to provide good quality items to customers at a reasonable price. All proceeds will go back into helping the community through In His Name-Colleton. You can support In His Name-Colleton by donating or shopping at our thrift store. In His Name-Colleton’s...

In an update provided by the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, two runaway juveniles have been located safe. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office had requested assistance in locating a runaway juvenile, Kimberly Rutland. Rutland is 16 years old and ran away from home April 16, 2024. Rutledge was reported found safe by CCSO April 18.

HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A truck driver was airlifted in critical condition after colliding with a tree at a high speed Monday afternoon. Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to the crash on I-95 South near the Combahee River just after 4 p.m. Monday. There they found a truck hauling a...

WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCSC) - A Walterboro man will spend the next six decades behind bars after being found guilty of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend. Justin Cole Carroll, 24, was sentenced to 60 years in prison Wednesday after a jury in Colleton County found him guilty of the 2021 murder of Donasia Alexus Holloway.

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Fifth Grade students from Bells Elementary, Forest Hills Elementary, Hendersonville Elementary, and Northside Elementary gathered at the Ace Basin Sports Complex to compete in the Second Annual 5th Grade Kickball Tournament. The teams along with cheer squads, fans, teachers, and even the Big Blue Jazz Band from Colleton County High School came out on Wednesday April 17. The weather was perfect, and everyone had a great time.

HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — A man was airlifted in critical condition after the semi-truck pulling a trailer of fiberglass he was driving struck a tree at high speed on Monday.  Monday afternoon, the semi-truck left the roadway on I-95 near mile marker 40 southbound at a high rate of speed, Colleton County Fire-Rescue said. […]

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Colleton County Medical Center Surgical Services has been recognized as a 2023 HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction. According to HCA, the program is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations, and leveraging scale to improve patient care. It recognizes the top 5% of all the healthcare system's unit.

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A.J. joined his hometown fire department, Wallace Fire Department, in 2010 at the age of fifteen. He was introduced to the department by a volunteer who was conducting a controlled burn on family property. A.J. couldn’t wait to apply, so he submitted his request the very next morning. As soon as he was eligible, A.J. started taking fire classes, and upon graduating high school, he was a certified firefighter. A.J. landed a job at a manufacturing plant handling logistics and inventory management. Although it was a great job, he was not satisfied. He kept thinking about the red trucks, the lights, sirens, and excitement at the fire station. In 2015, the Wallace Fire Chief, Bryan Sweatt, offered to send A.J. to EMT school, but there was a catch. Looking to better serve the community, Chief Sweatt wanted to combine the rescue department and the fire department. This merger created Wallace Fire Rescue as one, if not the only, all volunteer department in South Carolina to operate three advanced life support ambulances. A.J. was promoted to Lieutenant and was heavily involved with medical operations. He wanted to learn more and found a Paramedic program that he could attend at night, so as not to interfere with his day job. He successfully obtained his Paramedic Certification and then an EMS job in North Carolina. Again, he found himself missing the fire house. One of his best friends was working for Colleton County Fire-Rescue, and knowing A.J. was missing the fire service, he said, “Come check out Colleton.” A.J. heeded his advice; after a few conversations and a department visit, he knew he had to work for CCFR. “Joining Colleton was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Being a Firefighter-Paramedic is the greatest job in the world, and I can’t see myself doing anything else. The adrenaline rush I get when those tones go off get me going just as it did when I first joined the fire service. Responding to the unknown, helping people in their most vulnerable moment, getting to see the positive of what my hands, mind, and heart accomplish, will never get old. I love it,” says A.J.

Mrs. Alice Laverne Fennell, 87, of Brunson, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening, April 17, 2024, at her residence. She was the wife of the late George Edward Fennell. Born April 17, 1937, in Colleton County, she was a daughter of the late Blanchard Fennell and Doris Polk Fennell. She was a retired seamstress from Devan Manufacturing in Allendale, where she worked for 31 years. She was also a secretary at Southeastern Exterminating for 12 years. She was a member of Brunson Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing and especially loved working with her flowers and gardening. Most of all, she dearly loved her family, always centering her life around them and taking care of them. She will always be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. Surviving are: her son, Rodney Edward Fennell and his wife Linda of Brunson; brother, Howard Lewis Fennell and his wife Patsy of Estill; sisters, Jeanette Walker of Modoc, Edna Rose Smoak of Gaffney, Linda Kathleen Key and her husband Danny of Augusta, Georgia, Patsy Elaine Hawks and her husband Timothy of Gaston, Dottie Faye Zielinski and her husband Daniel of Aiken, and Violet Weathersbee and her husband Marion of Fairfax; grandchildren, Kelly Santana Green, Jessica Lenoir Fennell O’Dell, Chrystal Gail Belger, Richard Waylan Stanley, Joshua Aiden Fennell; 34 great grandchildren; 6 great great grandchildren; her close friends, Eric and Ashley Snead of Brunson and Kenny and Cathy Bozard of Brunson; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Ronnie Wayne Fennell; her loving and faithful companion, Marion Griner; brothers, Billy Eugene Fennell and Lonnie Ray Fennell; brothers-in-law, John Walker and David Smoak. Funeral services were held 3 o’clock, Saturday afternoon, April 20, 2024, at Spirit of Life Ministries, Varnville. Interment followed in Sniders Cemetery in Brunson. Arrangements By: The Brice W. Herndon And Sons Funeral Homes And Crematory, Varnville-Hampton Chapel, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville, South Carolina, 29944. Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.