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Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Hampton County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

The Colleton Sheriff’s Office and the Walterboro Police Department raised almost $1,000 during our Cover the Cruiser event with Dunkin Donuts of Walterboro. 100% of funds support Special Olympics South Carolina programs. Thank You to all who donated!

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Nearly two weeks ago, the Colleton County School Board voted to place their superintendent on administrative leave. Now, hundreds of community members have signed a petition to reinstate her. Dr. Vallerie Cave was placed on leave while the school board “investigates information” that was brought...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The families of a Johns Island man and Walterboro woman who died in a crash in West Ashley one day after Christmas in 2021 are suing the estate of the alleged drunk driver who caused their deaths. Donna Bryan, the sister of Chad Belue,...

Detectives have been making progress in their investigation into Stephen Smith‘s death and have served new warrants and subpoenas connected to the case, RadarOnline.com has learned.The 19-year-old was found dead along Sandy Run Road on July 8, 2015, in what was initially labeled as a hit-and-run. After evidence was uncovered during an investigation into the Murdaugh family murders, authorities reclassified Smith's death as a homicide.Smith's mother's attorney, Eric Bland, said that the investigation has been steadfast and that police have told him that investigators have recently met with the state's Attorney General to give them the "full briefing" on the...

AUGUSTA (WJBF) – It’s that sultry Southern rock sound that landed Warren Peay in the Top 8 of American Idol.  Tuesday on ‘Good Morning Augusta‘, the Bamberg, South Carolina native sang one of his original songs and shared a glimpse in to what life has been like these last few months. “Well, it’s certainly been […]

Wesley and April Still of Barnwell are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Eliza Jane Still. She was born May 9, 2023, at 2:48 p.m. at Piedmont Hospital in Augusta, Ga. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 inches long.

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A family is without a place to stay after a fire devastated a duplex in Colleton County on Saturday. According to Colleton County Fire-Rescue, at around 9 a.m., an occupant in one of the units began to smell smoke. While investigating the source of the scent, the man found flames coming from the front windows of the neighboring unit.

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 40-year-old man Tuesday night. John Matthew Salter, 40, was last seen in the Brays Island area of Sheldon, according to authorities. Salter is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. Officials believe...

A popular Barnwell business has resurfaced after being closed for 15 years. Barnwell Pool Supply opened its doors on April 15. The store sells chemicals and products for pools and hot tubs, but also tests water samples.

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Fire crews say a home has caught fire a second time after the homeowner was burning brush in Colleton County. Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to a structure fire on Deleoch Avenue at 11:27 a.m. Thursday morning. CCFR arrived to find flames on the eaves and roof of the home. Pieces of […]

SC county was best known for the Watermelon Festival until Alex Murdaugh became a household name worldwide | Opinion

Barnwell High School has 133 new alumni after the Class of 2023 galloped away. The Warhorse Class of 2023 took to W.W. Carter Field on Friday evening, May 26, for their commencement ceremony. The class earned an estimated $3,419,527 in scholarships.

To assist patients with Medicaid health coverage who are now facing the process of requalifying for coverage for the first time since 2020, Beaufort Memorial has partnered with Resource Corporation of America (RCA) to provide help with the reapplication process and finding other coverage if no longer eligible. RCA works...

BAMBERG, S.C. — Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell shut its doors in 2016, those facilities had stopped delivering babies. These days, there’s not even an ultrasound machine in this rural county 60 miles south of Columbia, much less an obstetrician. Pregnant women here are […] The post A striking gap between deaths of Black and white babies plagues the South appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

Barnwell, S.C. {April 25, 2023} – The South Carolina Career Development Association (SCCDA) announced the state winners of their 2023 National Career Development Association Poetry & Art Contest, all of whom will now compete in the national competition. Barnwell School District 45 would like to congratulate Reid Barker for being the state winner in the 9th through 12th-grade division.

Targeted News Service (Press Releases) A federal grand jury has returned a 22-count indictment against Richard Alexander "Alex" Murdaugh. , for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud; bank fraud; wire fraud; and money laundering. "Trust in our legal system begins with trust in its lawyers," said. U.S. Attorney.

Judge Clifton Newman issued a clarifying order Friday that certain video evidence from Alex Murdaugh's 2023 double-murder trial remains under seal and cannot be publicly released. The ruling comes after unredacted copies of crime scene videos containing graphic images were mistakenly released to a film crew producing a Netflix documentary...

A Gannett editor and author is announcing a South Carolina book tour that will begin with stops at the now-famous, historic Colleton County Courthouse while supporting literacy and the local library systems along the way. Michael M. DeWitt Jr., award-winning editor of the 144-year-old The Hampton County Guardian and a...

Thanks to a partnership between Hampton County Arts, the Hampton County School District, and the South Carolina Arts Commission, the local arts council is offering an entire catalog of summer camps and arts-related events. Hampton County Arts will offer a full array of free summer programs at the historic Palmetto...