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USC-Salk Aviation Take Flight! Camp
Thirty-two students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at Colleton County Middle School soared to high heights when they attended the 2-day 2024 Aviation Take Flight! Camp sponsored by USC-Salkehatchie (USC-Salk), Tuskegee Airmen, Boeing, and Colleton County Middle School District. Tracey Beach was the camp coordinator for USC-Salk, and Edward Williams, the director of the Colleton County School District robotics program and a technology teacher, coordinated the event at the Colleton County Middle School.
FIRST ALERT: Tornado watch issued for Lowcountry counties, strong storms possible
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Most counties in the Lowcountry are under a tornado watch Thursday afternoon. Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester counties are under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. Thursday. A watch means tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. Stay informed and be ready to...
Deputies investigate triple homicide in Walterboro
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating an early morning triple homicide in Walterboro. Officials say deputies responded to the area of Hayden Street for a report of three deceased victims. Deputies confirm the victims are two adults and one juvenile, this incident is being investigated as a homicide. […]
One More Round of Storms Friday Morning
The threat of severe weather for today is OVER! We had numerous severe thunderstorm warnings over nearly a 12 hour period. There has been confirmed wind damage with trees down in Saluda, McCormick, Columbia, Edgefield, and Bamberg counites. There is no confirmed hail, and we did not have any tornadoes. There was also minor flooding, but rainfall totals did not exceed 2 inches. Showers are over with for the northern and central portions of the CSRA, and it will become completely dry within the next couple of hours. Mostly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid to upper 60s.
Allendale community holds prayer event in light of recent crime
ALLENDALE, S.C. (WJBF) — The Allendale community came together in unity Wednesday following a string of shootings, including one where a 14-year-old was killed. Leaders from government, law enforcement, and community groups gathered for prayer to tackle the gun violence issue collectively. “It broke my heart because we went the other day to be able […]
Ridgeland man receives 25 years for drug trafficking
A Ridgeland man who was already a convicted felon will go back behind bars after being found guilty May 14 in Jasper County General Sessions Court of breaking gun and drug laws four years ago, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office. Kenneth Crivan Mitchell, 32, was found guilty of...
4-month-old killed, driver arrested after Bluffton Parkway crash
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WSAV) – South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) has arrested a man in connection to a fatal crash that took place on Bluffton Parkway. Gregorio Hernandez-Castillo was arrested at the scene Sunday night following a single-car collision. Hernandez-Castillo, the driver, and two other passengers were traveling east on Bluffton Parkway when, according to […]
She was kidnapped, left barely alive at Corner Lake; what to know about this bizarre case
OLAR, S.C. − Lights flashing and sirens echoing, Barnwell County Sheriff's deputies respond at high speed to a report of a possible violent crime in progress. It's just after noon on April 3. There is a report of shots fired. On a Wednesday, when most residents are working or sitting to a quiet lunch, road patrols are barreling toward a call in Olar, a rural community of just over 200 that straddles Barnwell and Bamberg counties...
Bamberg County breaks ground on broadband expansion
BAMBERG COUNTY, S.C. — Bamberg County received a $12 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to expand broadband throughout the county. This expansion will bring high-speed internet to 5,000 people, 250 businesses, 60 farms and over 2000 homes. Willie Todd Jr., the president of Denmark Technical...
Family still waiting for justice two years after deadly Mother’s Day wreck
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Two years have passed by for the Dantzler-Williams family since a deputy-involved wreck on Savannah Highway killed three of their own but they say they are still waiting for justice. “It’s just like it’s fresh,” matriarch Betty Simmons said at their Colleton County gravesite on...
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