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Town of Yemassee puts the 'Unity' in community with a variety of events and activities
A "dream team" of elected officials, town employees and citizens are working hard to turn the Town of Yemassee into a "dream town." Yemassee, the fastest-growing town in Hampton County and located near Interstate 95 and coastal Beaufort County, has also been looking inward and getting in touch with its own community through a variety of events and special celebrations.
Coroner IDs 2-year-old, woman and man as victims of Walterboro homicide
WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCSC) - The Colleton County Coroner’s Office has shared the names of the victims who died in a triple homicide in Walterboro. Asiyra Cole, 2, Alisha Gardner, 43, Harvell Breland, 49, died from injuries sustained in a shooting on Saturday morning, according to Det. Laura Rutland with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office.
Veteran Appreciation Event In Ridgeland
RIDGELAND, S.C. (WSAV) – Leading up to Veterans Day, Operation Forward Operating Base has been burning a fire for 22 days straight, signifying the average amount of veterans that take their lives every day. As the 22-day fire comes to an end, it will transition into a fire that burns in memory of all veterans […]
Ridgeland mothers remember loved ones lost to fentanyl
Two women who share the same first name recently discussed another common thread that both wish did not exist. Beverly Daley-DeByle and Beverly Cleland both lost children to fentanyl overdoses and they want to spread the message of its dangers. The two attended a recent National Fentanyl Awareness event May 7 at the Jasper County Coroner's Office to support other families of those who have been affected by the drug.
Coastal Carolina Hospital unveils new operating room
A new operating room recently opened it doors, expanding services for one local hospital serving Jasper County and the surrounding areas. Coastal Carolina Hospital officially opened the new room during a May 14 ceremony at 1000 Medical Center Drive in Hardeeville. In February, the hospital joined Novant Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system which has been expanding into South Carolina.
Man dies after falling from reversing truck in tire store parking lot
WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCBD) – A man has died following a slow-speed crash in the parking lot of a Walterboro tire shop. The incident happened Tuesday morning off Hampton Street, according to Colleton County Fire Rescue. Officials believe the pickup truck was backing up in the parking lot at Budget Tire around 9:15 a.m. when the […]
‘They are such nice people’: Walterboro neighbor reacts to shooting that left child, 2 adults dead
WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCBD) – Neighbors in one Walterboro neighborhood are reacting to a weekend shooting that left a child and two adults dead. The shooting took place at a home on Hayden Street early Saturday morning in what Colleton County deputies called a targeted act. “It was bad at one time for drugs. But the […]
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