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Orangeburg sheriff requests help to find missing 16-year-old girl
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell issued a public appeal for information regarding the disappearance of 16-year-old Zakyiyyah Beard. The teen, from Presidential Drive, was reported missing on Friday, last seen wearing a black jacket and black pants. Described as a black female, approximately 5 foot...
Officials break ground on new Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Orangeburg County School District welcomed members of the community, the school district and alumni to the groundbreaking of the new orange Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School on Cook Road. Superintendent Dr. Shawn Foster says although there was controversy over the location, this is going to be a positive...
FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC: I-26 crash causes traffic jam during evening commute
CAYCE, S.C. (WIS) - A crash on Interstate 26 caused a traffic jam on Monday afternoon as people were driving home from work. According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, two right lanes were closed on I-26E one mile east of Exit 116 near Cayce. The crash happened around...
Here's how SCHSL will split Class AAAAA into two divisions for state playoffs
South Carolina’s biggest classification for high school athletics will have two state champions in each sport for at least the next three years. The S.C. High School League’s executive committee voted 12-1 on Tuesday to split Class AAAAA into Division I and Division II for the school years from 2024 through 2026. Recent realignment increased the number of Class AAAAA schools from 36 to 54.
On Earth Day 2009, Horry Co. saw most destructive wildfire in South Carolina history
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Fifteen years ago Monday, the most destructive wildfire in South Carolina history start to burn. What began on April 22, 2009 as a small blaze in a forested area just off Highway 31 would over the next 36 hours grew into a 19,000-acre conflagration that destroyed 76 homes, damaged 97 […]
SCHSL Exec. Committee approves proposal to split state champions
(WSPA) – The SCHSL Executive Committee has approved the proposal to have split state champions in 5A by a 12 – one vote. Under the new reclassification that goes into effect this fall, the number 5 in the capital 5A expands to 53 teams, about a dozen more than it had in the past. You […]
South Carolina Senate wants accelerated income tax cut while House looks at property tax rebate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate started debating a budget Tuesday that accelerates a planned income tax cut instead of the House plan to use $500 million to give homeowners a one-time property tax rebate. Once the spending plan passes the Senate, a group of three House members and three senators — likely including the […]
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