Jonas proudly holding up his driver’s license

Congratulations Jonas

Congratulations to Jonas, one of “the guys” in our transitional housing program. This past Thursday Jonas graduated the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office Multidisciplinary Court Treatment Program …

Tank the Tiger

This month’s animal is Tank, a Siberian Tiger. Tank is roughly 10 years old. Siberian Tigers also known as the Amur Tiger is the largest cat in the world and have a lifespan of around 25 years. …

Remembering Mrs. Virginia Gelzer Thomas Henderson, One with a Heart of Gold, for Women’s History Month

As I was preparing my weekly article for the Faith and Values page of The Press and Standard, the Lord placed it on my heart to pay homage for Women’s History Month to a woman of the Colleton …

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church holds March Blood Drive

In what was categorized as a discouraging showing, the March blood drive at Good Shepherd collected only 39 pints of blood from 43 donors. Those donors that participated were Jonathan Clackum, …
Local News

Marines Toys for Tots Campaign

The 2023 Toys for Tots Campaign has been closed until December 2024, The Marines Toys for Tots Campaign would like to give a big shout to all the business that diligently assisted those who needed …

Local Real Estate Professional Eric Campbell Participates in Weichert® Regional Business Training

The Select Group, located in Walterboro, is proud to announce that Broker/Owner Eric Campbell participated in the 2024 Momentum Business Training event, hosted by national franchisor Weichert Real …

Pomega Energy Storage Technologies joins SCA podcast for update

Earlier this year, The South Carolina Alliance hosted Mr. Bahadir “Baha” Yetki, CEO, USA Kontrolmatik Technologies and Pomega Energy Storage Technologies on their podcast “Talk of the Town” …

Josh Westbury joins Colleton Realty

Josh Westbury has joined the team at Colleton Realty. Josh was born and raised in Colleton County. After 19 years in engineering at Palmetto Rural Telephone, Josh decided to make the move to real …
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The Legacy of Molly Graham

The Legacy of Molly Graham continues highlighting her great granddaughter Bertha Lee Bryant-Givens. She was the daughter of Jake and Rebecca Bryant. Reverend Bertha L. Bryant-Givens was the second of …

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Local Sports
Congratulations to The Golden State Warriors! These kids had a winning season fighting hard, out on the court to come out on top. Led by Mrs. DeLee (I have it on good authority there is nobody better …
The Colleton County Boys Basketball team find themselves in second place following a 57-55 set-back to James Island Trojans. With the loss, the Cougars saw their record dropped to 5-2 in the region …
The Colleton Prep Girls Basketball find themselves in first place in Region 2. The War Hawks split a pair of region games last week to see their region record improve to 5-2 and overall record to …
The January 31st USC Salkehatchie home game featured students in the Colleton County School District who take part in the new elementary school sports league. Recognized were basketball teams and …
Obituaries
Mary Adams
Adams, Mary
Mary Frances Adams, 74, of Summerville, SC, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in the comfort of her home with family. A celebration of life service will be held March 22, 2024, at 11:00am at Miles …
Pearce, Barbara
JACKSONBORO: Mrs. Barbara Smoak Pearce, 67, wife of Robert “Bob” Pearce, entered into eternal rest on March 6, 2024 at the Colleton Medical Center after a short illness. Barbara was born …
Hadwin, Jack
JACKSONBORO:    Jack Nolan Hadwin, Retired Major United States Air Force, husband of Virginia Ruth “Ginger” Weeks Hadwin, entered into eternal rest Saturday evening, February …
Miller, Martha
Martha Ophelia Chisolm Miller was born on November 16th, 1937 to the late Russell and Maude Bellinger Chisolm in Walterboro, South Carolina. She spent most of her adult life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin …
Polk, Vivian
Mrs. Vivian Jean Polk, widow of Harry Edward Polk, passed away peacefully under the care of hospice on February 27, 2024, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Rock Hill, South Carolina, at the age of 92. …
Public Safety

Captain A. Stalling receives award

Captain Angela Stallings of the Sheriff’s Office, was recognized as the South Carolina Telecommunicator of the Year by the SC EMS Association. She was presented an award at the SC EMS Conference …

#yourColletonfirefighter presents #firefighterfriday

Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter Tyler Allen on #firefighterfriday. Firefighter-EMT Allen is assigned to the Station 9 Platoon on “B” Shift. Here is more information about Firefighter-EMT …

Colleton County agencies conduct exercises

Colleton County Fire-Rescue, Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, and the Colleton County School District assisted by local and state agencies, conducted an exercise at Colleton County High School on …
Education
Colleton Soil & Water Conservation District 2024 Ag Scholarship
The Colleton Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD) will be awarding two $1,000.00 Ag Scholarships to graduating seniors or current college students from Colleton County. The scholarship checks …
Calendary Draft A
Colleton County School Board meeting February 20, 2024
The February 20, 2024 Amended Regular Board Meeting for the Colleton County School District was called to order by Chairperson Sharon Witkin. Greeters at the meeting were representatives from …
“Preventing Gun Violence in Our Schools” Know the Signs 2024 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) 21st Annual Logo Contest Rules
Deadline Date All entries must be received by March 29, 2024, at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina, 55 Beattie Place, Suite 700, Greenville, South Carolina 29601. Winners …
Jessica Williams
Interim Superintendent's Corner
Greeting Team Colleton, Wow! It is hard to believe that we are already at the midpoint of the 3rd quarter! At the beginning of this semester, I challenged you to keep the momentum going in order …
SCDSS Launches Wage Enhancement Program to Provide Supplemental Income to Child Care Educators and Staff
February 12, 2024 - South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) SC Endeavors program announces the launch of SC BOO$T, a pilot program that provides bonuses directly to qualified individuals …
Faith
Anna Bright
There is Power in Praising God!
Just recently I heard a soul-stirring message about praising God by a well-known Pastor, Rev. Dr. Isaac J. Holt, Jr., of Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, SC. I heard it before we left …
Zane Brown
Meet Jeremiah
Reading the Bible with me? Then grab your pen and journal and join me in the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was the son of a priest named Hilkiah. He was of the tribe of Benjamin, raised in a little …
Choices
Columnist Bill Crowder wrote in a recent Our Daily Bread devotional that according to the Daily Mirror, a British newspaper, the average person makes an astonishing 773,618 decisions over a lifetime. …
The Power of the Cross
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living …
Mrs.  Anna Bright
Do What You Can!
“Once there was a great forest fire. All the animals fled to the edge of the forest and froze in fear not knowing what to do. They watched as the flames began destroying the beauty of their home. …
Opinion
Letter to the Editor Policy
The Press and Standard welcomes the opinions of our readers in the form of letters to the editor. Any submissions containing personal attacks the newspaper deems to be of a libelous nature (a …
Moses Gibson
Invest in Community Education and Awareness and Stop the Menthol Ban
I am a third-generation farmer from Colleton County. And, while I have not always been a farmer by trade, since I retired from Richland County Government in 2023, Gibson Farms, LLC has become my …
VICKI'S VIEW: Hostess Horrors Part Three: The Saga
By Vicki Brown   I have a horror of being a hostess. If you have read my column lately, you know why. But the worst is yet to come, and that is the Saga for today. It’s a moment that will …
Vicki's View: Hostess Horrors Part Two
By Vicki Brown   I’ve said it before. I am the Queen of Disasters. It happens every single time I invite people over for dinner. It never fails. I think it’s because I judged someone …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
WHAT IN THE WORLD? If you can clear your thinking of our politics and government intrusions, consider looking at the world we live in. You need to understand we now face the threat of four …
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