Posted by The Press and Standard | December 2, 2018 5:00 am
“I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly”—Galatians 2:21
Powerful words from the Apostle Paul to the Apostle Peter.
In verses 11-14 of this second chapter of Galatians, Peter … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | December 1, 2018 5:00 am
Winners of the Walterboro-Colleton County Chamber of Commerce’s Turkey Trot, held Thanksgiving morning, were:
Top Male
1st – Sheldon Reynolds with a time of 16:49
2nd – Trevor Wilson with a time of 18:22
3rd – Scott Wilson with a … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | December 1, 2018 5:00 am
Medalists in the Walterboro Elks Soccer Shoot held Nov. 15 were: U-8G Haidyn Bishop, U-10G Polyanna Rice, U-10B Dakota Walton, U-12G Ansley Garnsey and U-12B Brantley Padgett. District winners in the Southeast Elks Soccer Shoot held on Nov. 18 will … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | December 1, 2018 5:00 am
Winners of the 2018-19 spelling bee at Northside Elementary School are first, Kaidyn Ballard-Frazier (middle), second, John Harrison (right) and third, Hunter Shander, school alternate. Kaidyn and John will advance to the district spelling bee in a few weeks.
Posted by The Press and Standard | December 1, 2018 5:00 am
A wine tasting was held at Carmine’s Trattatoria last week. Guests included Barbara Gittleman and Sanford Morse, who drove from Hendersonville, N.C. to attend the event.
… Read the restPosted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 5:00 pm
A Clemson-Carolina Tailgate Party and oyster roast was held by the Colleton County Gamecock Club, Colleton County Clemson Club and the Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society on Tuesday Nov. 19 from 6-8 p.m. at the Bedon-Lucas House, 205 Church … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 5:00 pm
Jackson Sweatman of Colleton County joined two other South Carolina 4-H members to experience first-hand the phenomenon of the youth maker movement.
Sweatman, a Colleton County 4-H member, joined Katherine Ryan of Hampton County 4-H and Nicholas Matthews of Florence … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 5:00 pm
The monthly Colleton County Fire-Rescue firefighter training for November focused on the best use of the stuff that comes out of the hoses.
Water has been the firefighter’s go-to tool since the beginning.
Centuries of putting water on flames have … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 5:00 pm
The Walterboro Elks Lodge #1988 recently donated $1000 dollars to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Food Bank. The donation was made possible through an Elks National Foundation (ENF) Gratitude Grant.
From left are Lodge President Jim Carter, Good Shepherd Church members … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 12:55 pm
Ms. Mildred B. Verner
Simmons Funeral Home, Orangeburg
Ms. Mildred B. Verner of Columbia, formerly of Walterboro, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Providence Health Hospital in Columbia.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 5:00 am
Five of the eight legislators who represent Colleton County in Columbia came to the meeting room of Colleton Memorial Library for a legislative delegation meeting the evening of Nov. 26.
The session was originally scheduled to be held in Edisto … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 5:00 am
The Justice Department last week sided with the Redeemer Fellowship of Edisto Island in its federal court effort to use the town’s Civic Center to hold worship services.
The Justice Department’s Statement of Interest, filed in U.S. District Court in … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 5:00 am
The kitchen at Colleton County Fire-Rescue’s Station 19 was working overtime Thanksgiving Day.
The fire station on Thunderbolt Drive became the home base for the effort to ensure those fire department personnel working on the holiday didn’t miss out on … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 30, 2018 5:00 am
A $60,000 state grant is going to be put to work at Black Street Early Childhood Center.
The money, allocated to fund life safety infrastructure for school facilities projects, will be used to improve the security at the childhood center.… Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 pm
A Green Pond Home was heavily damaged in a morning fire the morning of Nov. 27.
At 9:11 a.m., a passerby notified 9-1-1 operators that the residence located at 1332 Magwood Bryant Road was on fire. The first fire crew … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 pm
Investigators suspect that a Hendersonville Highway residence was set on fire the evening of Nov. 20 to hide evidence of a break-in.
Members of Colleton County Fire-Rescue were sent to the vacant single-story home at 6:02 p.m., after a passerby … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 pm
Yemassee Police Chief Gregory Alexander had a lot of thank you’s to pass out after a Walterboro man, sought as a suspect in a Nov. 15 armed robbery, is now in custody.
Members of the Yemassee Police Department were called … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 pm
A neighbor reporting smoke coming from a doublewide mobile home brought Colleton Couny Fire-Rescue personnel to Mars Old Field Lane the afternoon of Nov. 23.
Firefighters arriving a few minutes after the call found heavy fire and smoke visible from … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 pm
Four arrested
in attempted
theft case
Two men and two women were arrested on multiple charges after members of the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate an incident on Welch Creek Road on the evening of Nov. 22.… Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 pm
A multiple vehicle crash in the 11300 block of Jefferies Highway sent five victims to the Colleton Medical Center the evening of Nov. 20.
The accident involving two passenger cars and a small SUV shut down the highway, keeping it … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 2:44 pm
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 11:46 am
Walterboro native Della Mack will hold a Book Launch Party for her new book “Confident Is She” on Saturday Dec. 1 from 3-6 p.m. at 320 Robertson Blvd.
An Army captain in military intelligence, Mack said she is often asked … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 am
A multi-county chase that ended when the fleeing motorist ran out of gas in Summerville resulted in the driver facing multiple charges.
Investigators with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office were conducting saturation patrols in an area that has been the … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 am
A fire that heavily damaged a Carn Street residence the morning of Nov. 21 is being investigated as a possible arson.
Members of the Walterboro Fire Department were sent to the home at 314 Carn St. at 6:44 a.m., and … Read the rest
Posted by The Press and Standard | November 29, 2018 5:00 am
Walterboro will usher in the Christmas Season this weekend.
The welcoming weekend will be capped off with the annual lighted Christmas Parade in the downtown area beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 2.
Walterboro Director of Tourism Christan Spires says … Read the rest
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