Covid-19 hits home: Coach ‘Mo’ Simmons

By CINDY CROSBY cindyc4@yahoo.com If you ever had the opportunity to get to know Coach Maurice Simmons or be coached by him, you likely know how much the man loved his hats. In fact, chances …

Jail escapee now faces felony charge

At approximately 10:35 a.m. Sunday, inmate Emmanuel Hughes, 28, escaped from the Colleton County Detention Center, scaling a fence and exiting the facility. Hughes was being housed in the three …

Face masks required in city and county.

In a joint meeting between the City Council and County Council on June 29, an emergency ordinance was passed requiring that face coverings or masks be worn in public in Colleton County and …

Masks required at Edisto Beach as well

Edisto Beach County Council adopted an emergency ordinance on June 29 in a 4-1 vote requiring that face coverings be worn for 60 days in the Town of Edisto Beach during the Covid-19 public health …

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

COLLETON COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE Wednesday May 27

Colleton County officials have been notified of seventy-six total cases of COVID-19 in Colleton County, with 44 current cases. These cases of COVID-19 are in the 29488, 29481, 29475, 29435, 29446 and …

Rec Center to re-open; 48 total Covid cases reported

The Colleton County Parks and Recreation Fitness Center will re-open on Tuesday May 26 with new policies …
COVID-19 Update 5-1-2020

Colleton County officials have been notified of 33 total cases of COVID-19 in Colleton County. This …
COVID-19 Update

As of Tuesday April 21, SCDHEC reports that Colleton has 23 positive cases of the COVID-19 virus and two …
Lowcountry Urgent Care now doing COVID-19 tests

During these difficult times, Lowcountry Urgent Care (LUC) is open and available to collect specimens to …

CCHS, TCTC students donate masks, gloves, gowns to MUSC

Julie Mundell, Michael Fanchette and Scott Wheeler are teachers at Colleton County High School’s …
A sign of the times

This sign on I-95 near the rest area at Exit 53 pretty much sums up the state of the country. With …
Toilet paper has a new look

Jeff Lewis, owner of Jeff’s IGA in Ehrhardt, knew that supplies of toilet paper were limited. So …
State of the county: Colleton has one recovered case

Colleton County officials have been notified of 10 total cases of COVID-19 in Colleton County — …

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NEWS

Williams mayor, council election July 14

The general election for the Town of Williams will be held Tuesday July 14. This election was rescheduled from the previous date of April 14, due to Covid-19 restrictions. The election will …

Hemp farm in Round O

By Robert Adams robertcool1010@gmail.com This year, Earl Fore was licensed to grow hemp in Round O. An experienced farmer, Fore with the assistance of his grandson, Charles, found …

Going from ABC’s to recipes

By CINDY CROSBY cindyc4@yahoo.com What happens when two kindergarten teachers go from teaching ABCs to recipes? “Sweet Teachers.” Nancy Murray and Emily Lemacks teach kindergarten at …

City of Walterboro adopts budget ordinance

An ordinance to adopt the City of Walterboro’s general fund budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, was passed at the city council’s last meeting held on June 23. According to Jeff Molinari, city …

Robert Davidson Center being rebuilt

The Robert Davidson Center, 113 Tee Pee Ln., Ridgeville, is being rebuild, using federal, state and local funds. The building will be used as the headquarters for the Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of …

Be safe with fireworks on the Fourth of July

With organized firework displays canceled, many families are purchasing fireworks to recreate the shows they are used to at home. For many, this will be their first time experimenting with …

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Help with health insurance

For 14 straight weeks, more than a million people have filed for unemployment in the U.S. Job loss often means a loss of healthcare coverage also. Many worry about how they will manage their …

SCDOT schedules local roads to repair

The S.C. Department of Transportation has announced the following road improvements scheduled in 2020-2021:Major/primary roadsS.C. Hwy. 217 (Lodge Highway), 1.73 miles, rehabilitation (repave);S.C. …

Happy ending: Linder recovers from virus

James Linder has been a COVID-19 positive patient in the ICU at Colleton Medical Center for the past 37 days — 27 of those days on a ventilator. On June 26, Linder tested negative for COVID-19 and …

One dead in Lodge shooting

One person is dead after a shooting on Beulah Road in Lodge Tuesday night at 10:52 p.m. On Tuesday June 30, Colleton County deputies responded to the 3000 block of Beulah Road in Lodge in …

Edisto Free Clinic wins award

The Edisto Natchez-Kusso Free Clinic in Ridgeville recently received a gold rating from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC), a recently launched a Quality Standards …

Ruffin community gets disaster boxes

Ruffin Community disaster supplies box distribution was a success at the BZS Community Center grounds in Ruffin recently. A special thank you to co-sponsors Kingdom Keepers (Kim Memminger), D&R …

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Obituaries

Laurie Copeland

Laurie Copeland Brice Herndon Funeral Home Cecil Laurie Copeland, 47, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his home in Ehrhardt. Born …
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Michael Stanfield

Michael Stanfield Brice Herndon Funeral Home Mr. Furman Michael Stanfield, 36, of Ehrhardt, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, …
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Luther William "Billy" Carter Jr

Luther William "Billy" Carter Jr Parker-Rhoden Funeral Home Mr. Luther William "Billy" Carter Jr., husband of Teresa S. Carter, …
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Furman Parnell

Furman Parnell Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory Furman Russell Parnell, 79, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest …
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John Wayne Zygadlo

John Wayne Zygadlo Parker- Rhoden Funeral Home During the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 30th 2020, John Wayne Zygadlo …
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Pursuit involving stolen vehicle leads to two arrests

Investigators recover $250,000 in stolen goods.On Tuesday June 23, Colleton County Sheriff’s investigators with assistance from Dorchester County investigators, the Walterboro Police Department …

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