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Anime Comes to Walterboro

Downtown Walterboro had a number of brightly dressed and costumed characters in town on Saturday. They came to AHAB to take part in the 3rd Annual CHIISAI.CON. The event was presented by Lashonda …

Elks Lodge #1988 helps Band of Blue stay hydrated

The Walterboro Elks Lodge #1988 is keeping the Band of Blue on its feet on the field. They made a large donation of 168 cases of water to help the band in its preparations for the 2024 marching …

Education Corner Animal of the Month

This month’s “animal” is the Historic Tree Cross Section at Bee City. Before anyone says, this is not an animal, you are correct. I thought the tree on display was cool and wanted to feature …

The Citadel Athletics #PoweredByREV

The Citadel and REV have signed a multi-year agreement that will make the Charleston-based financial institution the newest cornerstone partner for the Military College of South Carolina. REV will …
Local News

July Blood Drive held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

The July blood drive at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church had a shameful turn out of only 39 possible donors and 35 pints of blood was collected. This did not help a blood supply that is already at a …
Wiggins Swim Camp campers June 24-July 3, 2024

Wiggins Swim Camp held at Camp Wildwood

Wiggins Swim Camp was held on June 10-July 3, 2024. Jimmy Wiggins has been coordinating the Swim Camp for the past thirteen years for the youth in Colleton County and surrounding areas. He said the …

SCDOT Commission Approves Updates to Bridge Program with Additional $200 million in Funding

Following the additional $200 million investment from the General Assembly in the recent budget, the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission approved updates to the bridge program, …
Roundtable discussion at Lowcountry Food Bank

USDA Deputy Undersecretary, USDA Special Advisor, USDA State Executive Director Visit Lowcountry Food Bank to Discuss Ongoing Collaboration with the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program

Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB)hosted a site visit this month from the United States Department of Agriculture, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina farmers and growers for a …

Local Business Highlight

This month’s Business Highlight is on Valentine Detailing. Stephen Valentine is a native of Walterboro who attended Walterboro High School and then Orangeburg Tech where he received his CDL. He …
Local Sports
Congratulations to Bailey Cox on being selected to play in the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association of Women's Sports North-South All-Star Softball Games! These will be held on May 29-30 at …
Congratulations to Kyle Kelly on his hole-in-one at Hilton Head Lakes today where he qualified for Lower State! #CougarPride
When you look at the coaches on the USC Salkehatchie baseball field this season, they all have one thing in common.  They’ve been here before. Head Coach Jeremy Joye and assistant coaches LeBon …
Obituaries
Hickman, Mattie
WALTERBORO – Ms. Mattie Stanley Hickman, 73, of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at her residence. Born April 21, 1951, in Walterboro, South Carolina, she was a daughter of …
Kinglee, Mable
Mable Kinglee was the only child born to her loving parents Lucretia and David Boulds (deceased) on December 25, 1916, in Ritter, South Carolina. On Tuesday, July 9th, 2024, God Almighty called her …
Lovitt, Beatrice
After a full and carefree life, Mrs. Beatrice W. Lovitt entered into rest on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga. The daughter of the late Reverend Vernon Wilson …
Varnadoe, Norma
Mrs. Norma Lee Varnadoe, 77, of Lodge, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at her residence. Born October 28, 1946, in Barnwell, she was a daughter of the late Monnie Still and Rosalee …
Bailey, David
Mr. David Emuel Bailey, III, 65, of Harrison, Tennessee, died Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Born January 15, 1959, in La Mesa, California, he was a son of the late David Emuel Bailey, Jr. and MayBelle Ann …
Public Safety

South Carolina Joins Four Southeastern States During Multi-Agency Speed Enforcement Campaign

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) joins four other Southeastern states for Operation Southern Slow Down this week to crack down on excessive speeding and reduce speed-related …

#yourColletonfirefighter presents #firefighterfriday

Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter K.C. Campbell on #firefighterfriday. Captain Campbell serves as the Public Information Officer as well as the Recruitment and Retention Officer. Here is more …

#NationalPetFireSafetyDay

July 16th was National Pet Fire Safety Day and the Walterboro Fire Department is helping the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Sparky the Fire Dog with fire safety tips for pets. Did …
Education
CCSD rolls out new website and app
Colleton County School District announces a new website and app. The site and app are still “a work in progress”, but parents and students can still find very important information available …
New regulation on age appropriate material in schools
After gaining automatic approval in the last SC Legislative session, a new regulation will prohibit certain materials in South Carolina schools. The approval came after state legislators did not …
South Carolina Department of Education reveals new logo
The South Carolina Department of Education made its new logo public July 8th, 2024. State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver commented, “This beautiful logo represents our historic roots, a …
Colleton County Board Meeting
June 25, 2024 the Colleton County School District held their Regular Board Meeting. Chairperson Sharon Witkin called the meeting to order and gave the welcome. The invocation was given immediately …
Faith
Anna Bright
Be Patient and Follow God’s Lead
There are times in our lives when we get in a hurry and want things instantaneously, but that is not always going to work in our favor. When we get in a hurry and try to do things our way instead of …
Zane Brown
Missing the Blessing
Namaan was a man whose life seemed all together except for the fact that he had an incurable skin disease. He was a Gentile military leader who had a young Hebrew servant girl. She suggested to …
Tim Richards
We Need Not Be Lonely
In a survey on loneliness that appeared in the January 31, 2020, Minneapolis Post, Susan Perry reported how 61% of Americans admit to being lonely at least part of the time. Among cities that report …
Todd Simmons
One Way
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and …
Anna Bright
Stop the Evil Rhetoric, and Let’s Become “One Nation Under God”!
Over the past weekend, America watched as a 20-year-old tried to snuff out the life of Former President Trump, killed one person, and injured two others. What has happened to us? We have become the …
Opinion
Vicki Brown
Vick's View
Do you remember that old children’s song about the little old lady who swallowed a fly? If you recall the song, she next swallowed a spider to catch the fly… and on and on it goes. Well, I once …
Vicki Brown
The Wren
Every year when summer begins, I buy hanging baskets for my back patio. I love flowers and have always had really good luck with geraniums. So this year I decided to surround my patio with geranium …
Vicki Brown
Vick's View
By Vicki Brown My husband was turning 70, and my daughter-in-law thought he needed a party to commemorate such a special occasion. She is from the Dominican Republic, and they will party for any …
Vicki Brown
Vick's View
By Vicki Brown I am highly involved in a turf war. It is vicious and ugly. No, it is not between me and any of my delightful neighbors; it is between me and my yard. It all started 30 years …
Vicki Brown
Vick's View
It was 1964, and I was five years old. I had just enjoyed Christmas followed by a birthday in January. We were living in Buffalo, New York, at the time, and though we didn’t have much money, we had …
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