Smoke alarm saves family from house fire

By HEATHER WALTERS County fire officials are crediting a working smoke alarm for saving a Green Pond residence. On Wednesday, April 7, a smoke alarm inside a house woke up …

Riding for the homeless... Local shelter tries to raise funds to complete homeless shelter

By VICKI BROWN vbrown@lowcountry.com Christian Riders of the Lowcountry sponsored the “Help the Homeless” motorcycle ride on April 10 to support “In His Name …

Colleton named best in state for handling emergencies, disasters

By HEATHER WALTERS Colleton County has been named the Emergency Management Agency of the year for the State of South Carolina, beating out 45 other counties in the Palmetto State …

By VICKI BROWN vbrown@lowcountry.com Family and friends gathered at Gladys Whiddon Park on Monday afternoon, April 12th to see Boy Scout Troop 686 make a presentation to the City of …

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Vaccination clinics continue in Colleton

By HEATHER WALTERS Any Colleton County resident over the age of 16 and who wants to receive the COVID-19 vaccine …
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Learning about herd immunity and COVID-19

By HEATHER WALTERS As more people become vaccinated against the COVID-19 respiratory virus, state health …
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Restrictions lifted: all residents over the age of 16 can now receive COVID-19 vaccine

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“In His Name” goes mobile with Easter event

By Vicki Brown The “In His Name-Colleton” charity went mobile on April 3rd when it held an Easter event at a mobile home park, located near Wal-Mart in …

ON DISPLAY.

Dozens of antique and vintage cars were on display during the recent Third annual Knights of Columbus Car and Truck show sponsored in part by NAPA. Best in show was Jim Hyneman for his 63 Ford …

FFA Plant Sale

By VICKI BROWN vbrown@lowcountry.com The Colleton Future Farmers of America (FFA)held its annual Plant sale on Saturday, April 10, at the Cougar New Tech facilities on Thunderbolt …

KEEP WALTERBORO BEAUTIFUL.

The Walterboro Running Club along with Keep Walterboro Beautiful kicked off the Keep America Beautiful and the Great American Cleanup on Wednesday 7 April. They were …

Wedding Announcement

Zackery-Stevens Wedding Engagement Announced Denita La’Shawn Zackery of Yemassee and Kalip Nathan Stevens of Walterboro, along with her mothers, Alice Washington Zackery and Lavern Capers; and …

Herd It Here Farm to open

By VICKI BROWN vbrown@lowcountry.com Herd It Here Farm will hold its grand opening on April 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located at 541 Sullivans Ferry Road in …

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It’s all about the flag: City business and city codes in conflict

By VICKI BROWN vbrown@lowcountry.com Annette Bradley, part owner of Consignment Envy, has a bright red pennant in front of her business. On April 8, a City of Walterboro code …

Phillips named to Wofford Dean List

By Dudley Brown Contributor Meredith Nicole Phillips has been named to Wofford College’s Fall 2020 Dean’s List. Phillips is from Walterboro. To be named to the …

Around the Countryside: Putting Sweet Potatoes in the Home Garden

By Marion Barnes, Senior County Extension Agent Contributor The South Carolina Lowcountry is a great place to grow sweet potatoes (Ipomea batatas) in the home garden due to our …

Two Colleton youth named Good Citizens

By VICKI BROWN vbrown@lowcountry.com The local chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution chose two local students to receive Good Citizen awards and …

USC to hold in-person graduation

By Stephanie Gruber Contributor Officials with the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie campuses are pleased to announce it will host in-person spring commencement …

Is it time to buy or sell a house?

By VICKI BROWN vbrown@lowcountry.com With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing and impacting our economy, it now a good time to buy a house or sell a house? According to …

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Sports

Lady Indians punch ticket to dance

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Salkehatchie Lady Indians made history Saturday afternoon when they earned one of sixteen spots in the 2021 NJCAA Division II Women’s …

Cougar Softball goes 2-3 in Palmetto Invitational

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Colleton County Lady Cougar Softball participated in the Palmetto Invitational 2021 held Friday and Saturday April 9-10 at Wescott Park in North …

Indians eliminated in OT during semifinals of Atlantic District Championship

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Salkehatchie Indian basketball team was eliminated from post-season play following an overtime loss (108-99) to Caldwell Tech in the semifinals …

Cougar Baseball earns region win

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Colleton County Cougar Varsity baseball team earned their first Region VII-AAAA win of the season in an on-the-road game against Bluffton High …

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Lady Hawk Softball claims Region IV-AA title on Senior Night

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Colleton Prep varsity softball team sealed the SCISA Region IV-AA Championship with a 12-0 win over Thomas Heyward Academy on Senior Night, held …

Lady Indians head into conference tourney ranked No. 9 in nation and No. 1 in Region 10

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Lady Indians begin their post-season quest this Thursday, April 8 for the NJCAA Division II Region 10 Championship as the No. 1 …

Indians win over Denmark Tech

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Salkehatchie Indians earned a win over Denmark Tech (82-67) in the final game of the regular season to finish 7-9 overall and 4-6 in Region …

Hooker records 13 K’s in win over THA

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Colleton Prep War Hawk Baseball team improved to 9-6 overall and 7-1 in SCISA Region IV-AA following wins over Beaufort Academy (14-3) and Thomas …

Weathers strikes out 16 in win over James Island

By CINDY CROSBY Cindyc4@yahoo.com The Lady Cougars defeated Hilton Head High School 16-1 on Monday, March 22 in an on-the-road game. Weather earned the win in four innings of work, …

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Obituaries

Pamela Mae Prescott

Pamela Mae Prescott Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory Ms. Pamela Mae Prescott, 68, of Walterboro, died Thursday, April …
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Rita Goethe Montjoy

Rita Goethe Montjoy Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory Ms. Rita Goethe Montjoy, 69, of Walterboro, wife of the late …
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Derick Christopher Steele

Derick Christopher Steele Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory Mr. Derick Christopher Steele, 50, of Lexington, entered …
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Cynthia Bagnal Welch

Cynthia Bagnal Welch Brice Herndon Funeral Chapels and Crematory Ms. Cynthia Bagnal Welch, 66, of Walterboro, entered into …
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Mary Agnes Brabham Moody

Mary Agnes Brabham Moody Parker-Rhoden Funeral Home Mrs. Mary Agnes Brabham Moody, “Mimi,” age 89, entered eternal …
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Recognizing women in law enforcement

By HEATHER WALTERS The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing four of its female deputies as part of the recent and national women’s recognition …

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Do You Know How to Pray?

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And …