Crowd at WHAM! finale

WHAM! Festival Wraps Up

The WHAM! Festival concluded on Saturday with concerts and performances from children’s choruses from area schools. Students from Cottageville, Forest Hills, and Northside Elementary Schools …

Colleton and Dorchester County to Teach Water Safety

Splash into Safety utilizes a mobile swimming pool to teach water safety to children in both Dorchester and Colleton County. Life Guards and Swim Instructors participate in the program to teach …

Spotlight

This week’s Spotlight is Olivia Ballew. Olivia is a native of Walterboro and attended Colleton County High School and is an active member of the Walterboro Church of God. Olivia is married to Tyler …

USC-Salk Aviation Take Flight! Camp

Thirty-two students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at Colleton County Middle School soared to high heights when they attended the 2-day 2024 Aviation Take Flight! Camp sponsored by …
Local News

Anderson from Wayne Brothers Companies visits CCHS

Mr. Jaime Andersen with Wayne Brothers has partnered with CCHS Career Center to offer careers within their company. Mr. Andersen spoke with some Seniors and shared his career path as he ran a company …

Walterboro Lions Club hold Monthly Meeting

The Walterboro Lions Club held its monthly meeting on May 8th at 1:00 PM. The meeting held at Dukes Bar B Que was called to order by Vice President Bob Pence. The meeting began with the singing of …

Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe breaks ground on community center

Ground breaking ceremonies for a new Robert Davidson Community Center at 113 Tee Pee Lane, Ridgeville, S.C. were held on Saturday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m. The center is named after the late Robert …

Time runs out on SC Energy Security Act

The South Carolina State legislative session ended May 9 which ended chances for SC House Bill 5118 to pass this session. The bill has been the focus of a lot of scrutiny with some praising the bill …
Local Sports
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 …
Bayleigh Chapman - Grade 7, Joyce Dong - Grade 7, Jamiya Gant - Grade 8, Kennedy Graham - Grade 8, Jaleesha Jenkins - Grade 8, Bryleigh Johnson - Grade 8, Lillyanna Kooy - Grade 8, Isabella Lundell - …
Sam Witkin - INF/P - Grade 7, Kanan Breland - INF- Grade 8, Glenn Tumbleston - INF- Grade 7, Bentley Hiers - UTL- Grade 8, John Parks - OF/P- Grade 7, Tre-Vahn Fishburne - OF- Grade 8, Owen Olimpo - …
Caleb and Cole Davis, of Colleton Preparatory Academy, are making inroads to college football careers. Caleb Davis has committed to The Citadel. Cole Davis, has received a PWO offer from the …
Obituaries
Lillie Byrd
Byrd, Lillie
Mrs. Lillie Mae DeWitt Byrd, 88, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, May 10, 2024, at Oakbrook Healthcare in Summerville. She was the wife of the late Samuel Eugene Byrd, to whom …
Dinehart, Diane
Mrs. Diane Breland Dinehart, 73, of Walterboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, May 7, 2024, at Colleton Medical Center after a prolonged illness. Diane was first married to the late Allie …
Hazel Yvone Sanders
Sanders, Hazel Yvone
“The Lord is my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for you, and I praise him. The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. …
Dylan Strickland
Strickland, Dylan
Mr. Dylan Ryan Strickland, 24, of Smoaks, entered into rest Thursday morning, May 2, 2024, at his residence. Born September 19, 1999, in Walterboro, South Carolina, he was the son of Robert Kyle …
Betty Wilson
Wilson, Betty
Mrs. Betty Sue Williams Wilson, 87, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, April 16, 2024, at the John E. Harter Nursing Center in Fairfax.  She was the wife of the late …
Public Safety

Fatal Accident on Jefferies Boulevard

A single vehicle accident occurred on North Jefferies Blvd., Thursday afternoon May 15th. The SUV left the roadway and struck a tree and power pole. The male driver suffered multiple traumatic …

Three Injured at McDanieltown Road

McDanieltown Rd, and Cottageville Highway was the scene of two vehicle collision on May 7. Three people were injured, one critically, after two vehicles collided around 5:55 pm during a severe …

Fire on Rehoboth Road

A neighbor alerted 9-1-1 to a building that was on fire on Rehoboth Road on Friday May 10th. Colleton County Fire-Rescue arrived to find a single-story wood frame residence well involved. The roof …
Education
CPA Upper Elementary Chorus performing
CPA presents "A Pirate's Life for Me"
The Colleton Academy Upper Elementary Chorus presented their spring production of "A Pirate's Life for Me" on May 10th. The chorus of over 100 children under the direction of Megan Marvin sang songs …
National Principals Day
National Principals' Day was May 1, 2024. Thank you, Principals, for all you do for the district, your staff, students, families, and the community.
GETTING A HEAD START:  As part of the early college partnerships with local school districts, 21 high school seniors earned their associate degrees.  Pictured are Hannah Craven, Kaniah Ferguson, Saniye Washington, Leah Polite, MaKayla Craven, Cayleigh Jacques, Jenna Cox, Adam Padgett, Ahava Folk (Back Row) Jayla Cohen, Amaray Washington, Sarai Frazier, Jalyn Perry, Caleb Cook, Christian Williams, Hailey Craven, Alexandria Stephens, Jessica Donaldson
USC Salkehatchie celebrates 52nd commencement
The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie celebrated its 52nd commencement at its Allendale campus on April 26. The University awarded 135 degrees including 116 associate degrees and 19 …
L to R:  Giselle Cortez, Arika Deshane, Devin Dwight, Willow Christeson, Brooke Caldwell
CCHS students Plant the Moon
Ms. Rachana Bhonsle’s students participated in the Plant the Moon Challenge and joined a global science experiment and research challenge to examine how vegetable crops can grow in lunar soil. Each …
Celestial happenings at Colleton Prep
Monday, April 8 Colleton Preparatory students took the opportunity to view the solar eclipse on the football field. The next total solar eclipse will take place August 12, 2045 in 21 years.
Faith
Anna Bright
Please Savor the Important Moments of Life, Graduates!
In just a few short days, the Class of 2024 from Colleton County High School and Colleton Preparatory Academy will take that ultimate walk across the stage for which they and their parents and …
Zane Brown
Helping Vs. Oppressing
As I walked to my car following a very busy Sunday, a man called across our parking lot, “Are you the pastor?” I answered I was one of the church’s pastors and asked what he needed. He began …
If God Did Not Spare Angels
If God Did Not Spare Angels Reading the Bible with me? Then grab our pen and journal and read Isaiah 13-15. We will focus on Isaiah 14:13-16. Many think these verses recount the archangel …
Todd Simmons
The Son of God
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:15-16 Throughout the New Testament gospel …
Anna Bright
Mother’s Prayers
There is a special song, “Mother’s Prayers Have Followed Me” by Lizzie DeArmond, that we sang in my church annually for Mother’s Day when I was a young girl. I loved the beautiful tune so …
Opinion
Vicki Brown
Vick's View
Years ago, my husband and young sons convinced me to go river rafting. I pictured myself gently floating down a river in a fat air filled boat and it sounded like a good idea. So we made reservations …
DEMOCRAT’S  “DESTROY TRUMP TRAIN” JUMPS OFF THE TRACK
The democrat progressives have had a bad week in their effort to put President Trump in jail and interfere with the election in November. First, the fiction based trail in New York ran into a …
Vicki Brown
Vick's View
Recently, my mother’s clan had a family reunion. Getting to see everyone was fun, but I dreaded hearing the same question asked over and over by rarely seen family members: “What have you been …
WPD gets funding from USDA
April 24th, the City of Walterboro had a ribbon cutting ceremony for receipt of USDA Rural Development funding. USDA awarded the city $112,100 for the following projects: Police Dep. – …
Letter to the Editor
I have been a student of American History for over 60 years. I have never read or witnessed anything like the urgent and aggressive attempt by our current government to establish a plan for total …
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