L to R: Bob Pence, Ray Colson, John Burns, and Mike Herrin

Lions Club conducts vision screening at North Walterboro Christian Academy

The Walterboro Chapter of the Lions Club conducted a preliminary vision screening for students at North Walterboro Christian Academy April 24. The actual screening takes only a matter of seconds …
The Lowcountry Scootin’ Boots:  Constance Nelson Barnes (Pastor at New Grace UMC), Lynne Singletary, Connie Kern, Suzanne Stone, Jeanne Caron, Terry Pournelle, Nancy Thomas,  and Holley Kinnear

New Grace UMC celebrates 19 years with Wellness Day

New Grace United Methodist Church recently celebrated its 19th anniversary with a dynamic Wellness Day on March 16, 2024. This significant event not only marked a milestone for the church but also …

Walterboro Lions Club holds its April Meeting

The Walterboro Lions Club held its monthly meeting on April 10th at Dukes Bar B Que. Ray Colson opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by prayer. Ray introduced the guest speakers …

Sea Turtle Stranding Season Begins for the South Carolina Aquarium

Earth Month Brings Seven New Patients to the Aquarium The South Carolina Aquarium has seen a significant uptick in admissions in the last couple of weeks, with seven sea turtle patients requiring …
Local News

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New School Meal Standards to Strengthen Child Nutrition

Gradual implementation of nutrition updates, to include less sugar, set to begin in Fall 2025 April 24, 2024, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced major steps to promote …

49th Annual Rice Festival

L to R: Chief John G. Creel, Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South Carolina and Chief Lamar Nelson, Eastern Cherokee Southern Iroquois and United Tribes of South Carolina

Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe Pow-Wow

Adorned in colorful regalia, Native American Chief’s and Vice-Chiefs from all over the state, joined Chief John Glenn Creel and Vice Chief Donnie Creel in opening ceremonies for the 48th Annual Pow …

49th Annual Rice Festival

Local Sports
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 …
The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie men’s basketball coach Matt Lynch has been named the 2024 NJCAA Division 1 Atlantic District Coach of the year. A first-year head coach, Lynch …
The USC Salkehatchie men’s basketball team had its magical March run come to a close in the first round of the NJCAA National Tournament. Salkehatchie would fall to host team Hutchinson Community …
Obituaries
Wiggins, Robert
WALTERBORO – Mr. Robert Stanley Wiggins, known by all as “Cotton”, age 74, of Walterboro, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2024, at the Colleton Medical Center in …
Glen Craven
Craven, Glen Earl
WALTERBORO:     Glen Earl Craven Sr., husband of Suzanne “Suze” Johnson Hickman, passed away at his home under hospice care Sunday afternoon, April 14, 2024.  He was 64. …
Laverne Fennell
Fennell, Laverne
Mrs. Alice Laverne Fennell, 87, of Brunson, entered into eternal rest Wednesday evening, April 17, 2024, at her residence. She was the wife of the late George Edward Fennell. Born April 17, 1937, in …
Robert Frank
Frank, Robert “Bobby”
Robert L. “Bobby” Frank, husband of Joyce Hill Frank passed away at home on Saturday afternoon. He was 83 years old. Bobby was born January 19th in Adams Run, S.C. the son of John …
Perry Frazier
Frazier, Perry
Mr. Perry Fazier was born on February 11, 1954 in Brooklyn N.Y. He was the son of the late Deacon William Frazier and Deaconess Annie Florence Geddis Frazier. Perry transitioned from his earthly life …
Public Safety

Locals’ Turnout for “Take Back the Night”

Representatives of the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, Walterboro Police Department, 14th Circuit Solicitors Office, Department of Social Services, and the Department of Juvenile Justice attended …

#yourColletonfirefighter presents #firefighterfriday

Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter Paul Bagley on #firefighterfriday. Firefighter - EMT Bagley is assigned to the Station 7 Platoon on “C” shift. Here is more information on Firefighter - EMT …

Truck Accident Closes I-95

South Bound Interstate 95 was closed Combahee River for an hour following a high-speed accident involving a semi-truck that struck a tree. The accident occurred Monday afternoon, April 22 near the …
Education
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.
Artist rendering of Clemson University College of Veterinary Medicine campus
Clemson University’s College of Veterinary Medicine
Upon receiving provisional accreditation, the Clemson University College of Veterinary Medicine will admit its first class in 2026. Dr. Steven Marks is the College’s founding dean and comments, …
Joi Elliott and Sarai Frazier
Exceptional Learners Hit the Runway
Wednesday, March 13, a group of 3 CCHS exceptional learners (Tarshai Campbell, Shawna Paul, and Joi Elliott) from Mrs. Kubik’s and Ms. Feltman’s classes participated in a Fashion Show that took …
Faith
Anna Bright
Remain Patient and Finish the Journey!
As the closing of the school year approaches, I decided to share this message about patience. I was a secondary educator for 42 years in Alabama and South Carolina. If I had not learned to have …
Zane Brown
Life’s Hardest Lesson
I will never forget the chaos that day. President Reagan had been shot and was undergoing surgery at Walter Reed Hospital. A press conference had been called and there was General Alexander Haig …
Trusting God
I took my grandson to the library for the first time last Friday. J enjoys being read to, so I hoped he would eagerly pick out books. He was more interested in playing with toys in the children’s …
Todd Simmons
Becoming Less
He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:30 No one wants to become less. From the moment we are born until our last days we are struggling to make our voices heard, assert our …
Anna Bright
Be Polite to Others, for You Don’t Know Their Story
It takes very little effort to be polite to others, but it takes more to be rude. In our society today, I see impoliteness more than I have ever seen it in my entire life. Some people do it just to …
Opinion
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 …
Letter to the Editor
I am sick and tired of the anti-Semitic protests across America, and especially on our university campuses, where they create the potential for violence. Violent demonstrations are not the main …
Vicki Brown
Vick's View
PART TWO: The Dress If you read my last week’s column, you will remember that this is a continuation of the fiasco that was my son’s wedding. Nothing I plan ever goes well, and this wedding …
Letter to the Editor
As a board-certified dermatologist, I regularly treat patients with the most common cancer in the U.S., nonmelanoma skin cancer, affecting 3.3 million Americans yearly, including roughly 68,000 in …
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