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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 …
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4/15/21
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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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4/15/21
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Man bashed in head, robbed as he puts air in his tires
By HEATHER WALTERS
A 34-year-old Walterboro man was struck in the back of his head and robbed as he attempted to put …
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4/15/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
A Saturday afternoon, single-car crash on Robertson Boulevard in Walterboro has left a man severely injured.
The crash occurred on the 1700-block of …
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4/15/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
Ralph G. Stair, commonly known as Brother Stair, died on April 4.
Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey confirms that Stair, 87, died at his Overcomer …
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4/8/21
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By VICKI BROWN
vbrown@lowcountry.com
“Carolina Crimes” is a new weekly episodic true crime podcast dedicated exclusively to covering true crimes committed in the State of …
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4/8/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
Two Colleton County families recently suffered losses in separate house fires.
On April 4th, firefighter-paramedics with Colleton County Fire-Rescue …
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4/8/21
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Man enters Colleton house, caught rummaging through woman’s purse
By Heather Walters
A 32-year-old Colleton County man is charged with multiple drug offenses and with …
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4/8/21
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Catalytic converter thefts continue
By HEATHER WALTERS
The criminal trend of catalytic converters being stolen from Colleton County vehicles continues, as local officers …
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4/1/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
Local firefighter-paramedics and law enforcement officers responded to a crash on Interstate 95 on March 25th, where a man was critically injured in a …
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4/1/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
A dog died in a residential camper fire last week.
Firefighter-paramedics with Colleton County Fire-Rescue were called to a fire on Thursday, March 26th …
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4/1/21
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Two South Carolina women were injured in a crash that occurred on Interstate 95 on Sunday morning. The March 28th crash happened at about 5:07 a.m. near the 47-mile marker on I-95. The female driver …
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4/1/21
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Drunken duo taken to jail for DUI, trying to assault officer
By HEATHER WALTERS
A drunken 28-year-old Smoaks woman was taken into custody last week when she refused to …
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3/25/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
Edisto Beach officials are gearing up for its busiest time of the year – Spring Break.
This year brings many unknowns to the town’s police …
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3/25/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
Law enforcement officers are still looking for the man wanted on several attempted murder charges in a recent Walterboro shooting. However, officers’ …
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3/25/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
The Explorers Program within the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting new applicants.
The program has been on hold since March of 2020 due …
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3/25/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
Two dogs that had inhaled too much smoke in a recent Colleton County house fire were saved, thanks to the quick efforts of local firefighters and the use of …
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3/18/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a Cottageville family’s house last …
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3/18/21
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The female driver of a vehicle is believed to have had a medical emergency prior to this crash that occurred on Thursday morning, March 11, near the Planters Trace Shopping Plaza in Walterboro, …
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3/18/21
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By HEATHER WALTERS
Colleton County law enforcement officers have been holding most of its court hearings virtually, as part of in-person and crowd-based restrictions coming from the …
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3/18/21
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