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This month’s Protect and Serve segment highlights Lieutenant Craig Stivender of the Walterboro Fire Department.
Stivender is a native of Colleton County specifically of Cottageville. He is a …
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By Dana Erickson
editor@lowcountry.com
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12/29/23
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A pickup truck left Interstate 95, struck a guard rail, and tumbled down an embankment landing on its side in Ivanhoe Creek. An adult male was injured in the accident. Motorists stopped to assist …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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12/29/23
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Fire-Rescue Engine 9 responded to a residence on Augusta Hwy, Thursday afternoon December 14th. Upon arrival they found smoke visible from a double wide mobile home. Firefighter-Paramedics entered …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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12/29/23
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When starting her route Thursday, December 21, Walterboro USPS mail carrier Vickie Tripp probably did not expect to come upon a fire in someone’s front yard. Therefore, in addition to delivering …
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By: Dana Erickson
editor@lowcountry.com
Source: ABC News 4 Staff, #CCFR
Photos: ABC News 4 Staff
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12/29/23
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Six people were injured, two seriously, in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 near 42 mile marker on December 20. The two southbound vehicles collided in a construction zone when the Jeep went …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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12/29/23
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Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter Brent Dalton on #firefighterfriday. Battalion Chief Dalton is the “B” shift supervisor, a position he has held since 2009. Here is more information on …
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Special for The Press and Standard
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12/21/23
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Special for The Press and Standard
Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter Chris Jones on #firefighterfriday. Battalion Chief Chris Jones is the “C” shift supervisor, a position he has held since …
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12/14/23
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Special for The Press and Standard
Two outside storage buildings and a great deal of debris and stored items were destroyed or damaged in an afternoon fire on Gadsden Loop near June Street Tuesday …
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12/14/23
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Hillcrest Apartments was the scene of a shooting on Sunday December 3. An adult male was injured in the shooting which took place and at least one apartment was hit by several rounds and the patient …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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12/7/23
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Former attorney and convicted killer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to 27 years in prison during a hearing held Tuesday morning November 28.
Murdaugh pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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12/7/23
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A family of four was displaced following a fire in their home on Akins Ln Wednesday, November 29. Engine 13 find fire at the front of the single-story wood structure. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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12/7/23
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Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter Mandy Dandridge on #firefighterfriday. Firefighter Dandridge is a volunteer assigned to Station 8 serving the Hendersonville Community. Mandy is also a member of …
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Special for The Press and Standard
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12/7/23
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On duty Colleton First responders had a more joyous Thanksgiving thanks to two Orangeburg County men. The emergency responders were on duty Thanksgiving Day and away from their families. Josh Mitchum …
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Special for the Press and Standard
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11/30/23
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Get to know #yourColletonfirefighter Logan Gilreath on #firefighterfriday. Firefighter Gilreath serves as a volunteer assigned to the Station 9 Platoon. Logan joined the Explorer program in 2019. …
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Special for The Press and Standard
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11/30/23
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A northbound passenger car left the roadway and struck the ditch bank, then flipped over several times on SC Hwy 61 Thursday morning November 23.
An adult female passenger was seriously injured …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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11/30/23
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The Fire-Rescue Explorers celebrated their 16th year and enjoyed a dinner at their bi-monthly meeting on November 14th. The adult leaders prepared the meal. After eating the explorers faced off …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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11/23/23
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School Resource Officers (SRO) play a very important part in students’ lives whether they know it or not. They stand in the gap between what can be harmful to students from outside and within. A …
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By Dana Erickson
editor@lowcountry.com
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11/23/23
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David and Loretta Hiers have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. David Hiers will serve three years in prison and Loretta Hiers will serve two years.
The …
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By Dana Erickson
editor@lowcountry.com
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11/19/23
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Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to a structure fire on Lotus Ct. near Cottageville. 9-1-1 was call after a neighbor heard an explosion and could see flames through the woods. Upon arrival to …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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11/17/23
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Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter Ashley Ackerman on #firefighterfriday. Firefighter/EMT Ashley Ackerman joined Colleton County Fire-Rescue in 2006, and is assigned to the Station 7 Platoon on …
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Special for The Press and Standard
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11/17/23
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