The 2024 Rice festival golf tournament was held on Sunday April 28th. The event held at Dogwood Hills golf course was a two-man captain’s choice scramble with 22 teams competing for the lowest …
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By Scott Grooms
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5/9/24
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This month’s business spotlight is on Colleton Coffee. Colleton Coffee is located on Washington Street and is co-owned by Jesse and Mandy Burdick.
The Burdick sisters own two business in …
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By Scott Grooms
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5/2/24
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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 …
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5/2/24
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Photos by Scott Grooms
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5/2/24
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This week’s Spotlight is on Erik Lindstrum, the co-owner of Golden Daffodil with his sister Kierston. Erik grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. He went to a small boarding school on the top of a …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/18/24
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Alex Murdaugh filed a notice of appeal of his murder convictions Thursday, April 11 after receiving the written order denying his request for a new trial on April 4.
Murdaugh and his attorneys …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/18/24
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By Dana Erickson
A name can be a powerful thing. Attach a name to an honorable cause or idea and it becomes so much more. The names Matthew and Rebecca Simmons, the impact they made and will make …
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Dana Erickson
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4/18/24
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The Colleton County School Board held an Amended Special Board Meeting April 9, 2024. The Welcome and Call to Order was given by Chairperson, Sharon Witkin.
Board member Mrs. Mary Jones was not …
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By Dana Erickson
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4/18/24
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An adult male was killed when his bicycle was struck from behind by a passenger car Bells Hwy west of Stephens Crossroads Wednesday afternoon April 3 around 3:03pm. A witness to the incident told 911 …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/11/24
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Governor Henry McMaster’s Executive Order 2024-07, appointed Patricia Grant, former Clerk of Court for Colleton County, to serve in that capacity once more. The appointment came after the …
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By Dana Erickson
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4/11/24
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This week’s Spotlight is on Tammy Breland owner of Bountiful Blessings Gift Shop. Breland is from Walterboro but lives in Ruffin with her husband Melvin, they have 2 grown daughters and four …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/11/24
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Despite the chill and the wind community organizations came out to make Colleton County citizens aware of resources available to them. From mental health to assistance obtaining food, there are …
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By Dana Erickson
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4/11/24
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Surrounded by her attorney and colleagues from the clerk’s office, Mrs. Becky Hill publicly resigned from her office as Colleton County Clerk of Court. Justin Bamberg, Mrs. Hill’s attorney, told …
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By Dana Erickson
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4/4/24
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Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where the more than six million dollars he stole ended up and whether another attorney helped him steal …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/4/24
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This week’s Spotlight is Jason Lee Cook. Jason was born in Charleston and raised in Colleton County. He graduated from Walterboro High School and has operated the media department for PRTC for the …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/4/24
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Volunteers from numerous local organizations came together to renovate the exterior of a Green Pond home. Pastor Dave of the Jacksonboro Baptist Church and Curtis Magwood of the Agape Word of the …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/4/24
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With a ribbon cutting and a line of patrons waiting to be the first in the door, the long awaited Ollie’s store opened its doors in the Ivanhoe Shopping Center.
Steven Smith the Ollie’s …
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By Scott Grooms
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3/28/24
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When I was just a young girl, growing up on Wiley Street in Walterboro, I attended school in our neighborhood. There was a woman I remember very well, who was an educator to her heart, Mrs. Virginia …
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By: Anna Stevens Bright
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3/28/24
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Student Council presented a representative from the American Heart Association with the money that was raised from our charity day. The charity day raised $220. Thank you to everyone who donated.
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3/28/24
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