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Former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal will preside over the three-day evidentiary hearing regarding Alex Murdaugh’s new trial, which is scheduled for Jan. 29 in Richland …
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By Scott Grooms
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1/18/24
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The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is looking for partners to assist with providing meals to children this summer.
The Summer Break Café is a summer food service program funded by …
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Provided by SCDE Communications
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1/18/24
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A big thank you to Lauren Reynolds and Jordan Slocum for spending their holiday break helping catalogue artifacts into our digital archive. The duo logged 207 hours as they pulled, photographed, …
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1/18/24
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A number of events were held to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, on Saturday, January 13 the Colleton County NAACP presented “King Day at the House” on the grounds of the Colleton County Courthouse. …
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By Scott Grooms
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1/18/24
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County, State DOT, Sheriff’s Deputies and Fire-Rescue personnel were out with winches and chainsaws removing trees from the Colleton County roads to get traffic moving. At one point during the …
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By Scott Grooms
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1/18/24
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The Walterboro Civitan Club held its January 9th meeting at Dukes Barbecue. The meeting was called to order by the ringing of the bell. After recitation of the Civitan Creed, the Pledge of …
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By: Scott Grooms
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1/18/24
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1/18/24
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The Town contracted with Davis & Floyd to conduct an interior lagoon study on Edisto Beach to identify potential solutions for addressing both rainfall and tidal flooding. The interior lagoon system …
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1/14/24
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Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin have been mandated to file Murdaugh’s request for a new trial to the clerk of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Donald Beatty, …
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By: Dana Erickson
editor@lowcountry,com
Source: Patrick Phillips
Photo: aleteia.org
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1/11/24
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A young teenage girl has gone missing from Walterboro. 14 year old Zionayia Mariah Porcher has not been seen in more than a week and was last seen around the area of Ivy League Drive and Taylor …
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By: Dana Erickson
Source: Marissa Lute
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1/11/24
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An adult female was seriously injured when her single engine crashed into a pond on private property in the 5000 block of Wiggins Road the morning of January 2, 2024. The site was well off the …
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For The Press and Standard
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1/11/24
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
This week’s Spotlight is Len Leonard who manages the Pro-Shop and Leagues at Lowcountry Lanes. Len, as he likes to be called, was born in Lexington, …
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By: Scott Grooms
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1/11/24
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The Blood Drive at Good Shepherd Lutheran church will be a week later on January to be assured of a 56-day spread between the November blood drive. All blood donors on January 15 will automatically …
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Special for The Press and Standard
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1/11/24
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The P.E.P. Club (people enjoying people) ended 2023 with giving donations to three local organizations and they were: The Veterans Victory House, the Animal Shelter, and St. Anthony’s Catholic …
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Special for The Press and Standard
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1/11/24
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The State and Alex Murdaugh’s defense team filed pre-hearing briefs Wednesday, January 3, outlining their arguments for a hearing regarding Murdaugh’s request for a retrial for his double murder …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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1/11/24
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The choir at Grace Advent Christian Church presented “The Miracle of Christmas.” The annual Cantata was held Christmas Eve during the morning service at 11 am on Dec 24,2023. There were wonderful …
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1/11/24
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Lawyers for convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh say the clerk of court in his murder trial forwarded emails about defense witnesses to prosecutors and talked with jurors about the case during his …
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Angenette Levy
Law and Crime TV
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1/11/24
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The South Carolina Press Association Attorney Jay Bender has announced that there will be a public status conference for the Murdaugh retrial hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 9:30 a.m. The conference …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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1/11/24
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In a monumental act of charity Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home and Steedley Monument Works have donated their time and money to restore Ackerman Cemetery in Cottageville after it was …
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By: Dana Erickson
Source: Anna Harris
Photos: Dana Erickson
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1/11/24
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Walterboro has a number of businesses that have been in the area for generations today we will Spotlight two of them, H&D Supermarket and Walterboro Foodland.
We spoke to Laura Drawdy, along …
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By Scott Grooms
sgrooms@lowcountry.com
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1/11/24
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