Bethune News

A fire broke out early Wednesday morning at a home in Bethune. We're told there were six people inside the home when the fire started - two adults and four children.

Two brothers from Bethune have been identified as the primary suspects in a Monday night home invasion in Rembert that resulted in a 23-year-old man's death and four men injured by gunfire.

After a routine rest stop at an area Huddle House, Elise "Frog" Austin, 41, of Bethune saw the headline "Updated mammogram guidelines cause confusion" and had to get a copy of the paper.

Columbia When: Friday through Dec. 6. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. the first Sunday of the month Admission: Adults 18-61, $5; seniors 62 and older, $4; military , $4; youth 13-17, $2; and children 12 and younger, free The Confederate Relic Room is best known for its Civil War artifacts, but World War I is proving to be a ...

Randy Burns / The Item Elizabeth Dixon looks at a portrait of Mary Pinder, the first student enrolled at the first school established by Dr.

"She was born on a Saturday, July 10, 1875, the 15th of 17 children to former slaves, in a one room wooden house in Mayesville, South Carolina.

Lee County's efforts to attract tourism now has organization and structure. The Lee County Tourism Board held its first formal meeting on Wednesday at the Lee County Chamber of Commerce Office.