Branchville News

Orangeburg County officials say stopping crime starts with influencing the most impressionable.

Some across the world are mourning the lost of movie actor David Carradine. Officials in Thailand found his body hanging from a rope in his hotel room.

The world premiere of "Perfect Disguise" takes place Saturday, May 23, at the Imperial Theatre in downtown Augusta for one screening only at 7 p.m. Perfect Disguise is a feature-length motion picture about a young woman who joins the Confederate cavalry disguised as a boy.

'The food drive was very successful this year,' said Enid Bishop, the Director of Bamberg's Cheez & Cracker Box.

As the temperatures go up, so do the number of rabies cases. Officials say last year there were 166 confirmed cases of rabies in South Carolina.

Two people were exposed to rabid bobcats. The first confirmed cases of a rabid animal in Orangeburg County for 2009 occurred last week.

It's been a year and two months since a tornado swept through downtown Branchville.

Some folks have decided to stay indoors after separate bobcat attacks leave two people injured.

Funeral services will be held 12 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2009, at McBranch Baptist Church, Branchville, S.C., with the Rev.

Describing himself as 'a reasonable conservative, with no background in politics, and no fancy law degree, but just a business owner that got frustrated with the system and wanted to make some changes,' South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Andre' Bauer spoke to a room full of senior citizens and local political leaders at the Bamberg County Thomas N.

South Carolina lawmakers Thursday attempted to turn up the pressure on Gov. Mark Sanford to accept $700 million in federal stimulus money intended to balance state budgets by funding schools and public safety.

It was like a little piece of Spoleto Festival USA got on board the old Best Friend Steam Locomotive and came west to Bamberg County this weekend.

One year ago Sunday, dangerous tornados swept through the Midlands leaving lots of damage behind.

On March 15, one year, one day ago, a tornado touched down at Branchville, SC, visiting damage upon that small town as seen in the photos.

Angie Padgett feeds her 8-month-old son, Riley Padgett, as she waits with friends Melissa Wiles and daughter Brianna Wiles,4, for their lunch from The Churn in Branchville.

Exactly one year ago the weather was much poorer than it was today, as the Midlands saw one of its worst tornado outbreaks in recent history.

Authorities say no one was hurt in a forest fire that charred around 25 acres in Orangeburg County.

The Orangeburg County Council on Aging kicked off 2009 on the right foot, left foot, two step, and a hop.

Kelly Lewis of St. George carpooled with her friend Rhonda Johnson of Branchville early Tuesday to finish last-minute Christmas shopping at Northwoods Mall.

The Loris Police Department, along with seven other law enforcement agencies across the state were presented with new police vehicles Wednesday to use in their traffic enforcement efforts.