Davis-Station News

“Evans made statements to a cellmate that he was involved in the assaults”

The trial of the second of two men charged for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Manning girl and a 45-year-old Summerton woman during the summer of 2006 is scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon at the Clarendon ... via The Item

The opening ceremonies for the 29th annual Striped Bass Festival get under way 6 p.m. today at the Clarendon County Judicial Complex on South Mill Street. via The Item

Back in December, somebody with a Sharpie modified the historic timeline display at Davis Station to include "Native Americans, wholly mammoths." Christina J. Hodge, MA, PhD, RPA, senior curatorial assistant, ... via Universal Hub

Beloved husband, father, friend, and educator Kenneth E. Mance entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 15, 2008. via The State - South Carolina

A South Carolina man accused of driving under the influence in a crash that killed a 14-year-old Salina girl will remain in jail after being denied bond Wednesday. via The Post-Standard

Members of the Reynolds family, of Salina, are on the mend after a Saturday car crash in South Carolina killed daughter Samantha Reynolds, 14, and sent several of them to the hospital. via The Post-Standard

“We're proud of our partnership and all we've accomplished with the NRCS”

Arlen Lancaster, chief of the NRCS, and Dr. James Earl Kennamer, the NWTF's senior vice president for conservation programs, recently renewed a Memorandum of Understanding that will continue improving habitat ... via Turkey Call

Family members say an upstate New York family's trip to Disney World ended in tragedy this weekend when their van was struck head-on by a driver traveling the wrong way on the highway in South Carolina. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“He drove straight down the off-ramp and straight at them”

A Liverpool family's trip to Disney World ended in tragedy early Saturday morning in South Carolina when their van was struck head-on by a driver traveling the wrong way on the highway, according to family ... via The Post-Standard

“That's a common herb, a type of sage”

An increasingly popular hallucinogenic herb will likely be illegal in South Carolina soon. via The State

“Thanks to the team efforts of local and state officials, Clarendon will benefit from this investment”

The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Clarendon County Development Board announced Tuesday that Manhattan Holdings will expand its wood molding operation into Clarendon County, investing ... via The Item

“When the president of your business doesn't have an office ... you have a problem”

Bishopville's City Nursery Farm, one of the state's major growers of trees, shrubbery and plants for large commercial retailers and wholesalers, will soon be moving into a new office building on S.C. 341. via The Item

“I want to see the cigarette tax go up so we can cut down on youth smoking”

A Senate committee has approved a 50-cent per-pack increase in South Carolina's cigarette tax, using the money to expand health insurance programs for low-income families and children.

While committee members generally agreed about raising the lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax, members were split about how to use the estimated $159 million raised.

A plan -- in the works for months -- to provide tax credits to purchase health insurance was scrapped. Lawmakers instead chose to expand Medicaid programs, which in many cases receive a 3-to-1 match of federal money. Read more

ARRESTS: James Eric Jordan, 42, of 1176 Sullivan Drive in Manning, was arrested at his home at 1:30 a.m. March 9 and charged with criminal domestic violence. via The Item

“The announcer kept saying he, he, he when he was talking about Madaline”

Sharron Haley Madaline Braxton, recently chosen as 2007 Recycling Professional of the Year by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, talks with Lou Romanelli about a driveway he needs on his ... via The Item

“I look forward to going to work every day.”

A look at one of our neighbors Chris Moore / The Item Marilyn Thompson sorts through information and maps at the Santee Cooper Country Tourist Information Center is located off S.C. 6 toward Eutawville outside ... via The Item

Five questions with one of your Sumter, Lee or Clarendon neighbors Chris Moore / The Item Cpl. via The Item

“I've been playing tuba for about six months.”

Eleven students attending Clarendon County schools were selected to various honor bands in South Carolina after auditions in December and January. via The Item

South Carolina ranks seventh in the nation for providing access to state-funded prekindergarten classes, the Southern Regional Education Board reported Wednesday. via The State

Chapel Hill Baptist Church, 8749 Old Highway Six, Santee, announces: * Sunday, March 16 -- The Lord's Supper will be observed at 10 a.m. * Sunday, March 23 -- Resurrection Sunday Worship will be held at 6 a.m. ... via The Item