Summerton News

A standoff with the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office Thursday ended with a "major player" in the local drug scene off the street, Sheriff Randy Garrett said.

Thursday's severe weather system moved through Clarendon County, and caused some structural damage at the RM Cooper Leadership Center in Summerton, also known as Camp Bob Cooper.

The cleanup continues at a camp on Lake Marion after high winds and lightning caused trees to fall and damaged one of the dormitories and docks.

It's going to be another wild night of weather as severe thunderstorms are storming through the Midlands.

The town of Summerton will spend about $1,140,918 during the 2009-10 fiscal year, according to first reading of the new budget that was held Tuesday during a regular meeting of Summerton Town Council.

Myrtle Beach police arrested four people in connection with gambling by playing a shell game inside Coastal Grand mall, according to a police report.

DURING THE summer of 1971, black parents in Summerton busily prepared their children to attend middle school with white kids for the first time.

The Associated Press House Majority Whip, Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks to delegates and party members during the South Carolina Democratic Party's state convention in Columbia recently.

A gathering of friends and a remembrance of his life for Joseph McCollough "Tattoo" Sawyer, 23, will be held Thursday afternoon, May 7, 2009, at his mother's home in Elloree, 2848 Cleven Street and Saturday afternoon, May 9, 2009, at Chuck Belcher's home in Summerton, 1136 Enlow Ct.

A 26-year-old Summerton man was killed after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding Sunday evening, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Summerton officials expect the town to generate $1,079,420 in revenue in the 2009-10 fiscal year, they said during a budget workshop Tuesday.

" As the second event in the 2009 Stren Series Southeastern schedule began on Lake Santee Cooper this morning, many of the Stren Series regulars were wearing big grins.

It wasn't that thieves broke into M&M Enterprises and stole seven commercial lawn mowers that was attention-getting. It was how they did it, and the trouble they went to just to get to the property, that amazed Mike McGee, owner of M&M, at 2927 Sumter Highway .

Media maven Oprah Winfrey has long been known for her charity work and helping the community.

Striped Bass Festival events include: FRIDAY 4:30 to 7 p.m. - Lions Club Fish Fry at Manning Elementary School; $6 adults; $3 children ages 6-12; 6 to 10 p.m. - Inflatable Fun at the Judicial Annex; 7 p.m. - Grand Opening Ceremonies by the Manning Water Tower on Keitt Street; 7:15 p.m. - Benton Blakely as Elvis at the Manning Water Tower; 8-10 p.m.

The town of Summerton in Clarendon County is actually looking at a budget in the black.

Amid so much bad news about the economy, there's good news for one South Carolina town's budget.

Just as he did last month, Summerton Town Administrator Bruce Behrens will have mostly good news for Summerton Town Council members on Tuesday.

Joseph Henry "Bay" Richburg, passed on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.

Clarendon County officials came one step closer to realizing their goal of providing water and sewer service throughout the county as the Clarendon County Administrative Review Committee met Thursday.