Barnwell County News

Bessie Watson was sworn in last week as the 21st president of the Columbia Council of Neighborhoods with the goal of expanding the organization's reach.

Two high-profile South Carolina Democrats say Gov. Mark Sanford's unfolding scandal embarrasses the state and hurts its economic prospects.

Monday, June 29, 2009 12:37 p.m. The U.S. Energy Department made official today its plan to scrap a Bush administration initiative that could have brought a major nuclear fuel reprocessing facility to South Carolina.

A man authorities believe killed his estranged wife and wounded her mother in Columbia late Thursday, killed himself Friday as state and local police moved in to arrest him.

Seems like hiring a lobbying firm was a no-sell to Barnwell and Columbia counties -- A wise decision by wise people.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control confirmed Tuesday that four cases of swine flu were detected in Aiken County between June 12 and 19.

Von Bolin's mammoth warehouse is like a yard sale that never ends. "Junk? None of it's junk," he declared with a broad smile.

South Carolina has the third largest unemployment rate in the nation and Barnwell county is one of the places suffering the highest unemployment rates.

News 12 at 6 o'clock; June 17, 2009 BARNWELL, S.C. --- Hundreds of people line up and wrap around a school building in Barnwell today, as the unemployed look for new jobs open at the Savannah River Site.

The South Carolina Supreme Court must decide whether to treat inmate labor like a regular job when doling out workers' comp.

A Crimestoppers tip has lead to the arrest of an accused scam artist according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

An idea by some Aiken County Council members to hire a lobbying firm to represent the area in Washington, D.C., isn't gaining financial support from other communities.

A strong, slow-moving thunderstorm dumped several inches of rain on the town of Williston, South Carolina in Barnwell County on Friday evening, June 5, 2009.

John William "Billy" Riley, 90, passed away at the Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC, on Friday, June 5, 2009.

The dedicated, veteran teacher often graces the movies; the venerable "Goodbye, Mr.

These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 19.

Ben "Buck" Simmons, 86, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009. Mr. Simmons was born November 19, 1922 in Barnwell County.

Hard-fought bills to revamp the state unemployment agency, regulate water use and tighten the state's annexation law all face tougher odds because they have yet to pass either the House or the Senate.

Fatty snacks and sugary drinks may be tasty, but in South Carolina schools, the treats are being targeted by legislation aimed at preventing childhood obesity.

Mobile-home buyers should have more time to recover their homes if they default on their loan, says a Barnwell County representative.