Lee County News

South Carolina has begun the process of totally revamping the way it manages its food stamp program, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.

Bishopville Mayor Tom Alexander, 78, remained in the trauma care unit at McLeod Regional Medical Center Thursday after suffering a massive stroke Tuesday night.

A Georgia man was killed after a car that was being pursued by sheriff's deputies from Lee and Kershaw counties ran off Interstate 20 on Monday evening, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

A man was killed after a car that was being pursued by sheriff's deputies from Lee and Kershaw counties ran off Interstate 20 on Wednesday evening, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

A Lee County sheriff's deputy is recovering from injuries not considered life-threatening that he suffered when a car on Interstate 20 plowed into the back of his patrol vehicle on Monday morning.

The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation presented a $70,000 grant to the Free Medical Clinic of Darlington County on Friday at Lawton Park in Hartsville.

Randy Burns / The Item Lee County Career and Technology Center Bryan DuRant steps off the new activity bus acquired by the school to transport students to field trips.

Firefighters in the tri-county area are spreading the message of fire prevention and safety as they visit schools and host special events at fire stations as part of Fire Prevention Month activities.

Lee County Council discussed extensive facility improvements needed at the various county-owned buildings at a workshop held Tuesday morning at the Lee County Courthouse.

A few friends of Bishopville High School attended Tuesday's City Council meeting to ask for support in their efforts to restore the old high school building.

Lee County deputies are looking for a man who held up a Bishopville area convenience store early Friday morning.

Authorities are looking for the man responsible for an armed robbery of a Bishopville area convenience store Friday morning.

Gov. Mark Sanford said Tuesday that lawmakers should look at problems at the Employment Security Commission when they return to the Statehouse next week in an effort to ensure more workers don't lose emergency jobless benefits.

The family of an S.C. boy killed while trick-or-treating last year on Wednesday urged families to keep their children safe as they go door-to-door, and local police hope a new initiative will do just that.

Randy Burns / The Item Students return to school Monday at Robert E. Lee Academy after being out three days last week because of the high number of students absent with illness.

The Honorable Alston Woodham, chief Lee County Magistrate, would not have had a retirement party on Thursday if he had it his way.

Local officials have been working hard to restore the Lee County Cotton Festival to the popularity it enjoyed in the 1970s and '80s. Lee County Chamber of Commerce Director Pam Kelley said the success of the 2009 festival has everyone believing the festival is on the right track.

About 200 people filled the Bishopville Opera House on Thursday night for the premier social and food gala of the year in Lee County, the Taste of Lee.

Friday, October 16th. Even in a world of Dacron, rayon, polyester and other artificial fibers, cotton remains a major player.

Item File Photo This year's Lee County Cotton Festival is scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday.