Williamsburg County News

A police manhunt has been launched for two men in Clarendon County after officials say one of them tried to run over a sheriff's deputy with a stolen truck.

A portion S.C. highway 261 in Williamsburg County near Kingstree was closed Thursday night following a one vehicle crash, S.C. Highway Patrol and Williamsburg County dispatch reports show.

After a year-long cock-fighting investigation, federal investigators charged 21 people for their involvement in two ventures operated in South Carolina, according to a release from the U.S. Attorneya TMs Office.

One ballot wasn't enough to find a winner for the Seat 5 on Kingstree Town Council.

Live Oak Medical Center, located at the edge of the Black River at 342 West Main Street, Kingstree, opened its doors to the community after an October 30, ribbon cutting.

Holiday Food Boxes St. Ann Outreach Center at 908 Thorne Avenue will be holding interviews for holiday food boxes for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas.

Seventeen bus drivers with the Williamsburg County School District didn't make afternoon pickups Friday as part of what district officials said may be the start of a district wide bus drivers strike.

Funeral services for Joseph Edward a oeJoea Williams, conducted by the Rev. Jimmy Brockington, were held Friday, October 23, 2009, at Marion Missionary Baptist Church in Salters.

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An automobile accident Saturday night in Williamsburg County left one man dead, said Harrison McNight, the county coroner.

At least 3,719 people are now unemployed in Georgetown County. That's according to figures from the S.C. Employment Security Commission, which said the unemployment rate in Georgetown County rose from 12.0 to 12.5 percent since August.

The State Law Enforcement Division says two teenage girls thought they were playing a hoax when they told their families they had been kidnapped for ransom, but now they face federal charges.

Funeral services for Hodges Madison, Jr., conducted by Bishop Roosevelt Fulton and Elder Joseph Woods, were held Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Evangelistic Temple Way of the Cross Church in Kingstree.

Two teenage girls who claimed they were abducted and held for ransom over the weekend face felony charges for committing what authorities said was a hoax.

Florence County Council has given its final approval to incentive and lease agreements for an advanced-materials company looking to create about 120 jobs in Lake City.

A Kingstree man accused of impregnating an 11-year-old girl has been arrested again in connection with a similar crime involving a 13-year-old victim, Kingstree Police Chief Robert Ford said.

Williamsburg County Council members are reviewing 12 options for the disposal of the county's solid waste.

At her request no services will be held for Diana Lynn Conner who died Friday, September 25, 2009, as the result of injuries sustained in a helicopter accident.

Thumbs up to Darlington County Treasurer Belinda D. Copeland for being elected treasurer of the S.C. Association of Counties for 2009-10 during the organization's 42nd Annual Conference.

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