Rich in American history and outdoor adventures, this relatively low-cost South Carolina community is a quaint, quiet, and ...

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)- One person was taken to a hospital early Monday after their boat collided with a channel marker on Lake Marion. Officers with the South Carolina Department of Natural ...

SANTEE, S.C. — A Sumter Facebook post over the weekend had community members buzzing or should we say 'hissing'. The post was about a potential python sighting on Lake Marion. “Birds, gators. Turtles, ...

The beginning of the World Atlas report on seven most rattlesnake infested areas in South Carolina sounds like something from a horror film. “Under the leaves, off the trail, something is always ...

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Orangeburg County Coroner has identified the missing kayaker recovered Sunday afternoon. Henry Bryant IV, 44 of Summerville, died by asphyxiation caused by ...

As if hydrilla — the plant considered kudzu of the water — wasn’t bad enough, now comes giant salvinia, which has been discovered in Lake Marion and biologists fear it’s making its way downstream into ...

Beginning Nov. 3, 2025, Santee Cooper plans to treat approximately 900 acres of mixed strands of the invasive aquatic plants giant salvinia and water hyacinth. Teams ...

LATEST. HERE IN SUMTER COUNTY. THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS A LOT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE GOVERNOR HAS INCLUDED SUMTER COUNTY IN HIS STATE OF EMERGENCY, BUT ...