Due to the potential for extended power outages as a result of the winter storm that will impact South Carolina over the ...

WASHINGTON - FEMA announced Saturday, Jan. 24, that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of South Carolina ...

Celerina Ogaya Burke, age 65, beloved wife of the late Thomas Stewart Burke, died on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. A memorial service will be held at noon Thursday, ...

Each new year arrives with a wave of ambitious health goals: lose weight, run a 5K, wake up earlier, eat cleaner. Yet for ...

Sumter Education Foundation has received a $190,000 donation from the Williams Brice Edwards Charitable Trust to support the ...

Program invites community members to become volunteer advocates for children who have experienced abuse or neglect. The next ...

In anticipation of Winter Storm Fern’s arrival, Santee Wateree Regional Transportation Authority transit services will ...

Cold weather can pose serious risks for companion animals, especially very young, older or medically fragile pets. Dean ...

MANNING - The filing period for Clarendon County Council District 2 is open, according to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Clarendon County. The filing period closes at noon on ...

Margaret Rogers Parker, 90, widow of Sampson L. Parker Sr., died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Prisma Health Tuomey. Born Aug.

South Carolina Attorney General’s Office has charged a man in connection to sexual exploitation of minors. On Tuesday, Jan. 20, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators ...

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