Bamberg News

What would the holiday season be without a parade or two? Several are planned for the Aiken area in the upcoming weeks.

With only four weeks left before their annual Christmas Food Program distribution on December 21 Enid Bishop, Director of the Cheeze and Cracker Box is asking the community for help.

If House lawmakers have their way in 2010, South Carolinians will be able to zoom 80 miles per hour instead of 70 along S.C. interstates.

State law enforcement agents Tuesday arrested a fourth suspect in a weekend Aiken armed robbery that resulted in one of the suspects taking his own life.

The November 9th Bamberg City Council Meeting covered several topics of interest including a reminder that all residents within Bamberg City limits must apply for a permit to hold a yard sale on their property.

Bamberg County Council members received a structural analysis of the Bamberg County Courthouse at their November 2 meeting.

FOR 16 years Adelaide grandmother Ann Marcia Casey lived a secret life, using a stolen British passport to flee fraud charges in Australia and settle in the historic US Civil War township of Bamberg, South Carolina.

The proposed changes in the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Bamberg evoked heated debate over the proposed installation of a Board of Architectural Review to approve homeowner decisions that would affect the outer appearance and historical architecture of properties in the revised Historic District.

The Ehrhardt Town Council unanimously passed a resolution in a special call meeting on October 26 to award contracts in three Divisions of work for the new water system.

It's difficult to feel sorry for Brindsley Miller. Studio Theatre's production of Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy shows the guy as a bad boyfriend, a bad artist, a bad neighbour and a despicable liar.

A joint House/Senate panel is accepting notice from people interested in applying for a seat on the S.C. Department of Transportation Commission.

Whether you're in Georgia or South Carolina, there may a way to brave the cold weather.

Volunteer firefighter Dwight Williams is a hero in the Town of Olar after rescuing a family's much-loved dog, Mollie.

While many became enraged by an op-ed column by local GOP leaders, Yomin Postelnik came to their defense.

After years of working out of a building built in 1908, the Olar Fire Department will soon have a new home.

After three years as Bamberg County Fire Coordinator Brenna Hancock says that earning the trust of the Firefighters has been crucial.

They were just trying to be helpful, trying to defend Jim DeMint against criticism from a local Democrat who had criticized the senator for opposing earmarks that would bring money to South Carolina.

The South Carolina Forestry Commission and the USDA Forest Service have confirmed that a devastating disease of redbay and other plants has been identified in a Socastee neighborhood.

October 16, 2009 - 11:32 p.m. EST Photo A breakdown of how the School District of Oconee County receives its funding.

The Bamberg County Council approved a request from the Bamberg County Hospital Board for use and expenditure of $154,000 from the August 2, 2009 sale of the Nursing Center at a meeting held October 9. The request was approved by County Council in order to assist with the facilities' equipment needs and any other revenue initiatives that could bring ...