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June 10 is a day Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams calls "Super Tuesday." That is when voters will decide whether to accept Williams' message of being a proven sheriff or adopt either Bowman Police Chief ...

As the first news reports began to circulate Tuesday that Sen. Hillary Clinton planned to concede that Sen.

Previous story Read Sundays story "Schools act as money funnels" . South Carolina State University's Board of Trustees wants state lawmakers to stop using the school to channel tax dollars to their favorite ...

The thunderstorms that beat Orangeburg County on Sunday night tore the tin off a Bowman man's home and flattened his corn, leaving him wondering if he was hit by a tornado.

South Carolina lawmakers are giving millions of dollars in taxpayer money to their favorite charities by funneling the cash through public universities, a newspaper reported Sunday.

The Orangburg County native says he started working at the sheriff's office part time in 1970.

“Every mother's dream daughter, and she had two of them.”

The ink had barely dried on her learner's permit when a 15-year-old driver made a fatal lane change on Interstate 26 near College Park Road on Monday, killing the teen and her mother, and injuring her twin ... via Post and Courier

“If anybody comes out of it alive, it's a miracle”

A concrete truck lies on top of a car Monday at the entrance ramp to the rest stop on Interstate 26 near College Park Road. via Post and Courier

A funeral service for Bernice Smith Davis, 76, of Troy, NC, formerly of Columbia, will be held 4 o'clock Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Rocky River True Light Church, Monroe, NC. via The State - South Carolina

A South Carolina man accused of driving under the influence in a crash that killed a 14-year-old Salina girl will remain in jail after being denied bond Wednesday. via The Post-Standard

“It's unbelievable how many people were there trying to do whatever they could”

A man has been charged with felony driving under the influence after a Saturday crash in South Carolina that killed a 14-year-old Salina girl, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. via Post-Standard

Two people were killed in separate Clarendon County vehicle wrecks on Saturday. Twelve others were injured in one of the wrecks. via The Item

A 43-year-old Summerville man has been arrested and charged with murder in a shooting death at a Eutawville nightclub called the Boom Boom Room. via Myrtle Beach Online

A 33-year-old man has been shot to death at a Eutawville nightclub called the Boom Boom Room. via Myrtle Beach Online

The Post and Courier won three 2007 South Carolina Associated Press awards for cooperation Friday during the wire service's annual news council meeting. via The Post and Courier

“That was my primary reason for leaving.

'I wanted to progress, and I wasn't going to do it here.”

BOWMAN -- Reddick Richardson joined the Air Force at age 18 in 1953. He didn't move back to his hometown until 43 years later.

The 73-year-old son of sharecroppers is on the county's planning commission, trying to bring jobs to the rural Orangeburg County area that he represents, so the next generation won't have to leave.

'When I was coming up, there were no opportunities,' he said.

After years of losing jobs, Orangeburg County might be on the verge of gaining thousands as importers look inland from Charleston and other major ports for distribution hubs. Read more

POST YOUR COMMENTS CHARLESTON Led by Schwanna Dunmore's triple-double, the C.E. Murray War Eagles steamrolled over Bethune-Bowman 81-50 in the Class A lower state championship at The Citadel's McAlister Field ... via WBTW

“There are stubborn people in this town who don't want it to grow”

Change comes slow in Bowman. The Dollar General Store moved in about four years ago. via The Times and Democrat

ISSUE: Global Logistics Triangle OUR VIEW: Orangeburg positioned as developing giant Orangeburg businessman Jim Roquemore says "success breeds success." With the present landscape for development in Orangeburg ... via The Times and Democrat

“I targeted the Orangeburg area that would include the creation of a new city or village”

The World Trade Center concept is something the World Trade City Orangeburg LLC partnership knows well. via The Times and Democrat