Manning News

UGASports recently spoke with Manning, South Carolina cornerback John Fulton and we have a question and answer session with him inside.

Raleigh police arrested three suspects Thursday in connection with a robbery that ended with a police cruiser riddled with bullet holes.

Is congressman Clyburn visiting your area? Staffers from the office of Congressman James E. Clyburn will be visiting field offices in the next few weeks.

Reaction from Pee Dee lawmakers as to whether Mark Sanford should resign as governor in the wake of the scandal over his five-day disappearance and affair with an Argentinean woman is mixed.

Local legislators are not calling for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign after his stunning Wednesday announcement that his secret trip to Argentina was for an extramarital affair.

Police launched a manhunt for two men suspected of robbing at gunpoint, the Williamsburg First National bank in Hemingway.

A 15-year-old Sumter girl died Monday afternoon after the sport-utility vehicle she was driving ran off U.S. 76/378 in eastern Richland County and rolled over several times, ejecting her, police said.

Tri-county residents will be finding their way Thursday to Manning to find bargains at low prices and give money to their local Red Cross chapter at the same time.

Annabelle Robertson / The Item Sharonda Alston stopped by the Dairy Cream with D.J. Milton, a friend's son, to get ice cream in a show of support for the newly reopened business.

Officials with Richland 2 say they could end up $3 million short next year because of a dispute with the auditor over how much school taxes can increase.

The House and Senate spent the first hour back in session on introductions, for the most part.

Planning to spend about $1,162,920 in the coming fiscal year, Summerton Town Council passed the town's budget Tuesday during a regular meeting.

MANNING, SC, June 6, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Bridgette E. Simmons, Vice President of Carolina Research Group, LLC, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of pharmaceutical research.

A Columbia man charged with murdering a Charlotte airline worker after a lover's quarrel was romantically involved with two other women - including one who coldly helped him dispose of Nikki McPhatter's body last month, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said today.

COLUMBIA POLICE OFFICER WALTER B. PARKER was presented the J.P. Strom Award on May 29 during the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy graduation ceremonies.

Work at Scott Jackson Farms resumed this morning. But vandals who rammed tractors in buildings, the cab of an 18-wheeler truck into a shed, and left a combine still running after ramming it into an empty horse barn, greatly changed the course of that work.

Pastors and members past and present helped Manning United Methodist Church celebrate its 150th anniversary during a special service Sunday.

Vandals ravaged the property of a prominent farming family in Clarendon County early Saturday morning, and the damage could be as much as $500,000. 'It wasn't just vandalism - it was extreme vandalism,' said Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett.

Officials are trying to figure out who vandalized thousands of dollars worth of equipment at one of Clarendon County's biggest farms.

Harriet Plowden Chitwood, 97, widow of James William Chitwood, died Friday, May 29, 2009, at NHC Healthcare of Sumter.