Orangeburg News

A federal jury on Friday found three South Carolina men guilty of swindling more than $80 million from thousands of investors, many of whom prosecutors say fell victim to the Ponzi scheme because of their mounting debt.

Three Columbia men thought to be responsible for a string of armed robberies in several counties have been formally charged with the Nov.

Interfaith Hospitality Network of York County will host an open house Sunday to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

The results of a town council election in South Carolina have been thrown out. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports Saturday that voters in Branchville must return to the polls in February.

South Carolina State University employees must take seven days off without pay to help shrink the public school's $6 million deficit.

You might say a yacht owned by a well-known South Carolina attorney is, if not one in a million, surely one in 10,000. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Thursday that attorney Ron Motley has been sent a tax bill of more than $395,000 from Charleston County for personal property taxes on his 156-foot yacht, the Themis.

A South Carolina police chief elected as mayor of a nearby town says he won't serve in both roles after all.

Police in South Carolina say a man broke into a woman's home and watched pornography as he waited for her to return.

A South Carolina mayor-elect says he'll serve in his new role and keep his job as police chief in another town despite an opinion by the state attorney general's office advising against it.

A South Carolina mayor-elect says he'll serve in his new role and keep his job as police chief in another town despite an opinion by the state attorney general's office advising against it.

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A Santee business is wrapped up in a federal lawsuit settlement. Some people reported the Gilmore Tax Service charged hundreds of people to file forms.

A sign outside a Wendy's restaurant in Orangeburg, S.C. is shown against a blue sky Tuesday, Nov.

Three people were killed in a Tuesday afternoon car accident on US-178, about six miles east of Bowman.

Offshore oil drilling, wind and nuclear power and global warming brought together five Democrat and five Republican candidates for governor in an unusual bipartisan debate Tuesday.

Ten candidates vying to be governor of South Carolina left little doubt Tuesday of the importance of natural resources and the environment.

An Orangeburg school district is stepping up security after officials say several children were approached by strangers while waiting to be picked up after school.

A man accused of carrying homemade bombs and rifles in his car will be in jail for a while.

Gov. Mark Sanford signed into law a measure on Thursday that will extend jobless benefits to workers who had started to run out of weekly state and federal help.

Congratulations to the Middle School Chess Team who placed second in the South Carolina Independent School Association State Chess Tournament held on October 22nd in Orangeburg, SC.