Ridgeland News

Hardeeville Police Chief Richard Nagy said Wednesday that residents should not fear for their safety despite a double homicide nearly three weeks ago in his city.

Harold Stancil Pittman, 84, of Ridgeland and husband of Helen Dills Pittman, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at his residence.

Audrey Lee Lowther Altman, 83, of Ridgeland and widow of Albert Walker Altman, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

Tyrone Hamilton, 48, of Ridgeland died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at his residence.

Authorities are offering little new information about two cases in Jasper County involving a total of four people shot to death.

The 32 students of Thomas Heyward Academy's Class of 2012 graduated Friday in a ceremony at the school in Ridgeland.

A judge in Rock Hill has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for his part in the death of a former minister two years ago.

The Swingin' Medallions, one of the greatest party bands to ever play across the Deep South, will make a repeat performance at the Jasper County Farmers Market on June 1. Made famous by their No.

Description: Dr. Trisha Etheridge of Family Medicine in Ridgeland will be the guest speaker at a health seminar focusing on caregiver support and resources available in the greater Jasper County area.

Marty Sauls was recently named as the 2011 Farm Bureau Insurance "Agent of the Year" at the company's annual sales conference and awards program in Columbia.

A 23-year-old Ridgeland man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison on Wednesday for the 2009 slaying of a man at a Jasper County nightclub.

The case of an undocumented Mexican in South Carolina who is fighting deportation with support from U.S. Rep.

Markets in Port Royal, Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Hardeeville and Ridgeland are attracting people and giving regional growers, bakers, craftsmen, fishermen, chefs, even writers a market.

The Jasper County Council did not make a decision Monday on whether to leave its partnership with Beaufort County in the Lowcountry Economic Alliance to attract industry to the region.

After months of political tension and what they called a lack of action, Jasper County officials said they might vote to leave the Lowcountry Economic Alliance as soon as Monday.