Smoaks News

A cop killer remains at large, and a $10,000 reward is still up for grabs. Colleton County sheriff's Deputy Dennis Compton leaves behind grieving family members, co-workers and friends.

A retired Baptist minister has been appointed to the board of the state agency that provides services to people with disabilities.

Investigators in Colleton County are still trying to figure out who killed one of their own last week.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of a Colleton County deputy.

Colleton County Sheriff George Malone says his office is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of a deputy last week.

The Officer Down Memorial Page is reporting the death of South Carolina Deputy Dennis Compton.

The Colleton County sheriff said that the employee number of a deputy who was shot to death while responding to a burglar alarm will be used to refer to all such alarms in the future.

Hardeeville police officer Richard Jennings salutes Saturday as the funeral procession for Colleton County Deputy Dennis Compton drives past on Memorial Street in Walterboro.

Compton was found dead in a home early Wednesday morning in the town of Smoaks. Police say he was responding to an alarm call.

The investigation continues into the shooting death earlier this week of a Colleton County sheriff's deputy.

Tabatha Compton walked into the hospital room early Wednesday and braced herself.

After an intense manhunt late Wednesday, investigators finally found someone who might know something about the shooting death of Colleton County Deputy Dennis Compton.

It was a close call for a neighbor living near where Deputy Compton was killed. The shooting happened just down the street from one couple who tell us how it could have been them.

Photos from the area near Smoaks where an investigation into the shooting death of Colleton County Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Compton occurred early Wednesday morning, Aug.

Deputies are searching for a suspect in connection to the death of a Colleton County sheriff deputy.

No charges have been filed yet, but investigators have detained a person of interest and are questioning two others about the shooting death of a sheriff's deputy in South Carolina.

A South Carolina sheriff's deputy was shot to death while responding to an early morning home alarm Wednesday, and authorities said they were seeking several people of interest after scouring the area.

It's no secret that Branchville is still struggling to make a comeback from a March 15 tornado that wrecked havoc in the general area, devastating several downtown businesses and the town hall.

Special Election for County office The filing period for Bamberg County Treasurer's office opened at 12 noon on Friday, May 16, 2008 and closes at 12 noon on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at the Bamberg County Clerk of ...

Severe weather pounded the Lowcountry Tuesday. Hail was reported in many locations, it ranged from pea size which was common, to larger than golf ball sized.