Dorchester County News

Former newspaper publisher Bill Collins has enough signatures to run for the state Senate, if all the signatures are valid.

State Sen. Randy Scott appeared in court again Tuesday to get his driver's license back after being arrested on a DUI charge in April.

The district plans to spend more than $2 million to upgrade five schools. "This is long overdue," School Board Chairman Kenneth Jenkins said after a unanimous vote last week.

Caleb Horner is a sous chef at Eclectic Chef in Summerville. He was working in restaurant kitchens to earn his way through college when he discovered that what he really wanted was to work in kitchens.

The fight for a Summerville-area state senate seat is heating up. Former newspaper publisher Bill Collins sent out a stinging e-mail Monday blasting former state senator and current Republican nominee Mike Rose ...

The Highway Patrol went to investigate an accident with injuries on Beverley Drive in Dorchester County early this morning, the agency's Web site reported.

A class-action settlement hashed out between victims of sexual abuse and the Catholic Diocese of Charleston over the course of three years has prompted more acrimony and lawsuits, even after the diocese has ...

The S.C. Department of Corrections was investigating an apparent inmate suicide at Lieber Correctional Institution, a maximum-security facility in this Dorchester County town near Interstate 26, the agency ...

A potential candidate for state Senate trying to get on the November ballot pulled his petition from stores after Republicans threatened a boycott.

A survey in Friday's newspaper will kick off a $1.5 million, two-year effort to clarify what's most important as the Charleston area keeps growing.

Call the Dorchester County Assessor's Office at 563-0162 or 832-0162. The deadline for returning the application is Sept.

A suspicious fire razed nine cabins or "tents" at Cypress Campground in Ridgeville during the early morning of Friday, June 20, 2008.

Fresh off a defeat for a re-election bid, state Sen. Randy Scott is calling for an overhaul of the Dorchester County Election Commission.

The Dorchester County Council has voted to move ahead with a proposal to resume composting of organic waste at the Beulah Landfill.

The only no vote came Tuesday from councilman Rick Price, who says his constituents are concerned about possible odors and water quality problems. Price says he favors putting organic waste in the landfill.

In 2005, the Maryland Department of the Environment shut down the previous compost operation after investigating complaints about suspected water pollution.

A promise to curb growth around Summerville was central in two Dorchester County Council races but brought home a victory in only one of them.

Originally published 07:03 p.m., June 10, 2008 Updated 07:03 p.m., June 10, 2008 Who's running? A Berkeley County polling place that remained locked two hours after voting started and confusion over state House ...

There was some confusion this morning over House and Senate district boundary lines at polling places in southern Charleston County.

Business owners and landlords will see a 5.4 percent jump in their tax bills this fall because of the Dorchester District 2 school budget increase that County Council approved last week.

Voters across South Carolina will go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to pick a U.S. Senate candidate and to decide several other Republican and Democratic primary contests.

Charles Coakley of Summerville displayed his 1997 Volkswagen Jetta VR6 at the first Redline for Rover car show at Applebee's restaurant in Summerville on June 1. Proceeds from the show benefit Berkeley and ...