Lee County News

Read more: Local , News , Military , Politics , Phil Leventis , South Carolina State Senate , South Carolina General Assembly , South Carolina Politics , Sumter , Lee Counties , Tony Barwick , South Carolina Senate District 35 , Election 2012 The 66-year-old Democrat has represented Sumter and Lee counties in the senate since 1981, when the ... (more)

Ordering at Dunkin' Donuts last Saturday in Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina, I offered our typical off-handed, non-question question, "How are you?" The middle-aged, black woman replied, "Blessed." After a startled few seconds I asked her in what ways she was blessed.

Members of the Combat Veterans of S.C. were on hand to help distribute items during the Good Samaritans for All People's Christmas Giveaway.

Broken pieces and the thick smell of charred wood is about enough to break a person's spirit, but Jeff Price has a whole community behind him to help him cope with the fact that he's lost just about every material thing he owns.

Deputies are investigating after dozens of HVAC units at some Lee County schools were stolen or stripped of copper tubing and wiring.