Orangeburg County News

Edward Golden and his wife Mary are living the retired life. For many, retirement is looked upon as the golden years -- a time to travel and explore, a time to spend with family and friends.

"Good stuff, good stuff." Charles Davis, a Clemson Extension crop specialist, says the rain dumped by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay over the past few days are just what the doctor ordered.

The Orangeburg County Fire Commission is considering giving incentives to volunteers who respond to fires.

Gloria Kirkland is in her 36th year of teaching in Orangeburg Consolidated School District 4, but her career has involved far more than the basic tenets of reading, writing and arithmetic.

Orangeburg County officials unveiled plans for an industrial park in the western part of the county Monday, saying they hope more owners will sell land for the project.

An Orangeburg family said Monday the bond amount set on one of two men charged with killing their loved one suits them -- the issue rests in God's hands.

NEESES Shhhh the town of Neeses is trying to get the word out to residents on its best kept secret.

"Find a penny, pick it up, then all the day you will have good luck." For Orangeburg County officials, the penny has been good luck charm -- to the tune of millions of dollars spent in the past decade on about ...

The long, hot days of summer are now over for students. School is back. "I expect things to run smoothly.

THE ISSUE: Road conditions OUR OPINION: S.C. has room to brag, but down side of road study illustrates Orangeburg's problem Orangeburg annually ranks among the counties with the highest fatality rates.

American service members overseas will be safer, thanks in part to an Orangeburg industry.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 11:40 p.m. The death of a 38-year-old Orangeburg County man isn't adding for his family.

Orangeburg County Council has approved spending a half-million dollars to design a new aquatic facility.

Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies may still be investigating his death, but there's no doubt in Booker Yon's mind about what happened to Devangelist Johnson.

Two men and a juvenile are facing armed robbery charges after a home invasion on Saturday.

Monday, August 18, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. The search for an Orangeburg County man missing for almost a week is now over and the story does not have a happy ending for his family.

A circuit court judge on Friday lowered the bond amount on two men charged in connection with the May 4 shooting of a state trooper.

The investigation into charges against a woman who drove over her estranged husband during a domestic altercation that left her husband and an Orangeburg County deputy dead is now over.

Two men charged in connection with the shooting of a highway patrolman are asking to be released on bond.

Following a lengthy chase after an underwear-clad male early Wednesday, police arrested two Columbia men and a juvenile in connection with the attempted rooftop break-in at a Broughton Street business.