Four county employees arrested

8/30/2010 by Michaele Duke

Four Williamsburg County Public Works employees are out on $10,000 bond each after being arrested on charges of embezzlement. The defendants, Zella Major, 48 of Cades, Anthony Tisdale, 42 of Greeleyville, Marvin Lee Anderson, 53 of Kingstree and Jimm ... [Read More]

I.T.I. Hydraulik announces new facility

8/30/2010

The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Williams-burg County, Georgetown County and the North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA) recently announced that I.T.I. Hydraulik, a maker of hydraulic cylinders and power units for elevators, will establish ... [Read More]

Photo of the Week

8/23/2010 by Michaele Duke

Dimery & Rogers Funeral Manager/Director Alvin Dimery (center) was surrounded by family, staff and dignitaries as he cut the ribbon in celebration of their grand opening of a showroom/chapel in Kingstree. The family owned business also celebrates ... [Read More]

Chapel opens

8/23/2010 by Michaele Duke

History was in the making as Dimery & Rogers Funeral Home of Florence celebrated their grand opening of a showroom/chapel in Kingstree. The August 20, ribbon cutting took place at 501 N. Longstreet St. The Rev. Franklin Fulmore gave the invocatio ... [Read More]

Armed robber gets away with safe

8/23/2010 by Michaele Duke

An armed robbery that took place at the Signature Boutique Hotel at 1610 North Longstreet in Kingstree is the second such crime within nine months and has Kingstree Police deep in investigations. The robbery occurred during the early morning hours of ... [Read More]

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Sonnets and poetry

8/30/2010 by Charlie Walker · 0 Comment(s)

The following column was taken from the September 4, 1975 edition of The News, written by Mr. Charlie Walker. Sonnets And Poetry Most of the poetry I can remember is either by Edgar Guest, Ogden Nash or Robert Lewis Stevenson. Although my favorit ...

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Diva Dives In

8/30/2010 · 0 Comment(s)

You know you are in South Carolina in the Summer when... • The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground. • The trees are whistling for the dogs. • The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distanc ...

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Semi-debonair in a size 32

8/23/2010 by Charlie Walker · 0 Comment(s)

The following column was taken from the July 29, 1976 edition of The News, written by Mr. Charlie Walker. Ever since man invented the wheel, it seems like he spends most of his time trying to be one, or at least convincing people he is one. So I s ...

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Diva Dives In: Back to school with excuses

8/23/2010 · 0 Comment(s)

Back to school?  I am not!  Whoopee for me!  I am d-o-n-e.  I, at the ripe age of, well, I’m not telling!   Anyway, at my ripe age, I still have nightmares concerning if I will graduate from college or not.  It all depe ...

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Where do they all come from?

8/17/2010 by Charlie Walker · 0 Comment(s)

The following column was taken from the March 10, 1977 edition of The News, written by Mr. Charlie Walker. You know what I can’t understand? Here are Adam and Eve. He’s incredibly handsome. She’s incredibly beautiful. So where did all the ugly peo ...