Each day at the Williamsburg Regional Hospital a hungry crowd is satisfied by way of their stomachs with the help of the dietary staff who dish up plates of goodness. Pictured from left:  Irene Conyers, Frankie Barr, Betty Gordon, Tim Fulton and ...

In this space I have preached many sermons about Peggy’s adoration for shoes. In another life Ole Scrap Iron would have loved to be a centipede so she could wear two dozen pairs of shoes at a time. Her feet are worshiped. She has a pacifier for each ...

Boys to Men meetingWilliamsburg County Boys to Men Club, Inc. will meet each Tuesday evening in the Kingstree Elementary School Annex Character Academy Cafeteria on North Academy Street at 6 p.m. All concerned parents are welcome. For additional info ...

SAMUEL SMITH - SALTERSFuneral services for Samuel Freeman “Sam” Smith, conducted by the Rev. Joseph Cobin, were held Friday, June 5, 2009, at St. Phillip AME Church in Salters. Burial, directed by Henryhand Funeral Home, followed at St. Mary AME Chur ...

Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office responded to a train accident on Tuesday, June 2, at a rail crossing located in Cades that involved a lone black female. Jessica McKenzie, 27, of Lake City, was struck by a train as she stood on the tracks. Accord ...

During the Williamsburg County Council regular meeting on Monday, June 1, Insurance Committee Chairman Sam Drucker reported county insurance will rise by five percent from the previous year. Council approved to evenly split the increase with the e ...

The Williamsburg County School District Board of Trustees held a special called meeting on Friday, June 5, to discuss salaries of employees on the district organizational chart and retired teachers in executive session. The session lasted over two ho ...

A stay in the hospital can be a harrowing experience, to say the least. Constant patient checks, rooms filled with monitoring equipment creating their own breed of aggravating noise, and of course the bland, boring, tasteless food is simply part of t ...

O’Reilly Auto Parts manager Sue Tisdale (center) is surrounded by her staff and dignitaries as she prepares to cut a ribbon marking the grand opening of the business. Located on 1205 Longstreet Street, the store carries auto parts but also boat, lawn ...

When it comes to water, the residents of Kingstree have had it fairly good. From 2000 to 2008, base rates for residential use within the town limits increased by $3.40. In 2009 the rate was raised but not at current standards and as a result of that ...

The Kingstree Police are searching for a suspect in connection to a shooting that occurred at he Sig-Nature Boutique Hotel. According to the KPD incident report, on the evening of May 24, an unknown suspect approached the outer door of the front desk ...

BOBBIE ROYSER – FORT WALTON BEACH, FLBobbie Jean Royster, age 76, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, died Sunday, May 24, 2009. Funeral services and burial were held Thursday, May 28, 2009.  Burial was at Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, F ...

Boys to Men meetingWilliamsburg County Boys to Men Club, Inc. will meet each Tuesday evening in the Kingstree Elementary School Annex Character Academy Cafeteria on North Academy Street at 6 p.m. All concerned parents are welcome. For additional info ...

Happy 80th birthday to Peggy McGill and happy 50th wedding anniversary to Peggy Walker. If I had a nickel for all the pleasures these two Peggy’s have brought their families, I’d buy Greeleyville and turn it into Jurassic Park. In six months every di ...

During the May 19, Williamsburg Regional Hospital board meeting CEO John Hales proposed that the board consider designating a number of beds to a new service providing inpatient physical rehabilitation. Hales said there would be no change in bed avai ...