Kingstree Police have apprehended a suspect believed to be involved in two armed robberies. On Wednesday, January 25, Andre Nathan Battle, 18, of Kingstree was arrested by police shortly after police responded to a call in reference to a robbery at t ...

Peter Katzburg (background) listens to business partner Frank Wrenn address a group of citizens regarding Plasma Arc Technology. The businessman organized the Town Hall meeting, held at the Alex Chatman Complex last Thursday in an effort to answer qu ...

A local student was killed in a single car crash over the weekend. On Sunday, January 22, Megan Elizabeth Piatt, 17, of Suttons died from injuries she sustained when her 2008 Toyota sport utility lost control and struck an embankment. The crash occur ...

Citizens gathered at the Williamsburg County Courthouse to honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. and celebrate MLK day. The event was sponsored by Williamsburg County Branch of the NAACP and Vital Aging of Williamsburg County and included a para ...

Representatives with Progress Energy were delighted to see such a large turnout for their Neighborhood Energy Saver Program kickoff event held January 4, at W.M. Anderson Primary School. The program provides energy-efficient improvements in the homes ...

Recently appointed Claflin University Panthers STEPS Director Dr. Mary Williams has quite a large family which includes a total of nine brothers and sisters for starters.  Unfortunately for her, an overwhelming majority of her family reside in S ...

Senator Yancey McGill, Kingstree Mayor Ricky Burrows, Williamsburg County Sheriff Michael Johnson, industry representatives, and others celebrated the January 3, grand opening of Mr. Hibachi Steak House. The Japanese restaurant features Hibachi style ...

Kingstree Town Council’s first meeting of the New Year began with a swearing in ceremony. Kingstree Town Council Chamber was filled with family, friends, and supporters that included staff of the Kingstree Fire Department, Recreation Department ...

The rich fall colors of this leaf are juxtaposed against the icy crystals that coat its fragile surface. Williamsburg County experienced temperatures in the mid-twenties as a result of the late December frost.

By proclamation of Williamsburg County Council, Sunday, November 20, 2011, was declared Williamsburg Regional Hospital Foundation Sunday.  At that meeting Williamsburg County Supervisor Stanley Pasley encouraged local congregations to participat ...

Williamsburg County Sheriff’s deputies seized one of their largest drug caches this year after engaging a suspect in a high-speed chase that lasted half an hour. 75 grams of cocaine, marijuana and thousands in cash were part of the confiscated ...

A group of teenagers got more than they bargained for when they targeted a middle-aged woman and her purse. Webster Burgess, 18, of Cades, and Brandon Burgess, 17, of Kingstree, have been charged with purse snatching and two male juveniles, both 16 y ...

Singing their hearts out! Cast members of the Williamsburg County Magnet School of the Arts Primary Chorus joyfully sang songs of the season during the school’s Art Department Christmas program “Santa’s Stuck in the 50s.” & ...

William Brown of Kingstree appeared before a Third Circuit Court judge on December 14, where bond was set at $50,000. During the hearing, representatives of the victims and law enforcement took the position that Tisdale’s bail be denied citing ...

Christmas is coming! T.M. Brown, along with visiting friends Emma and Brittany Tedder celebrate the coming of the holiday by jumping for joy around T.M.’s well-lit yard. Twinkling lights and other Christmas decorations are beginning to show up ...