What better way to foster an appreciation and understanding of a musical instrument than to have it played by a world-class musician? And what better way to do that than in an intimate session where you can talk personally with the masters? Students ...

The first step aimed at changing the form of government in Williamsburg County has been taken. A petition calling for a referendum (a special election to vote on a particular question) to determine whether the county should change its current council ...

Jermaine Goode, 39, of Lane was released on $50,000 bail after being charged with attempted murder. Goode is alleged to have tried to run over a law enforcement officer in the parking lot of the IGA grocery store on Main Street in Kingstree. On April ...

A Kingstree man has been booked on multiple charges stemming from a traffic stop. According to a Kingstree Police Department Incident Report, on May 5,Willis Robert McFadden, 33, of Kingstree, was speeding on Highway 52 into Kingstree when police ini ...

The Town of Kingstree's 2014 demolition projects continue to be at the forefront of community initiatives. Fourteen properties, some dating back to the early 1900s, were presented to Kingstree Town Council for approval during its April 15, meeting. A ...

The first draft of the Williamsburg County School District 2013-14 budget was presented during an April 20, public hearing. District finance director Christine Greene summarized the draft. The budget currently shows an $181,600 shortfall, according t ...

To some Williamsburg County residents, "landfill" is a dirty word. The subject has been at the forefront of many heated debates over the past few years. The debates were quelled with the end of a proposed Class 3 solid waste landfill after the Class ...

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating an April 15, incident where a Sandy Bay man died after an incident involving law enforcement. Carl Edward Ballard, 29, of Kingstree, was pronounced dead at an area hospital after an altercation ...

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a Kingstree man hit by a train. According to Kingstree Police Department Incident Reports, on the evening of April 11, Albert Tisdale, 55, of Kingstree was struck by Amtrak as it travele ...

You're faced with an emergency such as a crime or you are suffering from the aftermath of a tornado. Your first action is to call 911. That's what you're supposed to do. But what happens if the first responders can't provide immediate aid because the ...

The Williamsburg County School District Board of Trustees' March 25, agenda was brimming with recognitions for various awards and accomplishments. Of those was the Singleton family who announced a special gift in the form of a scholarship. Mrs. Delor ...

Staff of the Williamsburg County Transit System has set a historical precedent. The department received six awards after competing in the annual South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Transit Bus Maintenance and Van Roadeo held in Februa ...

Miles upon miles of ditch banks, roadsides and in some cases citizens’ front yards bare witness to Williamsburg County's initiative to bring fresh water to its citizens. The current $19 million Millwood/Bloomingvale project is the largest water ...

Meeting the needs of Williamsburg County covers a plethora of services and one that isn't in the forefront but just as important is having an airport. Williamsburg County Council's passing of an ordinance that will provide for an Aeronautics Commissi ...

On the morning of March 18, a three vehicle collision resulted in a fatality. According to South Carolina Highway Lance Corporal Sonny Collins it appears a tanker truck was traveling eastbound on Highway 521 toward Andrews when it crossed the centerl ...