DENMARK – Elections for the City of Denmark, as announced at the December Denmark Council meeting, will be held for East Denmark at the Brooker Center and for West Denmark at the Train Depot on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
NORTH – Chief Lin Shirer of the North Police Department, during the North Town Council meeting Jan. 9, announced the arrest of a suspect who allegedly committed seven crimes during the holidays.
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina House of Representatives passed in second reading H. 3614, which would prohibit a public utility from taking action against an employee who reported wrongdoing.
BOWMAN — Bowman’s first town council meeting of 2023 started with Mayor Patsy Rhett wishing everyone a happy new year.
NORWAY – The Town of Norway returned to in-person meetings for their January council meeting.
NEESES – Neeses Town Council has agreed to sell the old town hall and EMS building, located at 2017 Silversprings Road, to another potential buyer.
Higher education funding, criminal justice reform and the creation of economic and workforce development strategies are among the issues that local lawmakers say they will be addressing with the opening of the 2023 legislative session.
Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, talks about education.
CHESTER — Linda Short, a longtime board member for the public Chester County Natural Gas Authority, recently had agency workers install gas appliances at her new home 60 miles away in Columbia, work the agency apparently did for free, an Uncovered investigation found.
Branchville Town Council’s first meeting of the year began with the news that Charles Dukes stepped down from his spot on council, leaving a vacancy to be filled.
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, has served in the S.C. House for 32 years and is the longest-serving member of the 124-member body as well as the longest serving African American and female in the legislative body.
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, has served in the S.C. House for 32 years and is the longest-serving member of the 124-member body as well as the longest-serving African American and female in the legislative body.
Santee Town Councilman Gregory King is putting his words into hardcover format with an upcoming book.
DENMARK – The City of Denmark may soon have a larger police force.
Calhoun County Council voted to table plans for changes in fire service.
Branchville Town Councilwoman Rhonda Peeples says both the Christmas craft fair and parade were successes.
NEESES – During the Neeses Council meeting Tuesday evening, Dec. 6, Councilwoman Paula Hutchins was able to announce an approximation of the amount raised for the Labor Day fundraiser for the Seniors Recreation and Leisure Center in the town.
BOWMAN – Bowman’s final meeting of 2022 started with Dr. Yolonda Gibbs of Palmetto Palace and its Mobile Health Unit making a presentation to the town and council.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster plans a prayer service, open house and an inaugural ball when he is sworn into office next month for a second full term.
ROWESVILLE – Mayor Paul Bishop announced that the new signs for several of the town’s streets have been delivered and will be installed in the coming weeks.
DENMARK – During the November Denmark City Council meeting, Councilwoman Hope Long Weldon of the Police Committee presented a handout of safety tips she generated along with Chief Leroy Grimes of the Denmark Police Department.
BRANCHVILLE – Councilman Brett Banks started Branchville’s November town hall meeting with the announcement that the Horton Field walking track is nearly finished and will be usable in the coming weeks.
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The Orangeburg County Public Works Department will conduct a review of county-owned ditches to better determine their maintenance needs.
A developer's plans to have property on Willington Drive rezoned to allow for the construction of townhouses off of Willington Drive in Orangeburg were unanimously denied by Orangeburg County Council.
NORTH – The Town of North’s “Pink Out” Breast Cancer Walk and Awareness event helped raise money for the Regional Medical Center.
The towns of Holly Hill and Eutawville have agreed to pay for a study on the feasibility of expanding Holly Hill’s sewer service to Eutawville, a move that their mayors say would be advantageous for both municipalities.
The City of Orangeburg will contact the South Carolina Department of Transportation with the request to improve pedestrian and child safety at city playgrounds and recreation parks by the addition of signage or measures to slow traffic.
ROWESVILLE — Rowesville’s Town Council started its November meeting with the third and final reading of the 2023 budget, which passed unanimously.
Orangeburg County will be eligible to receive state monies to help commemorate and celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States in 2026.
COLUMBIA — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is running for what he says is a final six-year term from South Carolina, but the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate may have bigger future political ambitions.