My Uncle Chuck Boudreau was one of my childhood heroes. He was married to my mother’s little sister Margaret. He, like a lot of my uncles, worked at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, where he met my aunt.
A year or so ago I met a guy hunting on the property adjacent to a small tract I have in Calhoun County. He was from out of state and per my conversation with him, the landowner he was renting from was really taking advantage of him.
My hunting buddy Glen Hutto and I have been to quite a few states hunting turkeys. Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Kansas, North Carolina, Florida and Georgia have given us many memories ... some good ... some not so good depending on the outfitters we employed.
When I was in high school, an older couple would come to our basketball games. I remember meeting them for the first time when I was in grammar school but as time passed, I forgot about that.
Deer season has passed as well as the Grand Passage of water fowl. Dove season has come and gone without much fanfare. The only notable change from cold, work, work, cold after the holidays it seems is the steady frequency of funerals for friends, acquaintances and loved ones.
The first column I ever wrote was about Dr. Bill Whetsell. That was way back in the 1980s. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then, but time hasn’t clouded my memories of Dr. Bill and all of the men of his time that took time to culture my love of the outdoors.
Last year The Times and Democrat ran a story authored by Jim Mathis of Denmark who was instrumental and some might say solely responsible for the creation of the Grand American Coon Hunt coming to Orangeburg in 1965.
I had a patient and good friend a few years back named Mr. Clemmer. I knew him well for about a decade but knew of him for well over a half century.
Life is funny. I once heard it said that “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get."
While the Taliban laid siege to Afghanistan, the commander in chief was hiding from the American people.
If you want to ascribe blame for the “failure” in Afghanistan, you’ll find it in the decision to invade Iraq. President Joe Biden did not fail there, he did his best to work through an impossible situation made worse by former President George W. Bush’s terrible choice to shift the war to a …
Like many Afghan war veterans, I have watched the rapid Taliban seizure of Afghanistan with much deep emotion.
Very much like a lot of you, I received my yearly email on the statewide deer harvest for the 2020 season. It will certainly be available for all to read in multiple outlets, but let’s discuss the more pertinent points made by Dr. Charles Ruth, the longtime deer project manager and Big Game …
My wife and I decided to build a trellis over our blueberry bushes to keep the birds off of our crop this year. I used some bamboo we have on the farm to make a frame and then we threw an old tennis net over it. Worked pretty good until the bamboo began to dry out, buckle and snap.
Shorter days and cooler temperatures can only mean one thing: It is time for the Orangeburg County Fair.
Unassuming and unattractive when left alone, gourds have potential limited only by the imagination of the artist.
Everything from community gardens and cooking classes to new physical education standards in public schools is being implemented in South Carolina in the fight against childhood obesity.
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Commerce has been awarded a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant from the United States Small Business Administration for the 10th consecutive year.
Shorter days and cooler temperatures can only mean one thing: It is time for the Orangeburg County Fair.
Unassuming and unattractive when left alone, gourds have potential limited only by the imagination of the artist.
Everything from community gardens and cooking classes to new physical education standards in public schools is being implemented in South Carolina in the fight against childhood obesity.
The Downtown Orangeburg Revitalization Association will celebrate the fall season with the annual Scarecrows on Russell Street Contest from Oct. 10 to Nov. 4; Downtown Boo Bash from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22; and the Taste of Orangeburg from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23.
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“It’s about helping transform the community,” said the Rev. Jerome Anderson, pastor of Unity Fellowship Community Church in Orangeburg.
A 22-year-old man charged in a Cameron burglary is now charged in an armed robbery in Orangeburg.
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An Orangeburg man has been arrested after a burglary at a local Dollar General, according to Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell.
NEESES – Mayor Kenneth Gleaton announced during the Neeses Council meeting on Sept. 6 that the town is selling property on 2017 Silversprings Road.
State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter says it was a blessing to attend last week’s celebration of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House.
BOWMAN — Bowman’s September meeting was quick but informative.
The City of Orangeburg allocated $79,500 for the promotion and advertising of several local events and tourist opportunities in the city.