A suspicious package discovered at Lake Brown on Oct. 30 prompted an extensive emergency response and temporary evacuation before it was determined to be non-explosive, according to Barnwell City …

Angela Ray, the Barnwell woman at the center of a 2022 dog attack case, was sentenced Oct. 21, 2025, after pleading guilty to multiple counts of animal neglect, abandonment, and ownership of …

A Williston man was among two victims killed in a weekend shooting at an Aiken County gas station.  The shooting occurred Sunday, Oct. 26 at the Sprint gas station on Edgefield Road in …

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The family of Brad Keith Dale is pleading for help after the 43-year-old vanished from his home off Freedom Road in Barnwell more than three months ago. Dale was last seen by his mother, Mary …

Blackville man charged with arson, attempted murder in house fire On Friday, June 7, 2025, a call was placed to dispatch for a fire at 2131 Hwy. 304 in Blackville. Responding officers were met …

A traffic stop in Williston that began over a turn signal violation ended with a 30-year prison sentence for Carlos Badger, whose drug trafficking conviction has been described by prosecutors as one …

Four individuals have been sentenced for their roles in the 2019 shooting death of 22-year-old Steven Ansley, who was killed during a botched robbery in Williston. The sentencing hearings took …

Th e S o u t h C a r o l i n a Highway Patrol needs the community’s help after a fatal hit and run. On July 23, between 2:30 a.m. and 4:10 a.m., a pedestrian was struck by an unknown …

Two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday, July 19, on Hay Street in Allendale. Tyrese Lofton and Javon Odoms were apprehended without …

A Williston man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting early Tuesday morning that left another man paralyzed from the neck down. Joseph Samarco II, 24, of Williston, was arrested …

A string of car break-ins and a vehicle theft reported last week across Barnwell neighborhoods have prompted warnings from local law enforcement. According to incident reports, the crimes …

A Blackville shooting left an 18-year-old dead over the weekend.  On Saturday, June 21, at approximately 2:10 a.m., officers with the Blackville Police Department responded to a report of a …

The following Barnwell County residents are called for jury duty for the week of June 23, 2025. They are to report June 24, 2025 at 9:15 a.m. BARNWELL: Schyler Aldridge, Tammy B. Allen, Alice J. …

On Saturday, June 7, a small but determined group gathered at Veteran’s Memorial Park for the annual We Can End Gun Violence Walk , organized by April Robinson, owner of Low Country Acai Bowls. …

The Allendale-Fairfax High School family is mourning the loss of one of their own. The Allendale Police Department and Allendale County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on Butler …

A man has been charged with second-degree arson after a mobile home was set on fire on Old Charleston Highway in Blackville. At approximately 6:09 p.m. May 10, the Hilda Fire Department was …

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources encourages residents to slow down around Lake Brown following the deaths of three baby geese.    On Monday morning, May 12, five goslings …

A man was killed and another injured in a shooting Tuesday, May 6, at a home on Bomba Street, according to an incident report from the Barnwell Police Department. The details in the report are …

A late-night home invasion on Tuesday, May 6, ended in gunfire, leaving one person dead and another injured, according to the Barnwell Police Department. Officers were dispatched around 10 p.m. …

A former convenience store worker is charged with lottery fraud. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Alexianna Khaleyah Fields, 21, of Barnwell, with Intent to Defraud …

Dear Driver, It has been 20 years since the tragic day of April 21, 2005, when a young and vibrant 13-year-old girl named Jasmine "Jazz" Brown was taken from us in a hit-and-run accident. …

A Neeses man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an Allendale man whose bullet-riddled vehicle was found parked in front of the Norway Police Department on March 12, 2024. …

The suspect in a 2023 shooting of a state trooper from Allendale has been convicted and sentenced. Derrick Gathers was sentenced to 38 years in prison on March 5 after being convicted of …

A Barnwell Mexican restaurant has reopened following a break-in. Authorities are investigating a break-in that occurred in the early morning hours on Friday, Feb. 28 at Sombrero’s Mexican …