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On Jan. 28, 2026, a routine traffic stop in Snelling escalated into a more than two-hour law enforcement incident spanning multiple counties, involving an alleged attempted assault on deputies and …
A Barnwell man was sentenced Monday, Jan. 12 to 10 years in state prison following his guilty plea in a cocaine trafficking case stemming from a 2022 search warrant executed by the Barnwell County …
Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law. …
Barnwell County Animal Control Ordinance (2022 Update) — Ordinance No. 2022-11-398 (Link to the official Barnwell County …
Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law. …
Criminal charges and student disciplinary actions are pending after a fight at last week's basketball game between Blackville-Hilda and Williston-Elko high schools. On Jan. 13, a number of …
A former Williston resident and her two adult sons are charged in connection with the kidnapping and attempted murder of a relative. In early November 2025, the 67-year-old male victim went to …
Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law. …
Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.
An aggravated assault investigation is underway after a vehicle was struck by gunfire Sunday evening on Emily Circle in Barnwell, according to the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff …
Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.
Tiffany Irene Ray, 30, of 442 Old Salem Road, Barnwell, S.C. was arrested on December 5, 2025 by the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) for Possession of Fentanyl. Ray was booked and …
Fire Reported on Herbert Lane On Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at approximately 7:05 p.m., Barnwell County dispatch received a call concerning a structure fire on Herbert Lane in Williston. When …
ALLENDALE COUNTY— One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash late Wednesday night on Harter Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at …
Today, Wednesday, December 10, would have been Rakel Howard’s 19th birthday. A day he always looked forward to and one he shared with his twin sister, Ranasha. Instead of celebrating together …
Tiffany Irene Ray, 30, of 442 Old Salem Road, Barnwell, S.C. was arrested on December 5, 2025 by the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) for Possession of Fentanyl. Ray was booked and …
ALLENDALE, SC (Dec. 1, 2025) – A 62-year-old Allendale man who once served time for the death of his first wife will return to prison for the murder of a second woman. Roger Brabham …
Barnwell police are searching for a man who broke into Barnwell Family Medicine early Friday morning before fleeing on foot into a nearby neighborhood, according to an incident report from the …
In Part 1 of this three-part series, The People-Sentinel reported how Ty’Ran Tyrell Dixon was arrested for the 2023 murder of Jasmine Roach and incarcerated for more than two months before the …
Barnwell police are searching for a man who broke into Barnwell Family Medicine early Friday morning before fleeing on foot into a nearby neighborhood, according to an incident report from the …
After his first season playing professional football in Finland, former Newberry College defensive lineman Ty’Ran Tyrell Dixon boarded a flight home to Columbia, S.C., expecting a quiet return. …
Nearly a year and a half after the murder of 25-year-old Megan Bodiford of Blackville, the man responsible for her death has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison. …
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 …
