South Carolina Weather Alert: 40+ MPH Wind Gusts Could Down Trees in Columbia Area...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Columbia, South Carolina – Drivers along Interstates 20 and 26 could feel sudden 40 mph wind gusts starting at 8 a.m. Sunday, creating hazardous crosswinds through 10 p.m. According to the National Weather...
Shrimp at 22 SC restaurants were tested. Only these 5 were selling the real...
A second round of genetic testing of shrimp served at more than 20 Charleston restaurants has revealed that most continue to sell farm-raised imports, with some passing off the food as wild and locally caught. The Charleston findings are part of a broader multi-state investigation into shrimp mislabeling and...
‘Bright’ South Carolina Teen Found Dead in the Road After Hit-and-Run, Police Still Searching...
Jose Julian Morales-Diaz, 19, died after being struck by an unknown vehicle on Feb. 17, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol
Richland Co. deputies searching for missing man with dementia
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland Co. deputies are searching for a missing man with dementia, says RCSD. The sheriff’s department says, 70-year-old Ronnie Skipper was last seen on Sal Sue Court around 5 p.m. before walking away from the area. Skipper was last seen wearing black jogging pants,...
A bloody victim was recovered after she was attacked with a weapon, according to...
A woman was left bloodied after being struck in the head with a weapon during an assault Wednesday afternoon in Columbia, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded around 5 p.m. to the 500 block of Spindrift Lane, located near Garners Ferry Road. When they arrived, they...
The Peaceful Town In South Carolina Where Affordable Homes Under $80,000 Still Exist
In a housing market that’s gone madder than a cat in a roomful of rocking chairs, there exists a South Carolina haven where the American Dream hasn’t been priced into fantasy territory. Welcome to Orangeburg, where you can still find homes with price tags that won’t make your...
Services for Rev. Jesse Jackson in SC announced
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition has announced the funeral arrangements planned for Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday.
Update on fatal Fairfield crash
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – One person dies in a 5-vehicle collision on US Highway 21 about 12 noon Friday, Feb. 20. The crash began on the Fairfield side of the Fairfield/Richland County line near Smith Lane and ended in front of Blythewood Oil Company at 4118 US Highway 21. The...
Helicopter assists in arrest following police chase on I-95 in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — A man was taken into custody Friday night after deputies used a helicopter to track him down following a pursuit along Interstate 95, according to the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff T.J. Joye said dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting a driver operating a vehicle recklessly on...
SC woman charged with state’s first known case of school voucher fraud
A Gaston woman is accused of misusing more than $6,000 she received through the state’s school voucher program, SLED announced Thursday. Between September 2024 and September 2025, Courtney Gibson, 33, allegedly used the proceeds of her child’s taxpayer-funded education scholarship to purchase $6,547 of electronics...
