Orangeburg

‘An outstanding sigh of relief. That’s always your goal,’ Orangeburg first responders reflect on rescuing man trapped in silo

Dozens of first responders from several different agencies responded last Thursday to a man trapped in a grain silo in Orangeburg.

Dozens of first responders from several different agencies responded last Thursday to a man trapped in a grain silo in Orangeburg. They helped rescue the man, an employee of Cactus Family Farms, who had been trapped for about nine hours.

Midlands deputies warn residents of arrest warrant scam

ORANGEBURG COUNTY.SC (WOLO)- The Orangeburg county sheriff’s office is warning the public about a phone scam that uses the threat of an arrest warrant to extort money from potential victims. “We had several calls come in at our legitimate dispatch with the caller saying they had been notified of an outstanding warrant with our agency,” the Sheriff  Lerot Ravenell said….

Orangeburg Co. deputies looking for endangered missing man

​ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)- Orangeburg County Sheriff’s office is searching for an endangered missing 63-year-old man. “It’s imperative we locate this individual soon,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said. “There are several medical issues we’re concerned about as well as the time this person has been missing.” Willie Lee Pinckney was last seen on Wednesday around 10:30 p.m. on the 400 block of…

Man accused of repeatedly using steel toe boots to beat, kick woman in face, choke with blanket

(photo: Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Department/Alton Goolsby) ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) — The Orangeburg County Sheriff Office has arrested a Neeces man accused of Attempted Murder, Domestic Violence of High and Aggravated Nature, Malicious Injury to Personal Property. The Sheriff’s office says 31 year old Eric Goolsby, of Neeces was arrested after deputies were called to a home on Lower Cherokee Road…

Orangeburg man accused of pulling gun on officers arrested

(Image: Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Department /Timothy Hampton) ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) –The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Department has arrested 41 year old Timothy Hampton accused of several crimes, including pulling a gun on approaching Investigators. According to authorities, investigators were traveling on Edisto Drive just after midnight when they say they saw what appeared to be suspicious activity on a side street…