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Mayor of Swansea accused of Embezzlement, Misconduct in Office

Town of Swansea Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office says a Midlands mayor is under indictment. Attorney General Alan Wilson says a Lexington Co. grand jury indicted Swansea Mayor Jerald Sanders on charges of Embezzlement and Misconduct in Office. According to the indictment, around December of 2019, Sanders embezzled funds by having checks for less than $10,000…

Eutawville man arrested following deadly hit and run

Orangeburg Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Troopers with the highway patrol say one person was killed when a man driving a U-Haul van struck them head on. It happened Monday morning on Big Buck Blvd. near Bethel Forest Rd. in Orangeburg Co. Troopers say Lee Grant Moody, 42, of Eutawville was driving in the wrong lane when he struck the 2014 Honda…