The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help finding a missing man Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says could possibly be a victim of a kidnapping incident.
After a nationwide search, the City of Orangeburg says its interim director of the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety will stay on the role full time. Chief Charles Austin previously served as chief of the Columbia Police Department.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a former employee of the Orangeburg County School District was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for defrauding the school board out of more than $550,000.ย
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one individual is dead after the car they were riding in ran off the side of the road and struck several trees in Orangeburg County.
On Monday, the public held a prayer vigil in Orangeburg County to remember the life of Winston Hunter, a six-year-old who was killed in a drive-by shooting on May 13.
Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says deputies are looking for a person of interest in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed a 6-year-old last week. Authorities say they are currently working on getting a picture of the person of interest.