This coming Tuesday, the university will commemorate the 54th anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre with a program in the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at 11 a.m. Orangeburg Massacre survivor Dr. Cleveland Sellers jr. will be the keynote speaker.
South Carolina State's annual Black History Month celebrations are in full swing!
Students got to enjoy exhibits, vendors and booths. Organizers say it is a way to highlight Black owned businesses in the community.
The Black Market is an annual observance originating at South Carolina State University, where Black owned business will be highlighted to the community.
Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says a high speed chase lead to a 19-year-old and four minors being charged with firing shots at a home Wednesday.
According to the Department of Justice, a former employee of the Orangeburg County School District plead guilty to defrauding the district of over $550,000.
A South Carolina representative being drawn into a district with another House member is trying to convince the city of Orangeburg to join a lawsuit over the new redistricting maps.
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With inclement weather expected in the Midlands, South Carolina State University says all classes will be conducted virtually Friday, January 21.
Orangeburg County Schools are moving to virtual learning due to the COVID-19 spike.
Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell is asking for information about an individual who officials say dropped off a puppy outside Orangeburg County Animal Control which later died.
Starting today, two Orangeburg County schools are going virtual due to the COVID-19 surge.
Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says the Sheriff's Office is temporarily closed to the public due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests in the community. The sheriff says all field service deputies remain on patrol.
Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says a man who was out on bond is now charged with shooting and killing a Calhoun County man Monday.
President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at South Carolina State University this morning.
According to officials, a jury in Columbia returned indictments against a man accused of carjacking an off-duty police officer outside Orangeburg.
Representative Jim Clyburn was originally set to deliver the fall commencement speech at SCSU’s graduation. He called the interim president last week to tell him about a change in plans.
Biden is coming to Orangeburg on Friday as the featured speaker at the graduation ceremonies at a historically Black university, South Carolina State.
“We can put up metal detectors and create all kinds of policies and procedures. At the end of the day, if it is just us involved in that effort, we won’t be successful."
