Walterboro
CRIME & SAFETY
Walterboro man faces murder charges for June playground shooting: CPD
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday on murder charges, said Sgt. Chris Stinson with the Charleston Police Department. Lymik Nyshawn Pierce, from Walterboro, is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime for a June 10 shooting at a playground on South Street.
1 seriously injured after vacuum truck overturns in Colleton Co.
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating after a vacuum truck overturned and seriously injured a person on I-95 over the weekend. The collision occurred Saturday on I-95 northbound near the 48 mm, just north of the rest area. Officials say a Kenworth vacuum truck suffered a front tire blowout, […]
Search underway for man missing since Sunday in Walterboro
WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCIV) — A man has gone missing near his residence in Walterboro, S.C., according to the Colleton County Sheriffs Office (CCSO). William Jetter, 41, was last seen Sunday July 14 around midnight near his residence at Glen Street and Tram Road in Walterboro S.C. His family reported...
Town of Yemassee to construct state-of-the-art, $2 million police headquarters
The Town of Yemassee will soon join the Town of Estill in constructing modern, state-of-the-art law enforcement facilities. The new Yemassee police department is being funded primarily by $2 million in state contributions earmarked by the Hampton County Legislative Delegation, said Yemassee Police Chief Greg Alexander. "This a blessing for...
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