BISHOPVILLE - The blockbuster movie "Jaws" recently celebrated its 50th anniversary of a man-eating great white shark terrorizing an island community in the Northeast, but here locals preserved the legend of a much tamer swamp creature … more

If area residents want to make the short trip to Bishopville in Lee County, Saturday will be the fourth-annual Lizard Man Stomp festival in the small city. "The Stomp," as some refer to the event, is centered on the county's famous 8-foot reptile … more

An unsuspecting Kirby Player was just enjoying the fellowship at Clemson University's 26th-annual CAFLS Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament when College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences dean Matt Holt gathered everyone around for a surprise … more

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Health partnered with the Lee County Council on Aging to create new signage consisting of artwork by local students at two newly renovated community walking tracks in Rembert and Bishopville.Staff … more

The VFW Post 3096 and American Legion Post 29 are sponsoring a DNR Boater Safety Course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at South Carolina Cotton Museum, 121 W. Cedar Lane, Bishopville. According to the SC DNR website, if born after July … more

South Carolina Highway Patrol reported on Wednesday that one person died in a wreck that occurred on Sunday, May 4, about 2 a.m. on Springhill Road at Shiver Pond Road, 11 miles west of Manville. … more