SOUTH CAROLINA — If a deer fawn is found alone in the woods, leave it there, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Its mother has not abandoned it; she is probably nearby. Removing a fawn from the forest is also illegal because the animal is being taken outside the legal season for taking deer, which is the hunting season.

SOUTH CAROLINA — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations, homeowners and renters in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia of the April 27 deadline to apply for federal disaster loans to offset losses from physical damage caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Nearly 50,000 new cases of oral cancer are diagnosed each year, and approximately 25% have no known risk factors,1 which emphasizes the vital need to watch for warning signs and make healthy life choices. In recognition of April being Oral Cancer Awareness Month, Delta Dental of South Carolina – a non-profit organization, leading dental benefits provider and oral health philanthropist – is reminding South Carolinians about preventive practices to help reduce the risk of oral cancer.

MCCOLL — In the ongoing Operation Clean Sweep, the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office announced they have arrested and charged three men in the McColl area of Marlboro County.

BLENHEIM — Saturday morning a large group of bikers decked out in teal and royal blue bandanas descended on Blenheim to participate in the Pee Dee Coalition against Domestic and Sexual Assault’s first ever Ride Against Sexual Assault and Child Abuse. April is sexual assault awareness month and child abuse prevention month.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in over two centuries as a U.S. state, South Carolina lawmakers are going to try to remove a statewide elected official from office.

MCCOLL — On April 1, 2025, the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest and charging of Shakyra Brand with Manslaughter. This incident took place in the McColl area of Marlboro County.

“It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of Mr. Ronald Henegan, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, a true pillar of our school district and community. He was the devoted husband of former House Representative Patricia Moore Henegan.

BENNETTSVILLE — In a three-candidate race, CyHeim McCrae appears to have secured a seat on the Bennettsville City Council.

BENNETTSVILLE — The South Carolina Department of Corrections has been named as defendant in a newly filed lawsuit from the estate of convicted murderer Tony Leonard Gilliard, who died at a Bennettsville prison in 2023.