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Orangeburg County Councilwoman Delores Frazier (orange shirt) presents $20,000 to the SC State Concert Choir for the group’s travel to Carnegie Hall. SC State President Alexander Conyers (far right), Dr. […]

CREATING A WORLD-CLASS CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM IN SOUTH CAROLINA CreatingtheSouthCarolinaCivilRightsMuseumhasbenthefulflmentofa3Oyeardreamdrivennotbywealthbutbypurpose. In2019fteranoolatteolmieisteddctio WefoundedtheSouthCarolinaCivilRightsMuseum-notbecausewehdmillionsbutbecausewewerealreadyguardiansof oneofthemostaableandompreensiecollctsofcviligserapoogaphsdocumentsandartifctsanyereAmrica. Thispricelessarchive,valued at over $10million,tells stories that must never beforgotten. Todayweeesealtdsly2d openanew,world-class SouthCarolinaCivil Rights Museumat historicRailroadCornerinOrangeburg. ThistransformatieleapardadeposiblewithitalspprtfrotheCityfOangeburgrangeburgContyndoan JamesEClyilltlrthgcyoftoseooughtsticetillsoeleateutholasoe […]

By Walter B. Curry, Jr. FEATURE My dad’s mom, Lizzie Williams Curry, was raised in a place called Great Branch, which is to the west of Orangeburg, South Carolina. Great […]

Barbara Johnson-Williams, of Orangeburg, South Carolina, a retired educator and administrator, presents an extraordinary narrative in her latest book, Immersed: The Unconventional Journey of a Man, Mission, and Museum; a […]

Disaster Recovery Center will open in Orangeburg County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. Orangeburg County Orangeburg YMCA, 2550 St. Matthews Road NE Orangeburg, SC […]

Orangeburg native Dr. Walter B. Curry Jr., founder of Renaissance Publications, LLC, is the recipient of FY25 South Carolina Arts Commission Arts Project Support grant. The grant funds will support […]

On October 25, 2024, The Courage Center in Orangeburg County will host a Save-A-Life Day in the parking lot of Kimbrell’s Furniture Store at 1159 Broughton Street in Orangeburg. This […]

SC Women in Leadership (SC WIL) will honor S.C. State Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter as their 2024 Leadership Legacy honoree at the annual Leading Women Dinner on September 24, 2024, at […]

William Whitehurst has been named principal at L.W. Conder Elementary School in the Richland Two School District. He began his career as a math instructor in the Richland One School […]

By Nate Abraham Jr. COMMENTARY I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and well-wishes after I was elected president of the South Carolina Press Assocation. I give […]