The Community Times Dispatch

A flurry of city and county law enforcement officials scurried through the busy lunchtime traffic on Bells Highway Tuesday in search of a suspect wanted in an afternoon attempt at robbing Dominos. Read the rest of this entry »

Colleton Medical Center Auxiliary Volunteers will present several hundred Safe Kids Police Bears to the Colleton County Sheriff George Malone and Walterboro Public Safety Chief Otis Rhodes on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Safe Kids Director Chumpy Penfield and Dot Hawes arranged five Safe Kids Police Bears into plastic sheaths for law enforcement officials to give to children that may have become distraught by circumstances. Read the rest of this entry »

The final days of a decade have arrived for newly designed 10-question US Census forms to reach mailboxes and many are hopeful that all residents will respond by returning the completed Census questionnaire promptly. Read the rest of this entry »

On Tuesday night, parents of first through fourth grade students at Family Christian Academy came out to see the display of science projects that the students had done. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello Readers!

Last week I wrote about teaching decision-making in children. As children get older, the steps involved in teaching decision-making become more complex. Many of us remember doing things in our youth that would absolutely scare us now; driving fast, engaging in risky behaviors, jumping from high places, sneaking out without permission, dating someone totally crazy, experimenting with drugs, and so on.

The reason that young people do some of the things they do is because they have no sense of mortality [death]. Mortality is so far removed from them and they don’t think about it. Another reason is that they don’t consideration the connectedness of their actions to their future. I often see those advertisements for “Girls Gone Wild” and wonder if any of these young women would become lawyers and just maybe candidates for the Supreme Court. Then the “Girls Gone Wild” video surfaces. How would that affect their candidacy? Read the rest of this entry »

Credit Card Statements New Look

Your Credit Card statement has a new look. Take time to review the look of your credit card statement. The statement will provide you with information on how long it will take you to pay off your credit card, if you only pay the minimum payment. After looking at the length of time it will take you to pay the card off you might just be motivated enough to stop using the card and just work toward paying the card off sooner rather than later.

Lawmakers may get a gentle request from family, friends, and persons with disabilities and special needs, regarding the impact on services if the proposed budget cuts to the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs are accepted next week. Read the rest of this entry »

Donations can be made to the Ecumenical Ministers Association at SCB&T

On Saturday, March 27, Aimwell Presbyterian Church in Neyles and Rock of Ages C.M.E. Church in Walterboro will transform their properties into a safe place for persons to rid themselves of unwanted and illegal guns without onsite retribution from law enforcement from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to the Colleton County High School Band of Blue “Varsity” Winter Guard for earning 1st place in Division 4 at the CWEA Hanahan “Hawk Invitational” Winter Ensemble Competition. The Band of Blue “Varsity” also were awarded promotion medals to Division 3 for the remainder of the season.  Read the rest of this entry »

CHARLESTON, SC, March 6, 2010 –

American Red Cross volunteers responded to the scene of a residential fire in Smoaks this morning after receiving a call from Colleton County emergency personnel. The Red Cross provided the fire victim assistance for his immediate needs after he was displaced by the blaze, which caused major damage to his home. Read the rest of this entry »

Charleston, SC – March 8, 2010: Thanks to funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation is sponsoring a special seminar entitled: The Perils of Predatory Lending to be presented by Bernie Mazyck, executive director of the SC Association of CDC’s, on Saturday, March 13^th in the Trident United Way - Community Meeting Room at 6296 Rivers Avenue from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

(NAPSA)-Drip. Drip. Drip. The average American household wastes more than 10,000 gallons each year from easy-to-fix water leaks, adding up to more than one trillion gallons of water lost annually nationwide. Many of these leaks have do-it-yourself fixes that could cost only a few dollars to address.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Water-Sense program is encouraging homeowners to find and fix leaks to save more than 10 percent on utility bills now and help save water for future generations. Read the rest of this entry »

“He Pointed A Gun” A deputy met with a complainant in regards to someone pointing a shot gun at him. The victim stated that he was standing on his property when the suspect pulled up in a small truck pulled in front of his residence. He stated that the suspect pointed the gun at him, telling him that he knew that he was responsible for breaking into his residence. The suspect was gone before the deputy arrived and the victim was advised on procedures and how to obtain a copy of the report. Read the rest of this entry »

It the first week of test n tune at Orangeburg Dragstrip and Chris’ Garage and Towing of Olar, assistee by Alex is blowing the dust out of this 1985 Fox body Mustang Convertible. Saturday, March 6, 2010.

Team freedom racing from Aiken, South Carolina switched from a dragster to a door car last October. Since then the father and son team of Buddy and Bo Sutton have spent roughly 500 hours finishing this car. The car is a 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo bodied top sportsman car, powered by a 638 Sonny’s bbbc. transmission and coverter duties was left up to camron at torque converter specialties in Columbia, SC. The engine is pumped with alcohol handled by a rons terminator system from killer rons fuel injection. A host of other parts from moroso, East Coast Auto Electric, msd, biondo, and autometer finish out the car. The beautiful paint job was painted by Bo and Larry Shirley laid out the art work on the car. Jimmy Gossett who also works for Buddy and Bo took care of the buffing. Read the rest of this entry »