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Bamberg County, South Carolina

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River Birch Golf Club Reopens in Bamberg Under New Ownership, Management

River Birch Golf Club Reopens in Bamberg Under New Ownership, Management

River Birch Golf Club has reopened in Bamberg under new ownership, restoring an 18-hole, par-72 course and a community-focused recreation and event venue.

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Approximately 13,810 residents

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Bamberg, South Carolina

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395 square miles in southern South Carolina

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Bamberg County Airport Airfield Dedicated as Tobul Field in March 2022

Bamberg County Airport Airfield Dedicated as Tobul Field in March 2022

Bamberg County Airport’s airfield was dedicated as Tobul Field in March 2022, honoring Joe Tobul and recognizing the air...

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Bamberg County Launches Strategic Plan Online Dashboard to Boost Transparency

Bamberg County Launches Strategic Plan Online Dashboard to Boost Transparency

Bamberg County launched a Strategic Plan Online Dashboard on Feb. 2, 2026 to give residents and council members a single...

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Bamberg County Receives $1.5 Million for Downtown Renaissance Project

Bamberg County Receives $1.5 Million for Downtown Renaissance Project

Bamberg County will receive $1.5 million for a downtown renaissance initiative, part of a $50 million package aimed at b...

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Bamberg County to Offer Free Opioid Treatment to Residents After SCORF Grant

Bamberg County to Offer Free Opioid Treatment to Residents After SCORF Grant

Bamberg County won a SCORF grant to fund free opioid treatment, expand overdose surveillance, and roll out education and...

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Compiled contacts and sources identify key community services in Bamberg County

Compiled contacts and sources identify key community services in Bamberg County

Bamberg County Sheriff 803-245-3011 and Public Health Department (803) 245-5176 are listed alongside DSS, detention, CAS...

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Voorhees University Board Unanimously Extends President Ronnie Hopkins' Contract Through 2031

Voorhees University Board Unanimously Extends President Ronnie Hopkins' Contract Through 2031

Voorhees University extended President Ronnie Hopkins' contract through 2031 to ensure leadership continuity as the coll...

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Bamberg County Offices and Landfills Closed Monday for Presidents Day

Bamberg County Offices and Landfills Closed Monday for Presidents Day

Bamberg County government offices are closed Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, for Presidents Day; offices will reopen Tuesday, Feb...

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Voorhees University Hosts Two-Day Dr. Emorja Roberson Residency Celebrating Black Sacred Music

Voorhees University Hosts Two-Day Dr. Emorja Roberson Residency Celebrating Black Sacred Music

Voorhees University will host a two-day residency Feb. 19-20 featuring Dr. Emorja Roberson to explore Black sacred music...

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Bamberg County Marks American Heart Month, Urges Residents to Go Red

Bamberg County Marks American Heart Month, Urges Residents to Go Red

Bamberg County urged residents to observe American Heart Month and "Go Red" to raise awareness about cardiovascular heal...

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Longtime Bamberg County Sheriff Ed Darnell cites health, will not seek re-election

Longtime Bamberg County Sheriff Ed Darnell cites health, will not seek re-election

Bamberg County Sheriff Ed Darnell will not seek re-election, citing health and a desire to hand the office to younger le...

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SLED Seeks Tips After Suspicious Nov. 9 Fire at Bethel Park UMC

SLED Seeks Tips After Suspicious Nov. 9 Fire at Bethel Park UMC

SLED seeks public tips after an early-morning fire at Bethel Park United Methodist Church; the incident is suspicious an...

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Longtime Bamberg Physician Ronald Dale Padgett Dies at 72

Longtime Bamberg Physician Ronald Dale Padgett Dies at 72

Dr. Ronald Dale Padgett, a longtime Bamberg family physician, died at 72, leaving more than 40 years of local medical ca...

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Bamberg County Spotlights Isaiah DeQuincey Newman for Black History Month

Bamberg County Spotlights Isaiah DeQuincey Newman for Black History Month

Bamberg County highlights Isaiah DeQuincey Newman for Black History Month, reminding residents of his NAACP leadership a...

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SCDOT Plans Smith Branch Bridge Replacement on Little Swamp Road in Bamberg

SCDOT Plans Smith Branch Bridge Replacement on Little Swamp Road in Bamberg

SCDOT plans replacement of the Little Swamp Road bridge over Smith Branch; design is complete but the project is on hold...

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Denmark-Olar Varsity Boys Beat Hardeeville 68-57 in Bamberg County

Denmark-Olar Varsity Boys Beat Hardeeville 68-57 in Bamberg County

Denmark-Olar defeated Hardeeville 68-57 on Feb. 6, a road win that bolsters the Vikings' regional standing and matters f...

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Bamberg County Council moves to 6 p.m. meetings on first Tuesdays

Bamberg County Council moves to 6 p.m. meetings on first Tuesdays

Bamberg County Council moved its regular meetings to 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday each month to let residents attend both...

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JGB Brothers to open Bamberg plant producing food fibers, create 40 jobs

JGB Brothers to open Bamberg plant producing food fibers, create 40 jobs

JGB Brothers will open a plant at 66 Innovation Drive, investing $7 million and creating 40 jobs, using local agricultur...

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Bamberg County Libraries Provide Free Internet, Children's Programming, Community Space

Bamberg County Libraries Provide Free Internet, Children's Programming, Community Space

Bamberg County Public Library offers free internet, children's learning computers and programming, interlibrary loans, m...

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Bamberg-Ehrhardt Varsity Girls Dominate Royal Live Oaks 55-15 in Conference

Bamberg-Ehrhardt Varsity Girls Dominate Royal Live Oaks 55-15 in Conference

Bamberg-Ehrhardt routed Royal Live Oaks Academy 55-15 in a conference game, reinforcing Red Raiders' dominance and widen...

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Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Middle/High School Neeses Hub for Grades 6-12, Athletics, Testing

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Middle/High School Neeses Hub for Grades 6-12, Athletics, Testing

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Middle/High in Neeses serves grades 6-12 at 7066 Norway Road and lists 2026 ACCESS testing and enrol...

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Bamberg County Council Meeting Feb. 10 at 6 p.m.; Agenda Posted

Bamberg County Council Meeting Feb. 10 at 6 p.m.; Agenda Posted

Public comments for the Feb. 10 Bamberg County Council meeting were accepted via email to info@bambergcounty.sc.gov unti...

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36 Section 8 units available at Ujima Apartments in Bamberg

36 Section 8 units available at Ujima Apartments in Bamberg

As of January 14, 2026, Ujima Apartments lists 36 Section 8 units available; residents should confirm availability with ...

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Bamberg County Lists Nine Fire Departments and Contact Numbers

Bamberg County Lists Nine Fire Departments and Contact Numbers

Bamberg County provides a countywide directory naming nine fire departments, the chiefs responsible for each station, an...

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Bamberg County Opens Veterans Affairs Office in Historic Hospital

Bamberg County Opens Veterans Affairs Office in Historic Hospital

Bamberg County opened a Veterans Affairs Office housed in the repurposed Bamberg County Community Hospital building, cen...

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Bamberg County Coroner Will Implement New Fee Schedule January 2026

Bamberg County Coroner Will Implement New Fee Schedule January 2026

The Bamberg County Coroner posted a public notice announcing a new schedule of fees that will take effect on January 1, ...

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CSRA Utilities Report Virtually No Outages After Weekend Ice and Snow

CSRA Utilities Report Virtually No Outages After Weekend Ice and Snow

Local utilities in the Central Savannah River Area reported virtually no outages after weekend ice and snow, minimizing ...

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Rivers Bridge in Bamberg County Preserves 160-Year-Old Earthworks, Offers Tours

Rivers Bridge in Bamberg County Preserves 160-Year-Old Earthworks, Offers Tours

Rivers Bridge preserves more than 160-year-old Civil War earthworks near Ehrhardt and offers self- and ranger-guided tou...

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Bamberg County Airport Tobul Field Remains Local Economic Asset

Bamberg County Airport Tobul Field Remains Local Economic Asset

Bamberg County Airport, Tobul Field (99N), sits between the City of Bamberg and the Town of Denmark and provides lighted...

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Blackhorse Steel Brings 40 Jobs, $5.2 Million Investment to Bamberg

Blackhorse Steel Brings 40 Jobs, $5.2 Million Investment to Bamberg

Blackhorse Steel Works will establish a 107,000 square foot fabrication facility in Denmark, bringing a $5.2 million inv...

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