The Hampton County Guardian

04/25/2025

The Murdaugh crime saga has sparked numerous documentaries, podcasts, books, and even a movie or two.

04/16/2025

https://www.blufftontoday.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2025/04/16/somethings-afoot-in-the-lowcountry-nomads-poets-and-lovers-at-lake-warren/83072480007/

Journalist, author and historian Michael DeWitt Jr. will be hiking the highways, byways, and waterways of lower South Carolina for his new health, travel and lifestyle column.

04/15/2025

Alex Murdaugh accomplice, Russell Laffitte agrees to reduced federal prison sentence, but must pay millions in restitution and fines.

04/09/2025

Journalist, author and historian Michael DeWitt Jr. will be hiking the highways, byways, and waterways of lower South Carolina for his new health, travel and lifestyle column.

04/01/2025

Hampton County law enforcement and drug abuse prevention officials have a new weapon in the ongoing battle against drug abuse and drug overdoses: a Narcan vending machine.

04/01/2025

After numerous overdoses, deaths, national opioid settlements are funding Narcan vending machines to help save SC Lowcountry lives.

11/07/2024

This is not the first monkey escape in the S.C. Lowcountry. And of course, there's a Murdaugh crime saga connection.

10/25/2024

News Release
Disaster Recovery Center Opening in Hampton County
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A Disaster Recovery Centers will open Hampton County to provide in-person assistance to South
Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene.
Hampton County
Hampton Town Fire Department
600 Second St. W.
Hampton, SC 29924
Open Oct. 25-27, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Additional Disaster Recovery Centers are scheduled to open in other South Carolina counties. Click here to find
centers that are already open in South Carolina. You can visit any open center to meet with representatives of
FEMA, the state of South Carolina and the U.S. Small Business Administration. No appointment is needed.
To find all other center locations, including those in other states, go to fema.gov/drc or text “DRC” and a Zip Code to
43362.
Homeowners and renters in Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester,
Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry,
Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and York counties and the Catawba Indian
Nation can apply for federal assistance.
The quickest way to apply is to go online to DisasterAssistance.gov. You can also apply using the FEMA App for
mobile devices or calling toll-free 800-621-3362. The telephone line is open every day and help is available in many
languages. If you use a relay service, such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give
FEMA your number for that service. For a video with American Sign Language, voiceover and open captions about
how to apply for FEMA assistance, select this link.
FEMA programs are accessible to survivors with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.

FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are accessible facilities and mobile offices you can visit to learn more about FEMA and other disaster assistance programs. You may also visit to ask questions about your case. DRCs are set up in convenient areas after a disaster to make them easier to find. The...

10/17/2024

10/09/2024

*****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE******

Hampton County, SC (October 9, 2024) – A significant police presence is currently near the 700 block of Broad Road in Brunson as the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office, alongside the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), investigates a possible homicide. The situation appears to be domestic in nature.

There is no threat to the community, and law enforcement is continuing to conduct its investigation at the scene.

We are asking residents to avoid the area at this time. Additional updates will be provided as more information becomes available.