The Manning Times

07/03/2025

Pedalino calls town hall to address Summerton water concerns

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07/03/2025

🇺🇸🎆 Clarendon County is ready to celebrate the 4th of July in a BIG way! Whether you're looking for music, parades, fireworks, or family fun, there's something for everyone. Check out what’s happening around the county:

🎇 City of Manning – Red, White, and Blue Celebration
📅 Thursday, July 3
🕖 7–10:30 PM | Fireworks at 10 PM
📍 Farmers Market – 21 E Boyce Street
🎶 Live music, food, and fireworks – don’t forget a chair!

🎆 New Zion – July 4th Celebration
📅 Friday, July 4
🕔 5 PM – Food Vendors
🕖 7 PM – Parade
🕗 8 PM – Special Veterans Program (Veterans, they have seating just for you!)
🕤 9:30 PM – Fireworks
📍 Downtown New Zion
❤️🇺🇸 Veterans: Thank you for your service—we hope you’ll join us! Contact the committee for questions.

🎉 Alcolu – Take Back the Fourth
📅 Friday, July 4 – All Day!
📍 13183 Plowden Mill Rd, Alcolu
🐎 Horses • 🛻 ATVs • 🎶 Music • 🍔 Vendors
💥 A family-friendly day supporting affordable housing and small business growth! Bring your lawn chairs and good vibes!

Let freedom ring all across Clarendon County! 🇺🇸✨

07/03/2025

🚨 MISSING PERSON – PLEASE SHARE 🚨

The Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Daniel Aaron White, who was reported missing on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Daniel was last seen around 10 p.m. on Monday, June 30, 2025, leaving 1248 Wadell St. in Manning, SC.

Daniel is 5’7”, weighs approximately 140 lbs, and has brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and gray sweatpants but may have changed clothes. Daniel works in Myrtle Beach at the Captive Escape Room.

If you have any information or see Daniel, please contact Investigator Jones at:
📞 Cell: 803-825-9116
📞 Office: 803-435-4415
📞 Tip Line: 803-433-8477

Daniel is entered into NCIC as a missing person, NIC # M168446878.

Please share to help bring Daniel home safely. 🙏

07/02/2025

07/02/2025

CCSD board chairman issues statement regarding budget

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07/02/2025

🕯️ TONIGHT: Clarendon Cares – A Service of Remembrance 🕯️

Join the Clarendon County Coroner’s Office for a candlelight vigil this evening, Wednesday, July 2, at 5:30 PM at Weldon Auditorium. This heartfelt service will honor and remember the lives of those who passed through the Coroner’s Office in 2024.

📍 Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple Street, Manning, SC
🕯️ In prayer and solidarity, let us come together as a community to reflect, remember, and support one another.

All are welcome. 💜

07/01/2025

Public hearings scheduled for proposed Duke Energy rate increase

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07/01/2025

Budget showdown delays raises for Clarendon teachers
Council cancels follow-up meeting after district fails to revise millage ⬇️

06/30/2025

Clarendon County School District reports strong staff retention for 2025-26 school year

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06/30/2025

‼️ Clarendon County Council meeting canceled ‼️

The Clarendon County Council’s special called meeting scheduled for tonight at 6 p.m. has been canceled. The meeting was expected to include an executive session and potentially the third reading of Ordinance 2025-09, which would finalize the fiscal year 2025–2026 budget for the Clarendon County School District. The third reading was previously tabled during last week’s meeting.

No reason for the cancellation has been given at this time. The district’s budget is due July 1, and no rescheduled date has been announced.

06/30/2025

Man who died after pontoon jump in Lake Marion identified

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