Barnwell County, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/ Barnwell County, SC News Richburg Mayor McCrorey dies http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/content/faf5cc207aeb3913bda4804e9e4c8c30.html South Carolina's longest serving mayor John McCrorey of Richburg in Chester County has died 91yearold mayor dies http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/content/778cc9ab178ca70c6ded5640ca3203ca.html South Carolina39;s longest serving mayor John McCrorey of Richburg in Chester County has died Brief storm packs wallop http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/content/1b83d1eb41dec9adb3643a8fd7ea363a.html Patricia Huggins and seven of her relatives have no permanent place to live after at least two trees crashed onto the roof of their Truman Street home during severe thunderstorms Monday eveningHuggins saw lightning flash heard crackling then branches tore through the ceiling including one that narrowly missed her elderly mother as she darted from the kitchen8220;I didn8217;t even know she could move that fast8221; Huggins said 8220;God made my mother move He moved her out of the way just in the nick of time8221;Huggins 43 who was watching the Nickelodeon channel with her 3yearold grandson and 2yearold triplet granddaughters in their home off West Beltline Boulevard was one of a number of people displaced by Monday8217;s stormThe intense weather which barreled through the area Monday evening downed more than 100 trees and damaged homes in the older intown neighborhoods of Heathwood Shandon Cottontown and Earlewood Healthy Communities Collaborative names new board members http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/content/4f616d8278c23389d3080a72d98948d4.html ALLENDALE The Salkehatchie Healthy Communities Collaborative created in 2004 by the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie to address the health care needs in Allendale County and surrounding communities has named new board members Foster parent dinner held http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/content/f750cce3f8d661f5ebb543cf642e3d06.html The Department of Social Service of Barnwell and Bamberg recently held its Foster Parent Appreciation Dinner in honor of present former and potential foster parents Limiting SC nuclearwaste role http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/content/8b5820db45acedfc12b50a8c062c703b.html Tuesday marked the end of South Carolina's role as the lowlevel radioactive waste disposal site for much of the nation Henceforth the Barnwell waste site will operate at a sharply reduced level accepting waste only from three states including South Carolina 2 sides to reduced nuclear waste shipments http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/content/f660020414ef844804a36ea789b7feca.html BARNWELL Emily Crews grew up here and her father worked at the Savannah River Site where they made tritium for nuclear bombs But she's no fan of the county's legacy as a nuclear waste disposal ground for the rest of the country It's good news that will change starting today she saidThumbs up That's what I say We are reducing the risk for the community said Crews a 20something bound for graduate school at the University of Chicago and assistant manager of The Genesis Store an organic health foods retailer on Main Street I'm in favor of anything healthy 2 sides to reduced nuclear waste shipments http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/barnwell-county/content/abc357c761b84e1634e06c3a0e37a2d2.html BARNWELL Emily Crews grew up here and her father worked at the Savannah River Site where they made tritium for nuclear bombs But she's no fan of the county's legacy as a nuclear waste disposal ground for the rest of the country It's good news that will change starting today she saidThumbs up That's what I say We are reducing the risk for the community said Crews a 20something bound for graduate school at the University of Chicago and assistant manager of The Genesis Store an organic health foods retailer on Main Street I'm in favor of anything healthy