OLANTA — Stacey Watts recently got a gift she had been waiting on for 37 years. The Town of Olanta officially recognized and honored her father, former Olanta Police Chief Robert F. Sexton, ...

Two suspects have been taken into custody after an armed robbery at a store on North Jones Road in Olanta Thursday morning, according to Major Michael Nunn with the Florence County Sheriff's Office.

OLANTA, S.C. — Authorities in Florence County said on Sunday that they had arrested a man accused of shooting and killing someone a day earlier in Olanta.

Florence County sheriff's deputies say an Olanta man beat his neighbor unconscious after she surprised him while he was burglarizing her home and set the mobile home on fire, killing her.

OLANTA — The victim of a fatal crash the morning of June 14 just outside of Olanta was identified as Austin Derrick Matthews, a 16-year-old from Kingstree. The crash happened around 5:29 a.m ...

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 34-year-old man was hit and killed Monday afternoon in Florence County, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Brandon Tedder, of Olanta, died after he was hit ...

With the 2010 fiscal year bearing down, Olanta Mayor Jimmy McCutcheon said shutting down the town hall two days per week would trim $15,000-$20,000 and prevent a tax increase. Town Council agreed ...

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Olanta man has been arrested in connection with an axe attack last week in Florence County, the sheriff’s office said. Omar D’Andre Wilson, 20, was charged ...

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 32-year-old man was killed in Saturday afternoon’s shooting in the Florence County community of Olanta, Coroner Keith von Lutcken said. Courtesy: Florence Cou… ...

A burglary in Clearfield County had a “Goldilocks” aspect. No porridge was touched and the beds were made, but apparently the resident’s clothes felt just right. Lynn Allen Smith, 27, is ...

Olanta had 622 residents last year, according to census figures. Posted 7:42am by Bryce Mursch. Most Read. One dead, three injured after car crashes into four motorcycles .