A South Carolina judge has ruled Steven Bixby, sentenced to death in the killings of two Abbeville law enforcement officers, is competent to be executed.

A distinguished trio of local government employees were lauded for their service to the Town of Mount Pleasant during the Sept. 9 Town Council meeting.

Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputy hospitalized after a driver struck deputy in an I-26 construction zone on Sept. 15. The deputy is expected to recover.