Announcements

Walterboro City Council is soliciting the names of City residents interested in being considered for appointment on the following Boards and Commissions:

Walterboro City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 6:15 P.M. in City Hall, 242 Hampton Street, to receive public comments on the following proposed ordinances:

Ordinance # 2017-13, An Ordinance to Amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Walterboro, South Carolina, to Provide for Changes to Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations.

All City Hall offices will be closed on Monday, January 1, 2018 for New Year’s Day.

 January 1, 2018 ...........................................................No residential or commercial garbage collected.

For assistance, please contact the Police Dispatcher at 843-782-1030.

City employees wish you a happy and safe holiday season.

All City Hall offices will be closed on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017, and Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 for the Christmas Holidays.

All City Hall offices will be closed on Monday, January 1, 2018 for New Year’s Day.

The garbage collection schedule will be as follows:

Dec. 25, 2017............................................................. No residential or commercial garbage collected.

Dec. 26, 2017 ............................................................ No residential or commercial garbage collected.

The City of Walterboro was pleased to provide lunch for its over 100 employees this Holiday Season! Thanks for all you do for the city!

Congratulations to the winners of the Walterboro Christmas Parade! Official certificates have been sent out via postal service. Please look for recognition of your organization on social media and in local newspapers. Thank you to all those that participated and please come again next year!

Religious:

1st place: Green Pond Baptist Church

2nd place: The Well at Jones Swamp Church — Kids & Youth

3rd place: Ashton Baptist Church

Non-Commercial:

1st place: Girl Scout Troop #981

2nd place: Cottageville Church of the Nazarene

The City of Walterboro is pleased to announce the Grand Marshal for this year’s Walterboro Christmas Parade, City Councilmember Tom Lohr.

City Hall offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24, 2017 for the Thanksgiving holiday. For assistance or to make deliveries, please call the Police Dispatcher at 843-782-1030. City staff wish you a safe and happy holiday.

Colleton County Middle School's 6th grade English Language Arts Class, led by teacher Keeley Farris, sent us their wonderful Brag About Walterboro essays, and the City of Walterboro is pleased to share them!

The City of Walterboro and the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie are proud to announce Robert "Robbie" Langdale III as the winner of the Brag About Walterboro Essay Contest, pictured here with Tourism Director Michelle Strickland.

Here is his essay below:

What I Love About Walterboro
By: Robert D. Langdale III