Sammy Fretwell
Reporter at The State
Journalist, The State newspaper. Environment beat reporter. South Carolina native.
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thestate.com | Sammy Fretwell
Red-cockaded woodpeckers are making a comeback after years of habitat loss. Photo courtesy The Nature Conservancy Biologists were surprised to hear recently that a once-rare woodpecker had been spotted in a forest west of Columbia for the first time in 50 years. But in checking things out, they verified that a single red-cockaded woodpecker had settled at the Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve, where the bird was digging a hole in a pine tree for a nest.
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thestate.com | Sammy Fretwell
The SC Highway Patrol is seeking the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident June 15, 2025. File The S.C. Highway Patrol is trying to find the driver of a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision near Orangeburg last weekend. Sometime between midnight and 5:45 a.m. Sunday, a vehicle struck a pedestrian on S.C. 29, known locally as Belleville Road, north of the city of Orangeburg, killing the person, according to a statement from the Highway Patrol.
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islandpacket.com | Sammy Fretwell
Myra Reece, a career environmental official in South Carolina, was nominated to be director of the Department of Environmental Services by Gov. Henry McMaster. She received a confirmation recommendation from the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on April 15 and won full Senate approval April 30.
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gazettextra.com | Sammy Fretwell
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster announced his opposition Monday to drilling for oil and gas off the South Carolina coast, saying the practice could hurt beaches, wildlife and the state's lucrative, multibillion-dollar tourism industry. In a news release Monday afternoon, Republican McMaster said he and North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, have written a letter to the federal government that says the Carolinas should remain protected from drilling. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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thederrick.com | Sammy Fretwell
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster announced his opposition Monday to drilling for oil and gas off the South Carolina coast, saying the practice could hurt beaches, wildlife and the state’s lucrative, multibillion-dollar tourism industry. In a news release Monday afternoon, Republican McMaster said he and North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, have written a letter to the federal government that says the Carolinas should remain protected from drilling.
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