Crews will sink more than 5,000 tons of construction material from a spillway project into Lake Wateree -- for sport. Specifically, sport fish like largemouth and striped bass. The South Carolina ...

Lake Wateree appears a prime destination for anglers planning to go fishing in the Carolinas during the next few days. The S.C. reservoir recently has yielded limit catches of striped bass in the ...

Once targeted for high-end resort development, miles of shorefront land on Lake Wateree will be turned into a state nature preserve open for hiking, fishing and hunting. The S.C. Department of Natural ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Heavy rain and flash flood warnings have been issued across many parts of the Midlands for Thursday as South Carolina prepares to feel the impacts of Tropical Storm Sally. One ...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — An 18-year-old Lugoff-Elgin High School student drowned at Lake Wateree while swimming with friends, officials say. Kershaw County Coroner David West said Tuesday that several ...

WINNSBORO, S.C. — The S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) is asking the community to report sightings of an invasive plant from Brazil that’s banned in the U.S. Known as giant salvinia, ...

LAKE WATEREE, S.C. (WIS) - The Fairfield County Coroner’s Office reported the fatal drowning of a Great Falls man at Lake Wateree Saturday. Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill said 25-year-old ...

A recent high school graduate died Wednesday after drowning in a Midlands lake, the Kershaw County Coroner’s Office said. Gabriel Clyburn, an 18-year-old Lancaster County resident, was identified as ...

Kim Puckett calls it the best-kept secret in South Carolina, and it’s easy to see why. It’s only a 40-minute drive from the northeast reaches of greater Columbia, but it feels like it’s a world away.