Yemassee native, Lavent Frazier, 19, has been charged with murder in connection with the Jasper County nightclub shooting that happened over the weekend. Frazier is accused of shooting and killing ...

All 43 monkeys that had escaped a research center in Yemassee towards the end of last year have been safely recaptured, the ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. (WSAV) – Three more monkeys have been recovered in Yemassee and are reported to be in good health. According to the Yemassee Police Department, the monkeys were found around 6:30 ...

In late July, lifelong Yemassee resident and business owner Stephen Henson mailed a copy of a petition to the governor’s office with more than 140 signatures, a map of about 7 square miles ...

Dozens of former Marines flooded into a tiny Low Country town today as part of an unusual reunion. Fifty years ago, most Marines destined for Parris Island had to go through Yemassee, and it's become ...

The city of Yemassee certifies their 2023 election results, officially declaring winners for two city council seats. Yemassee: One town, two counties. Winning a council seat only takes 120 votes ...

Karl Nettles, delivering ice to a storage facility off Guess Drive, speaks about the “great monkey escape” while pushing pallets full of ice into a freezer on Nov. 7, 2024 in the Town of Yemassee.

The runaway primates have captured the world’s attention and have animal welfare groups calling for change. Meanwhile, local business team up to raise money ...

The Yemassee Police Department is getting nearly a quarter of a million dollars from the federal government to hire two additional officers for community policing efforts. As part of a $139 ...

Yemassee police announced in a Facebook post on Nov. 9 that one of the 43 rhesus monkeys that escaped from an Alpha Genesis research lab has been captured.