Colleton County Republican Party

08/19/2026

EARLY VOTING STARTS TODAY!!
U.S. Senate Special Republican Primary Runoff

Early Voting:
Wednesday, August 19 - Friday, August 21
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Primary Runoff:
Tuesday, August 25
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

EARLY VOTING AT
72 Bells Highway, Walterboro

08/18/2026

Debate tonight at 7:00pm on Newsmax and SCETV.

08/18/2026

ONE MORE TIME!!

The U.S. Senate Special Republican Primary will proceed to a runoff on Tuesday, August 25.

Early voting for the runoff will be available Wednesday, August 19 through Friday, August 21 from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Visit scVOTES.gov for more information.

08/18/2026

Reminder about tomorrow night:

SCDOT is wanting to shut down 3 bridges on 64 for almost 2 years. They are the three bridges along SC 64 (Bells Highway) over the Little Salkehatchie River, Tributary to Buckhead Creek, and Buckhead Creek in Colleton County. (Between Bells Crossroads & Stephens Crossroads)
This will be bad for S&G Grocery at Stephens Crossroads and will also impact emergency services. First Responders would be rerouted 17 miles just to get to an individual needing life saving help.
Tomorrow gives all Colletonians an opportunity to ask them to do this in phases and NOT shutting down the traffic pattern along 64.
Meeting tomorrow night @ 5:30-7:30 at Bells Elementary School. No formal presentation, however DOT representatives will be there.
Please email [email protected] and let him know your thoughts on this closure.

08/17/2026

🚨🚨🚨THIS WEEK🚨🚨🚨

U.S. Senate Special Republican Primary Runoff

Early Voting:
Wednesday, August 19 - Friday, August 21
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Primary Runoff:
Tuesday, August 25
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Find your early voting polling location here:

https://scvotes.gov/early-voting-u-s-senate-special-republican-primary/

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Click Here for Early Voting Information for 2026 Statewide General Election The U.S. Senate Special Republican Party Primary Runoff is on Tuesday,

08/13/2026

AUGUST 18 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE CANCELED

🚧 IMPORTANT: SC 64 Bridge Replacement Meeting
Your Input Needed!

SCDOT is planning to replace three bridges on SC 64 (Bells Highway) near Bells Crossroads; over the Little Salkehatchie River, a tributary to Buckhead Creek, and Buckhead Creek.

Here's the problem: the current plan calls for a FULL CLOSURE of SC 64 for 18–24 months, forcing ALL traffic onto a 17-mile detour. 😳

That means: S&G Grocery in Lodge could be forced to close
🚑 Emergency responders could face a 17-mile detour to reach residents 🚌 School buses, farmers, commuters, and churches all take the hit.

There's a better way if they just look at the Hwy 63 (Sniders Hwy) bridge project, where new bridges were built in stages right next to the old ones with minimal disruption. Residents are asking SCDOT to seriously consider that same approach here.

📅 COME MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 5:30–7:30 PM Bells Elementary School, 12088 Bells Highway, Ruffin, SC

It's an open house, no formal presentation, just SCDOT staff on hand to answer questions and take your feedback.

Can't make it? You can still comment through September 4, 2026: 🔗 projectportal.scdot.gov/LilSalkehatchieBridgeReplacement
[email protected] ✉️ Craig Winn, SCDOT, P.O. Box 191, Columbia, SC 29202-0191

We do NOT want our first responders making detours for two years in an emergency situation.

Bridge Replacement of three bridges along SC 64 (Bells Highway) over Little Salkehatchie River in Colleton County, SC.

08/12/2026

Run off August 25. Mark your calendar.

08/11/2026

GO VOTE!!
Election Day is Tuesday, August 11, 2026; Hours 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
-Any runoff will take place Tuesday, August 25, 2026
-Where to vote on Election Day:
BELLS, RUFFIN, SNIDERS & RICE PATCH
Colleton County Fire & Rescue Station #18
12257 Bells Hwy
CANADYS
Colleton County Fire & Rescue Station #5
13871 Augusta Hwy
COTTAGEVILLE & ROUND O
Cottageville Town Hall
72 Salley Ackerman Dr
EDISTO
Colleton County Fire & Rescue Station #17
6800 Sunrise Road
GREEN POND & RITTER
Green Pond Community Center
415 Ivenia Brown Road
HORSE PEN, PEEPLES & WALTERBORO #5
Colleton County High School – Performing Arts Center
150 Cougar Nation Dr
MASHAWVILLE & JACKSONBORO
Neyles Community Center
445 Featherbed Road
MAPLE CANE & SIDNEYS
Maple Cane Baptist Church
21324 Augusta Hwy
PENIEL, WALTERBORO #1, PETITS & HENDERSONVILLE Walterboro Wildlife Center
100 S. Jefferies Blvd
STOKES, WOLFE CREEK & HUDSON MILL
Doctors Creek Baptist Church
126 Doctors Creek Road
WALTERBORO #2
Colleton County Civic Center
494 Hampton Street
WALTERBORO #3
Clemson Coop Extension Building
611 Black Street
WALTERBORO #4
Colleton County School District Office
500 Forest Circle
WILLIAMS
Marion Baptist Church
1810 George Warren Dr
EDISTO BEACH
Edisto Beach Town Hall
2414 Murray Street
ASHTON-LODGE
Colleton County Fire & Rescue Station #3
8667 Lodge Hwy
BEREA-SMOAKS
Colleton County Fire & Rescue Station #7
27250 Lowcountry Hwy
WALTERBORO #6
USC Salkehatchie
807 Hampton Street

08/10/2026

609 That is the number of people that voted early for Lindsey Graham's seat last week. 3 days of early voting.

We appreciate those 609 people, however we HAVE to do better.

Tomorrow is the last day for voting for this VERY important seat. This seat has an impact on Colleton County in huge ways. It's important we got a someone who will look out for Colleton in that seat. PLEASE GO VOTE!!!

08/05/2026

Pastors of South Carolina,

We lost Senator Lindsey Graham on July 12th, and now his seat is up sooner than any of us expected. The special Republican primary is August 11, and whoever wins it faces Democrat Annie Andrews in November for one of our U.S. Senate seats.

As Christians, we don't get to sit this one out. Proverbs 29:2 tells us "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." God places us where we are for a reason, including right now, in this election (Esther 4:14).

Our Constitution protects the freedoms we hold dear, but it only stays protected when believers show up and vote. It won't protect itself.

This race matters. Annie Andrews fought to block South Carolina's ban on hormone treatments and gender transition procedures for minors. We cannot and should not overlook that.

PLEASE encourage your congregations to mark their calendars for August 11, and to stay informed through November. Every vote counts. We cannot afford to lose seats. Our families, state and nation depends on it.

"Righteousness exalteth a nation" (Proverbs 14:34).