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Willie J. Harmon Summerton Robert Wayne Williams North Sponsored by: of Orangeburg JImmy JOnes Sponsored by: of Orangeburg JImmy JOnes At TheTandD.com Area deaths INITIATIVE COMMUNITY OF CHARACTER STAFF REPORT Orangeburg County cials have ed the man found dead in a Joe Je ords Highway home but are still working to determine the cause of his death. Scott Allen Brooks, 52, was pronounced dead at the scene on Monday, according to Orangeburg County Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle. His cause of death is pending an autopsy to be held on Wednesday. The Orangeburg County Sheri ce has called the death suspicious.

Brooks was discovered in his home Monday afternoon after a coworker became concerned about his welfare. The coworker stopped by the home at 1748 Joe Jeffords Highway on Monday morning to give Brooks a ride to work, according to a office incident report. Brooks respond. Because it was unusual for Brooks not to call or at least come to the door, the coworker called the sheri ce for a welfare check. When the deputy get a response at the door, he noticed it was unlatched, unsecured and had started to open.

He opened the door and found Brooks on the oor. There was blood under his head. MARTHA ROSE BROWN Sta Writer Orangeburg County Sheri ce deputies responded to a Pops Drive home on Tuesday where they discovered one person dead of an apparent self-in- icted gunshot wound, Maj. Rene Williams said. Williams said another person in the home was injured and transported to a local hospital, but he know the condition or whether the injuries were life-threatening.

A neighbor who lives across the street said she know the residents, but had seen them interact with their children, wash cars and have cookouts. She said they lived there for just over a year. seemed like a nice said the neighbor, who asked not to be named. Deputies arrived on the scene just after 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Not long after that, the Orangeburg County ce arrived. As deputies entered the home, a plush stu ed bear was seen on one of the wooden steps leading to the front door. Three vehicles were parked in the front yard and a shing pole was on the ground next to one of them. Throughout the early after- noon, deputies could be seen interviewing neighbors. A advocate was also seen speaking with a few people gathered on the edge of the road, a few houses down from the scene.

The case remains under investigation by the sheri ce. Contact the writer: timesanddemocrat.com or 803533-5545 Follow on Twitter: MRBrownTandD 1 dead from gunshot MARTHA ROSE BROWN Orangeburg County Sheri ce cials enter a Pops Drive home on Tuesday. One person was found dead of an apparent icted gunshot wound. Another was injured. Coroner body JOHN MACK Sta Writer Orangeburg County Council has agreed to reroute a portion of Log Cabin Road to help Yonder Field, an outdoor concert venue being developed near Bowman.

90-degree curve in there now, going to be moving that curve over 50 to 60 county Public Service Director Henry Summers said. going to be tying into the existing road like you were headed back towards the Orangeburg County Administrator Harold Young said, of going around that curve, cutting across the eld to link back up with the road on the other Yonder request was discussed in the Public Works Committee meeting on Monday. County Council later approved the rerouting project. Summers said Yonder contractors will begin work on the road within 10 days. The road has already been roughed in, but is not up to the satisfaction.

When completed, it will have a width of 24 feet with ve-foot shoulders. assured me that the contractor going to be doing the work, going to this to the likings of the county and going to be a 50-foot Summers said. think going to do a ne When nished, the road will still be maintained by the county. During the public works meeting, Yonder Field neighbor Patti Padgett said concerned with the driving visibility at the new turn. Otherwise, Padgett said, think a reasonable Robert Darr, director of operations for Yonder Field, said he has already purchased a stop sign, which will be in this week.

only concern is sediment going into a nearby creek, but he said he would ensure correct precautions are taken. Also in the meeting: Council approved spending $1.6 million with Palmetto Road changing for Yonder Field LARRY HARDY Orangeburg County has agreed to allow Yonder Field to reroute a portion of Log Cabin Road, which is shown here at its intersection with Weatherford Road. JOHN MACK Sta Writer Orangeburg County Council is developing two new ordinances in the wake of complaints about Yonder Field, a concert venue being developed near Bowman. In a special committee as a whole meeting Monday, County Council discussed a possible noise ordinance, which would detail the allowed noise levels and law response. Council is also discussing a special events ordinance, which would ne and oversight of the events.

Noise ordinance Orangeburg County Administrator Harold Young said the ordinance under development will specify certain types of sounds to be unlawful and prohibited if they are deemed to either annoy, disturb, injure or endanger the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others. The ordinance would also set criteria to determine whether a noise is too loud, so it is not subject to an own interpretation. For residential areas, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., sound levels are to be no higher than 60 decibels. From 9 p.m.

to 7 a.m., 50 dB is the maximum. In public spaces, industrial, commercial or agricultural areas, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. sound levels are to be no higher than 70 dB. From 9 p.m.

to 7 a.m., 65 dB is the maximum. In areas labeled amusement commercial zoning districts, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. sound levels are to be no higher than 70 dB. From 9 p.m.

to 7 a.m., 65 dB is the maximum. Orangeburg County Planning Director Richard Hall said the sound levels would be measured by a decibel meter no closer than the property line of nearby properties. Councilman Heyward Livingston requested that council be shown how and where these noise levels would be measured. want to see the meter, I want to see the decibels Livingston said. us a clear understanding of what dealing County considering noise, event rules Second person taken to hospital Probe continues in suspicious death Log Cabin changes approved by council Please see NOISE, Page A2 Please see ROAD, Page A2.