Mandy Matney

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Mandy Matney is the News Director at FITSNews. She's an award-winning journalist from Kansas who has worked for newspapers in Missouri, Illinois, and South Carolina before making the switch to FITS. She loves tacos and hates the winter (which is why she moved here). She currently lives on Hilton Head Island where she enjoys beach life. Want to contact Mandy? Send your story ideas, comments, suggestions and tips to mandy@fitsnews.com.

Former Winthrop University Cop Charged With 49 More Sex Crimes Including 18 Counts Of Incest

Mandy MatneyOctober 27, 2020October 29, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 27, 2020October 29, 2020

A former Winthrop University police officer accused of sexually abusing multiple children faces an additional 49 charges including incest, according to a release from the South Carolina...

Midlands Deputy Coroner Who ‘Dedicated His Entire Life To Serving The Community’ Dies

Mandy MatneyOctober 26, 2020October 29, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 26, 2020October 29, 2020

The Lexington County, South Carolina coroner’s office announced the death of one of their own on Monday. 69-year-old Lexington County deputy coroner James “Ronnie” Corley...

SC Parents Going To Prison For Abusing And Starving Adopted Children

Mandy MatneyOctober 23, 2020October 29, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 23, 2020October 29, 2020

A Bluffton, South Carolina couple has been sentenced to prison for abusing and starving their six children — five of whom they adopted, according to...

SC Sheriff Sentenced To Probation, Community Service After Guilty Plea

Mandy MatneyOctober 23, 2020March 22, 2021

by Mandy MatneyOctober 23, 2020March 22, 2021

Former Colleton County, South Carolina sheriff R.A. “Andy” Strickland pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Friday. Strickland pleaded guilty to the following charges: misconduct in office, assault...

Man And Woman From New York Charged In Incident That Killed Greenville Deputy

Mandy MatneyOctober 22, 2020October 23, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 22, 2020October 23, 2020

Agents from the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) arrested a man and woman from New York in the Greenville County incident that resulted...

Wheels Up! Southwest Airlines To Fly Out Of Savannah – Hilton Head Airport

Mandy MatneyOctober 22, 2020October 25, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 22, 2020October 25, 2020

The Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport announced exciting news on Thursday. Southwest Airlines will add service to the Savannah, Ga. airport beginning in 2021....

Controversial Hilton Head Official Named Interim Town Manager After Chaotic Search Suspended

Mandy MatneyOctober 21, 2020October 25, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 21, 2020October 25, 2020

After a chaotic search for Hilton Head Island‘s next town manager was suddenly suspended, Town Council will name a controversial official as the interim town...

SC Child Advocate Says She Sent Racist Texts That Were Reportedly Between Cops

Mandy MatneyOctober 21, 2020October 23, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 21, 2020October 23, 2020

Attorneys representing two black Columbia, South Carolina teenagers —who say they were coerced into signing a rape confession — filed a slew of documents regarding...

2 SC Government Workers Stole More Than $1,000 Of PPE In COVID-19 Pandemic, Feds Say

Mandy MatneyOctober 21, 2020October 23, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 21, 2020October 23, 2020

Two Charleston, South Carolina federal government workers who are accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the early stages...

Fripp Island Man Shot And Killed By SC Security Guard Was Armed, SLED Says

Mandy MatneyOctober 21, 2020October 23, 2020

by Mandy MatneyOctober 21, 2020October 23, 2020

A Fripp Island, South Carolina security guard shot and killed an armed resident during a dispute last night, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office...

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Mandy Matney

Former Winthrop University Cop Charged With 49 More Sex Crimes Including 18 Counts Of Incest

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