Purrysburg Township (Purrysburgh) is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the lower part of South Carolina. Today, not much is in this area except for a stone monument marking an early Swiss settlement that eventually failed. Jasper County has seen its fair share of war through the years. From the Revolutionary War to…
2003 Standoff in Abbeville, South Carolina
On December 8, 2003, a daylong standoff in Abbeville, South Carolina, ended with the arrests of Arthur, Rita, and Steven Bixby, which resulted in the deaths of two law enforcement officers. During the ordeal, the Bixbys, Arthur and Steven, stationed themselves at the house’s windows and shot at anyone who approached the residence. Tensions began…
Missing in Abbeville, SC
Flavie Cocard was last seen on December 17, 2020, in Abbeville, South Carolina. Cocard was 21 years old at the time of her disappearance. She would be 26 today. According to Missing People in America, her car was found on December 18 by two hunters, parked on the side of the road in a wooded…