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Lee County, SC welcomes you. It is a proud community seeking to better its citizens with jobs, education and opportunities. Lee County government works diligently to provide the services needed by its citizens.

Lee County is conveniently located off Interstate 20 with easy access to Florence, Sumter and Columbia. Unique sites such as Pearl Fryar’s Topiary Garden, the Button Museum and Cotton Museum help define this eclectic area.

Welcome to the City of Bishopville, South Carolina, “the garden spot of the Carolinas.”   Located in Lee County, in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, the 3,471 residents of the City of Bishopville enjoy small-town living with quick and easy access to the larger cities of Florence, Sumter, Camden, and Columbia.

Bishopville is proud to be the home of the historic Bishopville Opera House, the South Carolina Cotton Museum, the James House, Pearl Fryar’s Topiary Garden, and many more attractions.  Lee State Park, Lake Ashwood, and Interstate 20 are just minutes away from the heart of town.

Come visit Bishopville and enjoy small-town hospitality at its best!

We are the men and women sworn to protect and serve the citizens and visitors of Lee County South Carolina. We are your neighbors, family, friends, brothers and sisters. We are mothers, fathers and children of someone just like you. We come from diverse backgrounds and have talents and skills that are given freely and above what you see on a day-to-day basis.

You are our clients, customers, family, friends and neighbors; we will protect and serve you in a professional and courteous manner.
Among the pages of this website is information to assist you in many ways.

For assistance we may be contacted at:

•   803-484-5353
•   In an emergency call 9-1-1

Mission Statement

The members of the Bishopville Police Department are dedicated to providing the highest quality police services in order to enhance community safety, protect life and property, and reduce crime and the fear of crime. To do this, we pledge to develop a partnership with the community, lead a community commitment to resolve problems, and improve the safety and quality of life in our city.

Vision

Working together in partnership with other City employees and the community, we will be recognized as one of the foremost professional, effective, and progressive police departments in South Carolina. Year after year, we will lead in efforts to improve and sustain the public safety and quality of life in our City.

Lee County School District is a significant part of Lee County.  We provide a first class educational experience to 1,933 students.  Lee County Schools consist of 1 high school, 1 middle school and 3 elementary schools throughout our county.  We provide a 1:1 technology environment, while also offering various programs for our students, such as Early College partnership with Central Carolina Technical College, AVID, JROTC, Fine Arts, Project LEAD Summer Camp, and 21st Century After-School Tutoring Programs.  We are committed to ensuring that our students are prepared for 21st Century careers and opportunities.  Lee County Schools are on the path to excellence.

Lee Academy is a fully accredited K3-12th grade independent school. Our K3-6th grade curriculum provides a strong academic foundation and is geared to prepare students for future academic success. The high school curriculum offers two programs of study, college and technical preparatory. Central Carolina Technical College, in partnership with Lee Academy, offers college credit courses on campus during the school day.

Pee Dee Math Science and Technology Academy’s mission is to develop innovative, confident and self-motivated citizens through a math, science and technology curriculum enhanced with collaborative community learning partnerships.

PDMSTA is a public school, but has its own charter and is allowed to be more flexible and innovative and less regulated than traditional public schools.

We are a public, nonsectarian, nonreligious, nonhome-based, nonprofit corporation school which operates within the charter school district.

Phone: 803-428-8400. 

Central Carolina Technical College is a comprehensive, public, two-year institution of higher education dedicated to fostering a positive environment of teaching and learning for faculty, staff, and students. The College serves primarily the region of Clarendon, Lee, Kershaw, and Sumter counties in South Carolina and confers associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. College programs, student support services, and resources provide citizens, businesses, industries, and communities with quality, affordable, accessible, customer-responsive post-secondary education through life-long learning and specialized training opportunities. These are designed to develop the foundation for personal growth, economic development, and an improved quality of life through multiple learning environments including traditional and electronic instructional methods.

The College’s vast array of associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs prepares students to enter the job market, to transfer to senior colleges and universities, and to achieve their professional and personal goals. Specifically, Central Carolina offers academic programs in business, the health sciences, public service, industrial and engineering technology, and the arts and sciences. Through its comprehensive programs and support services, the College serves students through traditional and non-traditional formats in multiple learning environments including online, electronic, and distance learning. (Revision approved by the Central Carolina Technical College Area Commission on January 15, 2015, and the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education on April 1, 2015.)

The Lee County Public Library is located in the heart of beautiful downtown Bishopville. We reside in a fully restored, two story brick building that originally housed the Lee Hotel. Oh Yeah, the best darned library in the state of SC.

CLICK HERE for their website! http://www.leecountylibrarysc.org

And click here for their blogspot!  http://leecountypubliclibrary.blogspot.com

The Lee County Observer is published weekly on Wednesday by Camden Media Company. The paid circulation is 1,600. Serving Bishopville and surrounding communities in Lee County, South Carolina, The Observer has been publishing hometown, award-winning local news since 1902. The Observer has been part of Camden Media Company since 2000.

Lee County Observer
218 N. Main Street
Bishopville, SC 29010
Phone 803-484-9431
Fax 803-484-5055
Email The Observer

Located in the Santee Lynches region of South Carolina, Lee County offers a unique mix of natural beauty and abundant opportunities for industries and businesses. While the area’s natural charm attracts those who seek to experience first hand what Southern hospitality is all about, Lee County’s strategic location on I-20 and accessibility to I-95 (27 miles to the east), I-26 and I-77 (45 miles to the west) makes the area an attractive location for industry. This excellent interstate location coupled with access to the Ports of Charleston and Wilmington only two hours away and a regional airport 35 minutes away presents an ideal place for new businesses to begin and for established businesses and industries to grow and prosper.

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