Orangeburg’s yuletide décor draws thousands who want a glimpse of the more than 1 million lights from now until New Year s. The Children’s Garden Christmas will be on each night from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. through Jan. 1. Riverside Drive through Edisto Memorial Gardens is limited to one-way traffic from Russell Street to the Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center when it is on.
There was an iconic Christmas display in Orangeburg long before the garden lights and the accompanying Kids’ Walk began in 1993. “Mr. Stroman’s lights” on Old Riley Street were a