Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Clemson has experienced a lot of growth and change, especially relating to high-density development and student housing. In response to concerns, the Clemson City Council established a moratorium-effectively a pause-on all new multifamily developments of 200 beds or more. ClemsonNEXT is the City of Clemson’s effort to address this growth and its impacts with a strategic plan for development. The […]
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Anderson County Council voted on July 7 in favor of the first reading to rezone 142 acres in the area of Highway 187 and Fants Grove Road, Burns Bridge Road and William Walker Road near Pendleton, and now a petition against the move is gaining ground among some local residents. Right now, developers could build no more than 240 homes […]
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According to an overnight announcement made on social media, South Carolina state parks are requiring visitors to wear face masks in their facilities effective immediately. The requirement is for all visitors over the age of two in buildings staffed by employees, or where the general public may congregate, according to the Facebook post. That includes park offices, visitor centers, stores, […]
Read moreClemson University has announced it is changing its reopening approach due the number of COVID-19 cases in the state. University officials said that they had hoped the state’s COVID-19 data would have allowed them to make a straightforward, go-or-no go decision to bring back employees in phases, but that hasn’t turned out to be the case, so, they said, they […]
Read moreA portion of I-85 South in Anderson County was shut down last night after a tractor trailer overturned, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. It happened near mile marker 13 at about 10:40 pm on the northbound side of the interstate, which reopened around 5:45 am this morning. All lanes, northbound and southbound, were closed for several hours, due […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,532 new confirmed cases and no new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 13 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths. There are currently 1,488 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19, and 205 of those patients are […]
Read moreThe Pioneer Rural Water District treatment plant has been returned to service after an electric problem yesterday morning disabled the plant for several hours. An outside crew worked throughout to restore services. While the plant was down, Pioneer appealed to its customers to conserve use as much as possible.
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All customers of Pioneer Rural Water are requested to conserve as much as possible while an outside crew fixes an electric failure discovered this morning at the treatment plant. According to Manager Terry Pruitt, the repairs could take several more hours.
Read moreWe’re normally not talking about taxes in the summer, but taxpayers across the nation have until Wednesday, July 15 to either file their taxes or file an extension. Taxpayers who are still short on cash because of the coronavirus should reach out to the IRS to work out a payment plan. The nationwide extension from April to July gave Americans […]
Read moreSaturday, July 25 will be an important date in the continuing impact that COVID-19 is having on South Carolina’s economy. The 25th is to be the last day that the weekly $600 federal benefit can be disbursed in the state, as the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program is set to expire. Employers in need of help are likely to be […]
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