Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The FBI Columbia field office launched a new initiative this week to combat an alarming increase in financial fraud that is affecting South Carolina’s senior residents. Representatives from the FBI Columbia’s White-Collar Crime program have begun a series of presentations to educate senior audiences who are most vulnerable to these financial scams. During the presentations, FBI representatives will provide statistics […]
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From the SC State Climate Office – Confidence continues to increase that much of South Carolina will be affected by a winter storm on Sunday. Impacts will be significant and potentially severe over a large chunk of the state, too. Take some time to review SCEMD’s Winter Weather Page and start making winter weather preparations. Right now, the storm headed our way […]
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Winter Storm Watch Issued January 13 At 3:38pm Est Until January 17 At 8:00am Est By Nws Greenville-Spartanburg …Winter Storm Watch In Effect From Saturday Evening Through Monday Morning… * What…Heavy Mixed Precipitation Possible. Total Snow Accumulations Of 6 To 10 Inches Across The Mountain Valleys And Extreme Northeast Georgia, 8 To 12 Inches Along And Near The Blue Ridge […]
Read moreThe Blood Connection experiencing unrelenting critical need, made worse by winter weather and pandemic PIEDMONT, S.C. – The Blood Connection (TBC), the community blood center directly serving the Carolinas and Georgia, is experiencing a never before seen critical need for blood, which if prolonged could negatively impact patients in local hospitals. This event is unlike any other in TBC history; […]
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The latest report from South Carolina DHEC shows two more Oconee County residents have died from COVID-19. The same report contains two deaths in Pickens County and four in Anderson. Oconee’s death toll from the virus is now at 271, of which 256 are confirmed and 15 are considered probable. According to data from Prisma Health’s website, out of 628 […]
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CLEMSON, S.C. (Jan. 13, 2022) — All roads within the Jim Timmerman Natural Resources Area at Jocassee Gorges in northern Pickens County will be closed by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) on Friday in anticipation of significant snow accumulation over the weekend. This will include roads from the Laurel Valley entrance on US 178, Camp Adger Road at US 178 […]
Read moreDue to the winter storm forecast, we are moving the birthday celebration at the shelter from Monday, January 17 to Jan Tuesday, January 18. The celebration will be held between 10:30am and 4:30pm. In honor of what would have been White’s 100 birthday, OHS is throwing a party to celebrate Betty White and the shelter animals in their care. In […]
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Not a lot has changed since yesterday. We’re still on for a potential winter storm for Saturday night and Sunday, but details remain sketchy. Our storm is still centered over the Pacific Ocean west of Washington and Oregon. Oconee County Director of Emergency Services Scott Krein has more… The storm will push ashore over the next 24 hours and this […]
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SCDOT is actively preparing for winter weather conditions forecast for this weekend. Forecasts may change. However, SCDOT has initiated its winter storm operations plan to counter a “worst-case scenario” of winter weather conditions. SCDOT’s current plans include anti-icing pretreatments on priority roads and bridges beginning as early as Thursday, January 13, 2022, in areas of the state with the highest […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Representatives from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) this week presented a Community Hero award to the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) for its continued efforts to make lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines available in communities throughout the Upstate, especially in rural and underserved areas. In March 2021, DHEC partnered with VCOM to co-locate a COVID-19 vaccination clinic […]
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