Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A four vehicle accident on Mother’s Day afternoon has left a motorcycle rider dead. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, it happened around 2:20pm Sunday afternoon on US 123 near Turner Hill Road in Pickens County, about a mile north of Easley. Master Trooper Brandon Bolt has more…
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A 47-year-old female and a 38-year-old male were sent to the hospital on Sunday after a shooting incident. Westminster Police Chief Rory Jones said the incident, which appears to be isolated, happened near Pritchard Street on Sunday…
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Information from a recently released animal shelter evaluation report is set to appear in the local newspaper this week. The report outlined process and procedure improvements for shelter operations, but also contained disturbing and sad information regarding past practices at Oconee County Animal Control, a division of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. Please keep in mind that, while the Oconee […]
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Sheriff’s Deputies have charged 36 year-old Scott Hamilton Harris of Westminster with Felony DUI – Bodily Injury. He remains in custody with a bond amount set at $25,000. His arrest stems from an early morning accident last Thursday on US Hwy 123 near the Georgia-South Carolina State Line. According to reports, Harris was identified as the driver of a Jeep […]
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According to warrants from the South Carolina Department of Revenue, the owner of DME Painting of Easley, 59 year-old Daniel Mark East, has been charged with not making payments to the department of revenue between 2014 and 2018. East is accused of collecting nearly $40,000 in withholdings from employees, but failure to pay the department. If convicted, he faces a […]
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(Photo Courtesy of our sister station WLHR 92.1 FM) Interstate 85 in Franklin County has reopened after a crash and hazardous material spill. All lanes of I-85 north were shut down for about ten hours as crews cleaned up after a tanker overturned and spilled on I-85 North Sunday evening around 5:00 pm at exit 160 near Carnesville. The Franklin […]
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South Carolina closed state government offices today, and local government officers were also closed to mark Confederate Memorial Day, held every year on May 10. State offices in Alabama and Mississippi closed down for their Confederate Memorial Days late last month. South Carolina chose May 10 because it is the day when Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson died in 1863 […]
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Anderson County deputies need help finding Samantha Lynn Powell. She was last seen leaving TTI on May 8th at 3:00am. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans, possibly a gray hat. She drives a 2002 Toyota Tacoma with SC tag NHY646. If you see Samantha Lynn Powell or have information regarding her whereabouts, please call the […]
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An SDOC school bus was involved in a minor accident on Shiloh Road this morning. There were no injuries. Another bus will transport students to school. Highway patrol is on the scene.
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The National Weather Service said that there is an increased fire danger this afternoon through this evening for our area. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will develop this afternoon. Fuels will dry out quickly, they said, and that will create ripe conditions for an increased risk of wildfires today. You can refer to your local burn permitting authorities as […]
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