Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
With the anticipation of snow, Walhalla High School Athletic Director James Powell announces that the varsity girls and boys basketball games scheduled for Friday, Jan. 6, have been postponed. The games will now be played at a later date due to the threat of inclement weather. The Razorbacks were scheduled to host Crescent. Powell says the games will likely be […]
Read moreThe Kmart store in Anderson is closing this spring. According to a release from Sears Holdings, who owns and operates Kmart stores across the country, the company is strategically and aggressively evaluating store space and productivity, and accelerating the closing of some unprofitable stores. On Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, the company informed associates at 78 Kmart stores and 26 Sears […]
Read moreGreenville residents Cindy and Joe Brothers, along with the Greenville Health System Endocrinology Practice, will be the official honorees of the 2017 JDRF Lights, Camera, Cure! Gala. Held Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, the Brothers and the GHS Pediatric Endocrinology Practice will be recognized for their outstanding commitment to JDRF’s passion and goal of […]
Read moreThe first snow of the season could show up this weekend in South Carolina. The Associated Press reports that the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for 13 counties in the Upstate and Midlands. The watch is in effect from Friday evening until Saturday afternoon. Rain is expected to change to snow late Friday afternoon or early […]
Read moreNine years ago Nelson Vazquez, a therapist at Clemson Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, made this prediction: “It will snow orange before Clemson wins another National Football Championship.” Sister station WGOG reports that with snow in the forecast comes a promotion to paint the city with orange snowflakes. You can pick up orange snowflakes at the Clemson Chamber of Commerce on […]
Read moreP. Denise Godwin, deputy risk manager for Clemson University’s Office of Risk Management, was re-elected secretary of the the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association at its annual business meeting Dec. 14, 2016. Godwin has managed claims at Clemson for the past eight years.
Read moreWalhalla Fire Chief Doug Kelley has announced his retirement. Tuesday night, Chief Kelley told the Walhalla City Council during their committee meetings that his last day will be Feb. 16, 2017. The Walhalla City Council plans to act on Chief Kelley’s retirement during their regular monthly meeting in January, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Read moreEarly this morning a hiker was rescued from Table Rock State Park. According to Pickens County Emergency Management, the hiker suffered minor injuries. The Greenville County 911 Center received a call at 6:24pm Wednesday night from the hiker, who said he had fallen down a slope and was trapped on a ledge. However, the caller’s cell phone battery died leaving […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) announces its annual Board of Directors Scholarship Program. The program awards $2,500 scholarships on an annual basis to graduating high school seniors who are residents of counties chosen by lot by the association. Since Pickens County was selected in the 2017 draw, one scholarship will be awarded to a resident of Pickens County. […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is monitoring weather forecasts for possible inclement weather moving into the state on Friday and continuing through Saturday. SCDOT crews in all 46 counties are preparing snow and ice removal equipment. Crews in the Upstate counties will begin pretreating interstates and major routes with a salt mixture beginning Thursday, Jan. 5. Crews in […]
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