Category: News

The family of Zachary Hammond, the Seneca teen shot and killed by police, are pushing for the release of the video that shows the incident in the parking lot of the Hardee’s on Bypass 123. The Hammond family held a news conference Tuesday afternoon in downtown Greenville where they said that 10th Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams has refused to release […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Tuesday morning, both from Oconee County, in relation to an incident in which an armed robbery occurred. A deputy responded to an address on Hutchinson Lane around 4am in reference to a reported assault. The deputy spoke with the victim and observed injuries to the victim. The victim told the deputy that […]

The School District of Pickens County announces a memorial service for Coach Bill Isaacs will be on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 10am at Bruce Field, which is the old football stadium in Pickens. The family asks attendees to wear Blue Flame blue, and for former Blue Flame players to assemble behind the press box. Isaacs was killed in a double […]

The Tennis Program at Keowee Key Fitness and Racquet Center announces the Keowee Key Pro Invitational Pickleball Tournament on Sept. 20, 2015. The tournament is the first professional level Pickleball tournament in this region, with cash prizes for winners. Competition begins at 9am and runs until 2pm at Keowee Key Fitness and Racquet Center, which is located at 1051 Stamp […]

Tired of wearing stuffy suits and fancy dresses to raise money for charity? Now you can either dress up or wear your favorite jeans and join the “Denim and Diamonds” fundraiser for Ripple of One on Saturday, Sept. 26, starting at 6pm at the Lighthouse Event Center in Seneca. Congressman Gresham Barrett will be the guest speaker. Sonic Bacon will […]

The Foothills Alliance will be hosting their annual “Festival of Trees” in November, with proceeds to benefit the organization, which provides services for sexually abused children and adults in Anderson and Oconee Counties. There will be a preview brunch on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with doors opening at 9:30am and the program from 10:30am until noon. Tickets for the preview brunch […]

Last year, 79 people in South Carolina lost their lives in home fires. In just minutes a family can lose everything, from their belongings to their home, and most tragically, a loved one. Home fires occur more often than most people realize; in South Carolina, the Red Cross responds to requests from local fire departments every 3.9 hours to come […]

South Carolina has again ranked worst in the nation for deadly violence against women. The Associated Press reports that a report released Tuesday by the Violence Policy Center ranks South Carolina first for women murdered by men. The center says the state’s rate of just over two women killed per 100,000 people in 2013 is more than twice the national […]

For the third time in the last four years, IBM-Plant Location International (IBM-PLI) has ranked South Carolina first per million inhabitants in attracting jobs through foreign investment. In this year’s report, the Palmetto State is ranked above Tennessee and Kentucky, which are second and third, respectively. “The reason we’ve seen so much success in recruiting international companies to South Carolina […]

Late Monday afternoon, detectives with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office presented information to a Pickens County Magistrate for his review into the deadly shooting of two men. The incident happened around 11am Monday on Homestead Road. Pursuant to that review, the following arrest warrants were issued charging 64-year-old Albert Leon Bowen with two counts of murder and two counts of […]