Category: News

Five campgrounds and day-use areas located around two popular lakes in western South Carolina will close next year. Moreover, federal officials have no plans to reopen them at this time. The Army Corps of Engineers maintains LakeHartwell and Lake J. Strom Thurmond along the SavannahRiver basin in the western part of South Carolina. As part of its work, the Corps also operates 18 recreation areas along the […]

Three Anderson County residents have been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a woman during a robbery attempt last weekend. Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies charged 23-year-old Bradacious Galloway, 26-year-old Tereba Geer, and 23-year-old Steven Hagood with murder.  Authorities report that 76-year-old Dorothy Hendrix was shot and killed outside her home around 1am Saturday.  Anderson County Sheriff […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces multiple arrests in a drug conspiracy case that involves individuals purchasing Pseudoephedrine, which is used in the process of making methamphetamine.  On Monday, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by all municipal police departments in the county, conducted “Operation Smurf,” which was an operation seeking the arrest of 31 people on conspiracy to manufacture […]

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is always considered the busiest travel day of the year in the United States.  AAA Carolinas expects about 567,000 South Carolinians to travel this Thanksgiving holiday. According to AAA, motorists compose about 90% of all travelers.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt offers these travel safety tips. “If you are going to be […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces four people killed on state roadways from Friday, November 22, at 6pm until Sunday, November 24, at midnight. As of November 24, 681 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 773 highway deaths during the same time period in 2012.  OconeeCounty has experienced two highway fatalities in 2013 compared to […]

It looks like Old Man Winter will be joining much of the country as they travel to their Thanksgiving festivities. Right now, it is marching across the South and is expected to then head up the East coast. CBS News Travel Expert Peter Greenberg says bad weather is just going to make a bad situation worse.  “Even if weather wasn’t […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety officially re-opened a state-of-the art weigh station in Townville, off I-85 in Anderson County on Friday. The station had been closed to trucks since February 2013 for renovations. The facility is the second of its kind in the Southeast. This new technology gives officers the ability to detect safety violations on commercial trucks […]

On Friday, members of the Upstate Chamber Coalition met at BMW Manufacturing Co. in Greer with legislators, transportation officials and local government leaders to discuss what one chamber official called a “crisis” in South Carolina’s road infrastructure. South Carolina is estimated to need $29.3 billion over 20 years to bring its highway system to a “good” condition.  One idea to […]

A survey of South Carolina teens shows cigarette use among high school students has dropped significantly in the past two years. The Department of Health and Environmental Control reports that their South Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey found about 15% of high school students have smoked. In 2011, nearly 24% of students said they had used cigarettes. DHEC credits the drop […]

The “Painting the Town – Everything Clemson” exhibit will be featured at Clemson City Hall and Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce from January 15 – March 1, 2014. The Arts Center is looking for ALL THINGS CLEMSON as the city paints the town with artistic expression.  Anything that represents Clemson including city and university traditions, landscapes, landmarks and activities will qualify. […]