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Anderson University to be Higher Education Home for Worldwide Human Rights Organization
This fall, billboards featuring the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will rise across South Carolina, inviting people to find the “antidote for hate, violence and division in our world.”. Central to that initiative is ShareDream.org, a timely and refreshing resource for people from all walks of life,...
The Upper District Listening Room
A new sound venue in Westminster to hear live music or perform. They open it up to the public on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. Bands, solo acts, open mic, karaoke and more. Check the Facebook page to see their scheduled events.
Recreation facilities enhanced at a community center
Seneca’s Blue Ridge Community Center now has six basketball goals on its newly constructed courts, and the thanks goes to a group of employees at the local BASF plant. Over two days last month, 14 volunteers from the BASF Veterans Employee team committed 60 hours to bring the project to life. The main installation took place June 14 with the installation of MegaSlam72, Mega Slam60, and FX 60 basketball goals. The project attracted attention in the community, as residents stopped by to watch the process. The timing coincided with Juneteenth celebrations and underscored a commitment by BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions to create opportunities and enhancing facilities in underserved communities.
Cardboard boat racing one of many events of Family Day at Broadway Lake, see the photos
The 12th annual Family Day at Broadway Lake, one of the last significant free summer events in Anderson County before the first week of school, was held on an overcast Saturday morning, July 20. It featured the Carolina Show Ski Team, locally homemade cardboard boats racing to the finish, food trucks, a children's face painting and craft booth, Broadway Lake Baptist Church offering free water and snacks, and Anderson County PAWS.
Wet Thursday ahead but expect a clear, beautiful weekend
There is a level 1 risk of severe weather today with damaging winds as the main threat.The Triangle and north are the areas impacted by the weather risk this afternoon and evening.Very moist air will remain in place through Friday.Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop each day, resulting in a threat scattered flash flooding today through Friday, especially during the afternoon and evening.Watch the lights come back on during the ABC11 Morning Show.Temperatures reached near 90 on Tuesday but with humidity, it felt like over 100 degrees.Storms overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday knocked out power for some.Power is...
Man shot, killed by Catawba County officers while driving toward them
CONOVER, N.C. — A man was shot and killed while attempting to crash into officers with a Catawba County tactics team, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said on Monday. Officers attempted to arrest Pierre Ramseur around 6 p.m. on Monday in the Elite Comfort Solutions parking lot on Farrington Street SW in Conover. Ramseur was wanted for second-degree kidnapping, robbery, larceny, communicating threats, and injury to personal property, according to the sheriff's office. He was also out on bond for a murder charge.
Task force seeks to engage the Oconee public
An Oconee task force dedicated to combatting the opioid epidemic locally invites the general public this week for a discussion of how better to do its work. The task force has money to spend and Jon Holland, one of its members, says this week’s public forum is to discuss community needs as part of what’s called a gap analysis. The meeting will be 10 o’clock Friday morning in Oconee County Council chambers in Walhalla.
‘School Rocks Backpack Giveaway’ returns to the Upstate
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Verizon-authorized retailer Round Room is hosting its 12th Annual “School Rocks Backpack Giveaway” event in Greenville. Round Room will give over $3 million worth of backpacks to children at more than 1,000 stores nationwide. Verizon Wireless retail locations in Greenville will have hundreds of free backpacks on Sunday, July 28, at 1 p.m. […]
SLED CHARGES OCONEE COUNTY INMATE WITH VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has arrested 26-year-old Jordan Scott Tilson of Walhalla for voluntary manslaughter in the March 29 jailhouse death of Michael McMahan. The arrest warrant affidavit states that Tilson, in a sudden heat of passion and without malice, struck McMahan on the right side of his head, causing him to fall and hit his head on a steel handrail. Tilson remains in the Oconee County Detention Center.
Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Investigation into Shooting Incident
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident on Knollview Rd in. Central, South Carolina. At approximately 11:25pm on July 20, 2024, the Sheriff’s Office. received a 911 call regarding a shooting resulting in an adult male being injured. Upon arrival, deputies located the adult male...
North Carolina Dance TEACHER CHARGED WITH INDECENT LIBERTIES AND STATUTORY RAPE Involving Students
A woman associated with several dance studios around the state, including one in Raleigh, was arrested in Raleigh on allegations of indecent liberties with a juvenile. A New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office investigation linked Elissa Susan Edwards to charges of wrongdoing with pupils at various North Carolina dancing studios. According to online documents, the dance […]
Party pushing Cornel West for president sues NC elections board
Litigation was filed Monday by the Justice for All Party, supporter of Cornel West for president, against the N.C. State Board of Elections by three Fayetteville residents. The lawsuit of plaintiffs Johnny Thomas Ortiz II, Jimmie Gregory Rogers Jr. and Weldon Murphy says the state board had “no legal authority” for its action and that the party met the 13,865-signature requirement of state law. Defendants are the elections board as an entity, and each of its members and Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell in their...
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