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Fire investigation underway in Anderson Co.
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Firefighters are investigating the cause of a building fire that occurred Monday night in Anderson. Around 10 p.m., the Anderson Fire Department responded to a commercial building fire on Benson Street. Upon arrival, first responders saw heavy smoke from a storefront. The fire was brought under control in about 20 […]
These Carolina cities are the most, least educated, study says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A recent study by WalletHub took a look at 150 major cities in America and used 11 different parameters to determine which places were the most or least educated. Some of those parameters include how many adults have higher than a high school diploma, the quality...
A remarkable feat 50 years later
When he was the governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter canoed the infamous Bull’s Sluice on the Chattooga River to draw attention to the Chattooga River, shared by Georgia and South Carolina. The year was 1974, the year the federal government recognized the Chattooga as an official wild and scenic river and gave it the protections it enjoys today. And, now 50 years later, a local conservation organization will celebrate the Chattooga as a Wild and Scenic River, and the public is invited to be part of the event. The group Stay Wild Chattooga Conservancy offers an evening of music, a farm-to-table dinner, along with a bar service from 6 to 10 Saturday night, August 3 at the Chattooga Belle Farm, Damascus Church Road, Long Creek.
Bringing South Carolina Conservation Excellence to the Galápagos Islands
How the City of Sumter, South Carolina is serving as a model for the rest of the world. SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BECOME AN EXAMPLE, GLOBALLY, of environmental conservation-leadership, what with the Palmetto State’s having already placed some 3.5 million acres of a total 20.5. million acres under a level of conservation protection. And Gov. Henry McMaster and other legislative leaders are increasingly expressing interest in conserving as much as 10 million acres across the state.
Mushroom-infused chocolates recalled amid probe into illnesses; illness reported in NC
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers to avoid a brand of mushroom-infused chocolates and sweets after the foods were linked to dozens of illnesses and some hospitalizations.
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Shane Beamer and the South Carolina football staff are in the midst of an important summer recruiting run. Lamont Paris is coming off an impressive second season as head coach of the Gamecocks men's basketball team. Paul Mainieri is looking to help the baseball program return to prominence. Last, but certainly not least, there's Dawn Staley. Enough said, right?
2 killed in 2 separate head-on crashes in Anderson Co.
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The Anderson County Coroner’s Office said the agency responded to two fatal head-on crashes early Wednesday morning. Investigators said both crashes occurred around 5 a.m. The first incident occurred at East Greenville Street near McLees Road. The coroner said 22-year-old Quintarius Tyshaun Holloway, of Anderson, was traveling at a high […]
Pelzer Planning Commission to address land use request
The Pelzer Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 3 regarding an application for land use for a portion of the Lower Mill Property (TMS #244-10-02-051). Thomas Watson and Celina Weems are requesting use of the shell warehouse structure on the property for an open-air...
3 taken to hospital after crash involving fire truck, SUV in Liberty, South Carolina, fire chief says
LIBERTY, S.C. — Three people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a crash involving a fire truck and SUV in Liberty, South Carolina, according to the fire chief. Chief Scott Smith with the Liberty Fire Department said the crash happened about 8:30 a.m. on Highway 178 at Davis Road.
Investigation ongoing after armed robbery at Upstate gas station
Authorities are looking for the public’s help in locating an armed robbery suspect. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3PM Sunday, to a reported robbery at the Shell Gas Station on Easley Highway in Pelzer.
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