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New 821 area code to go in effect in South Carolina
UPSTATE, S.C. (WACH) — The Public Service Commission of South Carolina is reminding 864 residents that a new area code overlay goes into effect in July. Since January, residential and business customers served of Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson have electively been dialing ten digits to make local calls. On...
Crews fight 2 weekend fires, 1 fatal in South Carolina
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina crews were busy over the weekend fighting two fires, one fatal, in Batesburg and Aiken, according to authorities. American Red Cross is helping a family after their home caught on Sunday morning, in Batesburg. The volunteers are assisting a family whose home, located on...
Carter County escapee appears in court, bond set at $1 million
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Billy Fletcher, an inmate who walked off a work detail and was later arrested in South Carolina, was arraigned on an escape charge in Carter County Monday. An affidavit stated that Fletcher, 43, walked away from his assigned work detail at the Carter County Detention Center’s car wash area on […]
Rabid raccoons confirmed in two S.C. counties, people and pets exposed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSAV) – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that two raccoons from two different counties have tested positive for rabies. A raccoon found near Springwater and Viceroy lanes in Swansea, has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. However, two dogs were […]
Fatal and critical crashes in South Carolina cost $30 billion, study shows
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) – A recent study shows that fatal and serious crashes in South Carolina resulted in $30 billion in economic and quality-of-life costs in 2023. The study looks at the causes of increased traffic fatalities and potential solutions. Ricky Moretti, the director of policy and research with TRIP, a transportation nonprofit research […]
S.C. Red Cross volunteers go to Texas to help hurricane victims
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Hurricane Beryl has hit Texas, and Red Cross volunteers from South Carolina were there to help when it got there. Food, water, and toiletries are some of the essentials volunteers Mike Scott and Kimberly Gonzalez hope to provide people in San Antonio who might bear the brunt of Beryl.
Grand Strand, Pee Dee to see nearly $90M in state aid with start of new fiscal year
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Millions of dollars in state aid is headed to the Grand Strand and Pee Dee that will help pay for new police gear, improve college campuses and upgrade aging infrastructure systems. The state’s $40 billion budget, which went into affect on July 1, directs...
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