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SCDHEC Update – Nov. 24, 2020
On Tuesday (Nov. 24) the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported 1,374 new confirmed cases and 59 probable cases of...
Anderson School District One reports minimal COVID in schools
During their meeting last Tuesday (Nov. 17), the Anderson School District One Board heard an audit report and update on COVID 19. They also...
Child’s death on bus tragic
By Stan Welch
A thirteen year old girl from Anderson County School District One suffered cardiac arrest while riding on a school bus driven by...
Record number of votes cast in 2020 election
By Stan Welch
In a dark and cloudy aftermath to the 2020 elections, South Carolina provided a bright spot, in terms of participation and turnout....
SCDOT picks up 13,130 bags of litter
South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) employees picked up 13,130 bags of roadside trash weighing 209,725 pounds at this year’s fall cleanup.
Approximately 1,700 SCDOT...
Around the County . . .
Anderson County Public Works Department reported the following projects underway across Anderson County:
Buildings & Codes
Permits Submitted: 9 Single-Family Dwellings, 3 Addition/Renovation, 7 Swimming Pool,...
News Week of Nov. 18, 2020
News Week of Nov. 18, 2020
SCDHEC Update – Nov. 192020/11/19
Wren area fatality – Hwy. 81 & Hwy. 862020/11/19
Suspect arrested following short...
SCDHEC Update – Greenville County still leading state in number of new cases
On Monday (Nov. 23) the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported the following COVID-19 updates:
There were 1,095 new confirmed cases...
SC sees increased COVID-19 testing in advance of Thanksgiving
Masks and Social Distancing Remain Key
As South Carolina continues to ramp up testing opportunities and capacity at locations across the state to meet holiday...
Highway Patrol investigating – Cheddar Road
Whitefield firefighters survey the scene of a single car wreck Saturday night. The car ran off Willingham Road near Cheddar Road and struck a...
SCDHEC to delay reporting COVID information by 24 hours
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is changing the way they are reporting COVID information. DHEC stated the change is...
SCDHEC Weekend Update – Nov. 20-22
SCDHEC Weekend Update
South Carolina COVID-19 update (November 22)
On Sunday (Nov. 22) the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported 1.066 new...
Piedmont man arrested for multiple armed robberies
Investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 31 year-old, Sergio Donte Latimer in connection with a string of robberies in the Greenville...
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Highway Patrol investigating – Cheddar Road
Whitefield firefighters survey the scene of a single car wreck Saturday night. The car ran off Willingham Road near Cheddar Road and struck a...
Wren area fatality – Hwy. 81 & Hwy. 86
Anderson county senior deputy coroner Don McCown (left) surveys the scene of a fatal wreck Tuesday evening. The wreck happened on Highway 81 at...
Train derail – Amity Road
A Whitefield firefighter surveys several box cars that jumped the track near Amity Road Monday afternoon. It happened near the intersection of Fant Drive....
Five injured, charges pending – Courtney Street
Five people were injured Monday night in a single car wreck near Pelzer. According to J. T. Foster of the Anderson County Sheriffs Office,...
One injured – Saint Paul Road
One person was injured Friday afternoon in a two vehicle wreck on Saint Paul Road. Three and Twenty firefighters along with Pelzer EMS responded....
No injuries in two car collision – Hwy. 20
Cheddar firefighters work at the scene of a wreck Wednesday afternoon on Highway 20. A sport utility vehicle and a work truck collided near...
Accident cleanup – Hwy. 8
Three and Twenty firefighters sweep debris from the roadway Sunday afternoon. A sport utility vehicle and a van collided at the intersection of Highway...
CORONAVIRUS
SCDHEC Update – Greenville County still leading state in number of new cases
On Monday (Nov. 23) the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported the following COVID-19 updates:
There were 1,095 new confirmed cases...
SC sees increased COVID-19 testing in advance of Thanksgiving
Masks and Social Distancing Remain Key
As South Carolina continues to ramp up testing opportunities and capacity at locations across the state to meet holiday...
SCDHEC to delay reporting COVID information by 24 hours
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is changing the way they are reporting COVID information. DHEC stated the change is...
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