AREA NEWS
Eye Am Pretty Braiding Academy to offer free courses
Eye Am Pretty Braiding Academy will offer a free four weekend course that will cover a variety of topics including Braiding Techniques, Business Creation...
Resource Roundabout in Williamston March 27
The United Way of Anderson County and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina will have a Resource Roundabout in Williamston on March 27...
LifeFlight makes emergency landing – Williams Road
LifeFlight, a medical helicopter based in Anderson, had to make an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon. The pilot and crew made a safe landing in...
PBA to hold Scavenger Hunt Event – March 24 – 31
The Palmetto Business Association (PBA) will hold a Scavenger Hunt beginning this Friday, March 24 including 19 area businesses. There will be a grand...
Sign up for Egg Event in Pelzer
The Town of Pelzer is planning an Easter event in which Pelzer residents can have candy filled eggs hid in their yards. The event...
BAMA to host 9th Annual Community-Wide Rummage and Craft Sale
The ninth annual Community-wide Rummage and Craft Sale will be held from 9 am – 2 pm this Saturday, March 25, on the grounds...
News March 2023
News March 2023
News Week of March 15, 2023
Pelzer approves 25 new streetlights and accepts Overlook Park property donation Â
West Pelzer Town Council approves...
Downed power lines cause fire – Bryant Road
One person was injured Sunday afternoon in a single vehicle wreck. It happened on Bryant Road. A vehicle left the roadway and struck a...
Vehicle destroyed – Dickens Avenue
Williamston firefighters work to extinguish a vehicle fire early Sunday morning. The vehicle, sitting in a driveway on Dickens Avenue was destroyed by the...
Structure fire no injuries – Bell Road
Firefighters from Cheddar, Whitefield, and Williamston responded to a structure fire on Bell Road Saturday night. The structure was engulfed in flames when firefighters...
One person injured – Hwy. 8
One person was injured in a two vehicle wreck Wednesday afternoon on Highway 8. The two vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway 8...
Pelzer approves 25 new streetlights and accepts Overlook Park property donation
During their meeting Tuesday, Pelzer Town Council approved second reading on the new business regulation and licensing ordinance, approved 25 new streetlight placements and...
West Pelzer Town Council approves first reading on 2023-24 budget
During their meeting Tuesday, West Pelzer Town Council approved first reading on the 2023-24 budget, recognized Emily DeRoberts for her contributions to the community...
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Vehicle destroyed – Dickens Avenue
Williamston firefighters work to extinguish a vehicle fire early Sunday morning. The vehicle, sitting in a driveway on Dickens Avenue was destroyed by the...
Structure fire no injuries – Bell Road
Firefighters from Cheddar, Whitefield, and Williamston responded to a structure fire on Bell Road Saturday night. The structure was engulfed in flames when firefighters...
One person injured – Hwy. 8
One person was injured in a two vehicle wreck Wednesday afternoon on Highway 8. The two vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway 8...
Three vehicles wreck – Hwy. 81
Piercetown firefighters work at the scene of a three vehicle wreck Tuesday night. It happened on Highway 81 near Six and Twenty Road. Five...
Vehicle fire – River Ridge Drive
West Pelzer firefighters work to extinguish a vehicle fire Sunday morning. The vehicle was heavily engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. It happened on...
One person injured – Breazeale Road
Whitefield firefighters work at the scene of a three vehicle wreck recently. It happened on Breazeale Road off Highway 29 on Feb. 28. One...
Anderson County EMS named System of the Year
During the 44th annual South Carolina EMS Symposium held recently, the South Carolina EMS Association, in partnership with the South Carolina EMS Network, awarded...
ENTERTAINMENT
SCDHEC Encourages COVID-19 Vaccinations for ages 6 months and up – Following CDC Approval
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently approved COVID-19 vaccinations for ages 6 months and up for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines,...
SCDHEC monitoring increase in COVID-19 cases
As cases of COVID-19 rise in the state and across the nation, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging...
SCDHEC Update – Apr. 27, 2022
As of Wednesday (Apr. 27) there was no COVID-19 information reported on the SCDHEC website for the week of April 17-23. According to the...