The Oconee County Coroner’s office has released the autopsy findings conducted on a 7 month infant who died Monday night at the pediatric ICU at Greenville Memorial Hospital. According to a release from the Coroner’s office, the autopsy was performed Thursday morning at Anmed Medical Health Center by Dr. Brett Woodard. The coroner’s office says…
Two North Carolina campgrounds are closed due to ongoing encounters between humans and bears. The US Forest service in North Carolina says Shining Rock Wilderness and Graveyard fields will be closed to disperse camping until further notice. The agency will monitor the areas to determine when it is safe to reopen the areas. Last Monday…
Westminster city council has given approved a request by the Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau to replace signs. Ken Sloan, who is executive director of the bureau, had requested $20,000 from the city to replace signs which direct tourists to places recommended by the Westminster Chamber and the Visitors bureau. The $20,000 from…
As the holiday season approaches, the highways usually become more dangerous with increased intoxication, earlier sunsets and the potential for ice and snow. However, the state highway patrol reports that the high travel 100 days of summer have been safer this year. And the overall traffic fatalities in South Carolina are down to 613 from…
South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore did not practice Wednesday because of a bruised hip and coach Steve Spurrier said his junior star might not start Saturday against No. 3 Florida. Spurrier had said Lattimore was running well earlier in the week, but the injury kept him out of Wednesday’s workout. Lattimore arrived at practice…
A unanimous vote by the Westminster City Council means the city’s Annual Mayberry Day Festival is a go for 2013. At a council meeting Tuesday, festival organizer Tom Rusk told the council that the festival earlier this year drew an estimated 12,000 people to the city of Westminster. Rusk says around 20 percent of those…
