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…
Via MJ Kneiser A family involved in a wreck on I-85 over the weekend found their puppy late Wednesday morning after asking the public for help. The 13-week old Shihtzu puppy was ejected from the Parks family van during the wreck on I-85 northbound Saturday between mile markers 154 and 155. Frances Parks suffered a…
With Election Day just around the corner, and after 2 contentious presidential debates, some people may feel overwhelmed by the onslaught of political ads and media coverage. Two Clemson Professors hope to clarify the issues and help voters understand exactly what stand the two parties are taking. Dave Woodard, a Republican and Bruce Ransom, a…
