Category: News

A resident of Hart County, Georgia has been arrested and charged with trafficking of persons for sexual servitude.  The allegations against Reed Skelton, 26, are explained in an announcement by the GBI–the Georgia Bureau of Investigation — which says it was requested to investigate by the Hart County Sheriff’s Office.  The investigation showed that in the fall of 2024, Skelton […]

The office of Senator Tim Scott says the South Carolina Republican has introduced 16 pieces of legislation in the opening weeks of the 119th Congress, in line with President Trump’s agenda.  Those bills include stances in favor of border security and addressing the public emergency created by fentanyl.

High school students across the South Carolina 3rd District with a talent for art are invited to showcase their talent in this year’s Congressional Art Competition.  The contest is sponsored each spring by the U-S House of Representatives.  Rep. Sheri Biggs will select a winner from the 3rd District.  The winner’s artwork gets a display spot for one year in […]

An Oconee County deputy found out that a call to a county resident was an example of how scammers try to get their way by purporting to be representatives of the Publisher’s Clearinghouse.  The victim of this call was told he’s eligible to receive $7 thousand a week, along with a cash prize of $950 thousand and a Mercedez-Benz as […]

Two recreation amenities in the Anderson County town of Pendleton are temporarily off-limits.  For purposes of tree-cutting and repairs, Barrett’s Place and Trotter’s Trail are closed until work is completed.

The regular March meeting of the Walhalla City Council tonight has been postponed until a week from tonight – Tuesday, March 25.  Mayor Tim Hall says if the council tried for tonight, it would not have made a quorum to allow business to be officially handled.

Sheriff Blankenship of Pickens County says the search for the missing hiker at Table Rock State Park has been unsuccessful in spite of all leads followed and efforts to find Stephanie Womacks have failed.  But the hope to find her has not completely ended.

Residents can help the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) track West Nile virus this spring, summer and fall by taking steps to safely submit certain species of dead birds for lab testing. DPH’s dead bird surveillance program helps the state identify where and when there is an increase in West Nile virus (WNV) activity. A high rate of birds infected […]

Drivers on Clemson’s College Avenue should anticipate lane closings starting today and lasting three days. Crews are making a new water line tie-in.  The focus are sections of College Avenue in the areas near Addison Lane and. N. Clemson Street.  According to the city, the lane closures are being implemented only as needed to ensure safety of both work crews […]

Browsing the Westminster General Store Museum is a walk into yesterday in a town developed on opposite sides of a railroad stop in the 19th century.  And one of the nuggets of history there are 50-cent postcard pictures of what might have been.  Around the early 1900s, it is said, that there was a Westminster hospital in a house on […]