WREN - Hurricanes Coach Jeff Tate had predicted that Friday's match against Riverside would be a tough game, and it was -- for Riverside. The Hurricanes (1-1) overcame at least some of the disappo...
2 men arrested in connection with Powdersville homicide POWDERSVILLE — Two men have been arrested in connection with last night’s homicide in Powdersville. Daryl Allen Newton, 21, has been charged with murder, possession of a weapon during the commis...
Breaking: Homicide on Hood Road POWDERSVILLE — Anderson County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating what appears to have been a homicide at 245 Hood Road in Powdersville. Joshua Maness, who lived at Hood Road, died fro...
Group applies for transportation grant for S.C. 153 POWDERSVILLE — The Powdersville Planning Group has taken several some steps to overcome one of its biggest obstacles — having no money — by trying to obtain a federal transportation grant to imp...
Powdersville Planning Group next meeting is Sept. 10
POWDERSVILLE — The Powdersville Planning Group and its advisory board plan to meet at 10 a.m. on Sept. 10 at the Powdersville Library meeting room, the first group gathering since the July works...
Thieves steal ATMs from Powdersville banks
POWDERSVILLE — Thieves used forklifts and pickup trucks Monday morning to steal ATMs from Pinnacle Bank and Peoples National Bank, according to an Anderson County Sheriff’s Office incident repor...
Arrest made in five-year murder case ANDERSON — An Anderson man was arrested Monday in relation the October 2005 murder of James “Pete” Wells. Anderson County Sheriff’s Office investigators on Monday arrested Raymond Eshon Groves, ...
Coach Tate predicts tough battle against Riverside Friday WREN — It takes much more than one game to define a team’s ability and talent. So says Hurricanes Coach Jeff Tate, after Wren High School (0-1) fell to its AA rival Palmetto High School 35-20 on...
Palmetto defeats Wren, 35-20 WILLIAMSTON — Wren High School played without quarterback Austin McCaskill and receiver Elliot Caldwell and three other starters, while Palmetto High School didn’t turn the ball over once during...
St. Matthias Lutheran Church has new preschool and director EASLEY – After 20 years of service to the Easley community, St. Matthias Lutheran Church “PALS”, or Mother’s Morning Out program has developed into a preschool program and has a new director. On...
State schools might not receive teacher bailout funds
ANDERSON COUNTY — Anderson School District One Superintendent Wayne Fowler said he was starting to get excited about possibly receiving about $1.3 million in federal funds as part of the bailo...
Unemployment rate increases, but private sector grows UPSTATE — The labor force in Greenville and Anderson counties shrunk slightly in July, but data indicates the private sector actually grew statewide while government jobs were cut. In South Caro...
Personality profile: Becky Ross POWDERSVILLE — For Becky Ross, being a teacher has always been a lifelong dream, but she didn’t expect to become the district’s teacher of the year — even though she was her school’s teacher of ...
Kay Rhodes receives Tri-County staff award
PENDLETON — Kay Rhodes, the admissions liaison for the nursing department at Tri-County Technical College, was honored Aug. 19 with the highest award given for staff excellence at the College. ...
Powdersville area community calendar Aug. 27 — Palmetto hosts Wren Palmetto High School will host Wren High School at 7:30 p.m. on Friday for the Anderson One district rivalry game. Aug. 28 — Galloway’s Auction Galloway’s Auction in ...
ANDERSON COUNTY — Anderson School District One shed about 50 positions before the school year began, but the majority of those were cut through attrition, according to Superintendent Wayne Fowler. ...
WILLIAMSTON — Palmetto High School football Coach Jody LeCroy said he wasn’t surprised at his team’s 40-14 win against Walhalla last weekend, but admitted it could be a whole different story on Fri...
ANDERSON COUNTY — A man who at first appeared to be a Good Samaritan turned into an assaulter, according to an Anderson County Sheriff’s Office incident report. It started when a woman who was dri...
POWDERSVILLE – Energy independence, the authority of the Constitution, health care and term limits — these were a few of the issues mentioned during a Chamber-sponsored forum including Congressiona...
ANDERSON — Anderson County Meals on Wheels is in need of route drivers for the Williamston area. Drivers are needed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Volunteers can work as little as once a...
PIEDMONT — Connor Durham, the 9-year-old son of John and Cindy Durham, was named the AGJA Lone Star Classic American Gelbvieh Junior National Rookie of the Year. Connor and his family live in Pied...
POWDERSVILLE — Sitting inside his house near the S.C. 81 and S.C. 153 intersection, Pete Elrod talks about some of the changes he’s seen during his lifetime, and recalls the days in which Three Bri...
POWDERSVILLE — Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday morning signed a bill that prolongs the wait period for women considering an abortion from one hour to 24 hours. The bill also requires that the women...
POWDERSVILLE — Many people in the community recognize Will Merritt for his voice coming from the radio a few times a week, for being the football color commentator for Clemson Tigers Sports Network...
Aug. 21 — Galloway’s Auction Galloway’s Auction in Slabtown starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday at 734 Pickens Drive, Pendleton, SC, 29670. For more information, call 201-3764. Aug. 21 — Powdersville Fi...
ANDERSON — A little-known “slave alley” in downtown Anderson called Morris Street is the next stop in Joe McGill’s quest to sleep in slave cabins across the South. McGill is also expanding his sla...
ANDERSON COUNTY — Anderson School District One’s composite American College Testing score dropped from 21.8 to 21.2 this year, but the district had the ninth highest composite score in the state ou...
SPARTANBURG - Gov. Mark Sanford will join state legislators and other advocates in Spartanburg tomorrow at 10 a.m. to sign H.3245, a bill that establishes a 24-hour waiting period before an abortio...
ANDERSON COUNTY — Anderson School District One could receive about $1.3 million in federal funds to help alleviate the blow in falling revenue, according to Finance Director Steve Uldrick. But in ...
POWDERSVILLE — Powdersville First Baptist is inviting the community to its annual “First Fest” on Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the church parking lot. The church will offer inflatable trampolin...
ANDERSON COUNTY — Anderson School District One announced that Becky Ross as the 2010-’11 district Teacher of the Year winner. She was selected from 13 representatives from each school in the dist...
POWDERSVILLE — Thomas James has traveled much of the world, both during his years in the Navy and in the past several years since he’s been retired, but he’s still always considered himself a Powde...
ANDERSON — Music star Jeff Bates will be live in concert at the Civic Center of Anderson on Thursday, Sept. 30. Tickets go on sale Thursday, Aug. 19, at 10 a.m., at the Civic Center box office, an...
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