Anderson News Archives

“You'd always see them tossing a ball, shooting hoops, things like that”

A teen accused of killing his family spent the hours after the slayings riding four-wheelers with a friend and buying steaks for dinner, the friend's grandmother said Tuesday. via The State

Brantley Creel told The Independent-Mail of Anderson that Nathan Dickson was in a good mood when the two spent time together Saturday afternoon. via Island Packet

“It's not what I've known him to be.”

A teenager who had recently moved back home after breaking up with his live-in girlfriend is accused of gunning down and killing four family members, stunning friends and neighbors. via Spartanburg Herald-Journal

“They really sort of molded me”

An elementary school science teacher from Anderson School District 5 has been named South Carolina Teacher of the Year. via Myrtle Beach Online

“The key factors in our selection are the readiness of the sites currently available, as well as cost, logistical, and operational considerations”

The German automaker said Wednesday it had narrowed its search for a U.S. plant location to the states of Alabama, Michigan and Tennessee. via Tribune-Times

“If you had asked me in 1998 if we would have 3,300 members, 18 staff and two offices I would have said, 'No way,' ”

Ten years ago Brad Wyche left his family's law firm to found Upstate Forever, never imagining what the fledgling organization would be able to accomplish. via Spartanburg Herald-Journal

“The live testimony is taken before ... circuit judges and family court judges.”

Pee Dee residents will have a rare opportunity to see the S.C. Court of Appeals in action next month when court judges travel to Florence to hear eight cases. via Morning News

Anderson County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man and woman who they say have been stealing cars in four Upstate counties. via WYFF4.com

“We prefer to leave the name the way it is.”

Anderson County Council has rejected a consultant's recommendation that the Upstate Alliance, the regional economic development organization, start highlighting the Greenville/Spartanburg name in its marketing ... via Tribune-Times

ANDERSON -- A town hall style meeting April 22 in Anderson will bring attention to the issue of underage drinking. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“I don't need a tax protester ranting and raving. I'm sure there's some tax protesters out there who believe this, but you're too intelligent.”

A former financial planner renounced his U.S. citizenship as he was being sentenced by a federal judge for tax evasion involving more than $2 million. via Myrtle Beach Online

Scott Allen Correll Scott Allen Correll, 43, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 2:00pm at ... via The Beaufort Gazette

ANDERSON -- Anderson County has received two federal grants totaling $400,000 to assess former textile mill sites, a step toward eventual cleanup and redevelopment. via GreenvilleOnline.com

An infant died today after sleeping in the same bed as his maternal grandmother in an Anderson apartment, said Anderson County deputy coroner Don McCown. via Tribune-Times

“Without safety training, residential construction sites can be very dangerous for any worker, regardless of their language skills or assigned task”

Foreign-born workers accounted for 29% of the fatalities in the residential construction industry, according to " Residential Construction Industry Fatalities 2003-2006 ," a recently-released study commissioned ... via Nation's Building News

Editors Note: Echoing the truckers fears as reported in the following story, several comments emailed to The Courier Herald are ineligible for posting as they included threats of violence. via Courier Herald

An Anderson man has died after fire swept through his mobile home. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore says 66-year-old Gerald M. Porter was found dead late Wednesday. via Myrtle Beach Online

Eva Dabbs Anderson, age 93, also of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away in Hospice Atlanta Sunday afternoon, March 30, 2008. via The State - South Carolina