Salem News

' Dozens of searchers combed the hills along the Chattooga River north of here Wednesday, eventually locating two of three hikers who had lost their way.

' For now, the town of Salem is asking nicely when it comes to water restrictions.

Debbie Williams is the community relations director at the Tamassee DAR School. She is a life-long resident of Upstate South Carolina and has lived in Oconee County for the past five years.

A brewery based in Winston-Salem plans to expand, both in production capacity and distribution and its plans include selling its beer in South Carolina.

Motorists from both Pickens and Oconee counties died in single-car accidents this past weekend.

A 41-year-old Salem man died early Sunday morning after his pick-up truck overturned on State 11 early Sunday morning. via The Greenville News

Michael L. Brice, 41, died at the scene near Whitewater Falls Road about 12:15 a.m., said Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis. via Tribune-Times

Click on photo to enlarge Dr. Debra A. King - Photo by Anita E. Dost/staff This month I am paying tribute to Mothers. via Messenger

“Sometimes when people see a lake such as Jocassee or Hartwell they get a sense that it's always been like this. They don't know there was another world there”

CLEMSON -- This summer incoming Clemson University freshman will read a book by a local author that is set here in the Upcountry before dams were built and valleys flooded for lakes. via GreenvilleOnline.com

A woman was killed in a head-on collision just after noon on Friday. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said that Bernice Ebeling, 71, of Salem, was driving went on Stamp Creek Road. via WYFF-TV Greenville

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol someone dies in a drunken driving crash every 31 minutes in the United States. via WHNS

By E. Richard Walton STAFF WRITER erwalton@greenvillenews.com A 71-year-old Oconee County woman was killed this afternoon when another motorist crossed the center line along State 130 and crashed head-on into ... via Tribune-Times

With spring in the air, there's no reason not to get outdoors and enjoy the Upstate's bounty. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“Something told me to cut through this big laurel thicket, and when I did there was the whole skeleton of a big buck laying there”

SENECA -- Alan Rochester has been hunting for more than 40 years, but had never gotten what he considered 'a monster' of a deer. via GreenvilleOnline.com

A 27 year-old Tamassee man died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision Friday, said Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis. via Tribune-Times

SALEM -- Homeowners in a Lake Keowee community no longer have to worry about uranium in their drinking water. via GreenvilleOnline.com

Law enforcement officials in Oconee County said they siezed more than $200,000 worth of stolen heavy equipment and trailers in a rental warehouse. via WYFF4.com

Birthday wishes are extended to Frankie Oxner and Jeffie Ballard as the sisters celebrate their 95th birthday. via Thomaston Times

“There are a lot of owner-operators in the industry who have their eyes on the exciting things we're doing with our restaurants. We anticipate 2008 to be just as good if not better.”

"We had a great year," said Ron Petty, President of Development for Sagittarius Brands. via PR-inside.com

“That was more than I expected this year”

System to address court backlog Sixth Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield took advantage of his time before local business leaders Dec. via Lancaster News