Abbeville County News

I have always wanted to attend a 100th year birthday celebration. I had hoped it would be my own, but my aunt beat me to it! A couple of weekends ago, I had the pleasure of attending a birthday party like no other I have ever been invited to.

Forecasters said Thursday that there is a chance of strong storms again, mainly in the southern Upstate.

The victims of last month's tornado in the Upstate can now apply for disaster assistance.

The American Red Cross reopened a shelter on Monday to help those affected by Friday's tornadoes in Greenwood and Abbeville.

There is a severe thunderstorm warning in the Upstate, as of 8:11 a.m. Tuesday. Abbeville County is currently seeing heavy rains with wind gusts of up to 60 miles-per-hour. The storm is heading east.

Authorities in Abbeville said a storm that moved through on Friday night had winds near 100 mph, causing major damage there.

A line of severe thunderstorms rumbled into northwestern South Carolina on Friday, bearing the possibility of tornadoes, damaging winds and hail.

With an economic impact estimate at more than $17 billion, forestry is one of the state's largest industries.

South Carolina authorities say a 36-year-old deputy has been charged with misconduct in office after stolen farm equipment was found at his home.

With a 13th-place finish in last weekend's Bassmaster Classic in his rear view mirror, Casey Ashley headed back to his Abbeville County home early last week satisfied but pondering what could have been.

The annual award is the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th grade math or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States .

A 37-year-old Edgewood middle school teacher was arrested Friday and is charged with having sex with a student.

A chance for severe thunderstorms exists Wednesday night through midnight as a cold front to our west plows through the region, spawning scattered strong thunderstorms with damaging wind potential.

A plant that makes hoses and tubing in South Carolina says it plans a $5 million expansion that could create as many as 200 new jobs.

Water will flow to homes with dwindling wells within the next 12 months, according to engineers of Abbeville County's Long Cane Community Waterline Extension Project.

The literacy of a community holds vast implications for the overall well-being of the people in that community, adult education specialists say.

For six years, Mary Elizabeth Land has been Abbeville County's go-to person for information.

Pete Smith, Commander of American Legion, Post 2, of Abbeville, has issued the final call for interested students to register for the upcoming Constitutional Speech Contest.

Two people were shot and numerous others wounded Sunday during an early morning fight at an Abbeville County nightclub.

Is The Sanctuary on Lake Russell is for sale? The property, located near Calhoun Falls, S.C., had been posted for sale on a subscription-only real estate website with a sale price of $42.8 million, or roughly ...