Anderson County News

Anderson County deputies believe they've cracked a murder case after a three and half month investigation.

ANDERSON - A Tampa man serving a life sentence for strangling an Anderson County mother and facing a death penalty trial in the death of a second mother pleaded not guilty in an arraignment Thursday.

Pickens, Anderson and Oconee county leaders have revived talks about a commonly owned 513-acre tract of land once slated for a regional landfill, and a spurned buyer remains interested.

Clayton A. Ragsdale, Jr., 93, widower of Eleanor Gilliam Ragsdale, of 16 W. Oak Drive, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at his home.

A suspect in a deadly hit and run case from November, 2008 has turned himself in to Anderson County deputies.

A winning lottery ticket worth $800,000 remains unclaimed and time is running out! The ticket must be claimed by the close of business on Wednesday July 1. The $800,000 jackpot winning ticket was purchased at KMO #102 located at 4531 Highway 29 North in Belton which is in Anderson County.

The town of Williamston hired Fountain Inn Police Lt. Richard Inman, a career police officer, as its new police chief.

A 72-year-old Belton woman died Sunday evening after the car she was traveling in was hit by another vehicle in Honea Path.

A 70-year-old tractor-trailer driver burned to death as firefighters struggled in vain to rescue him after his truck ran off Interstate 85 and caught fire Saturday, emergency officials said.

ANDERSON a ' A suspended South Carolina magistrate has been cleared of assault charges after he was accused of grabbing a woman at a bar last year.

This full-day event , hosted by WorkLink and the United Way of Anderson County, will showcase a oeTrain the Trainera sessions on topics such as optimizing the relationship between business and education and a oeMillennial, Who Are These Kids?a by recognized community leaders.

Another candidate is in the race to become the next governor of South Carolina. On Wednesday, Larry Grooms toured Anderson County, introducing himself to potential voters.

With all the "bad news" permeating the airwaves and newsprint these days - news of record unemployment, huge budget deficits and the ongoing drama over stimulus money jump to mind - it's easy to overlook some of the good news occurring in our state.

A proposed cigarette tax hike went up in flames yet again this year, casting a harsh light on a Legislature that can't seem to compromise on this measure that would save lives and improve the health of South Carolinians.

A Georgia woman died on I-85 Monday evening after the 1998 Infiniti SUV she was driving flipped and threw her from the vehicle, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

A Dalton woman was killed on I-85 in South Carolina Monday afternoon while returning from seeing her daughter in Charlotte, N.C. Maxine Andrews Murphey, 56, of 1519 Lynwood Drive N.E., was traveling south through Anderson County when the left rear tire of her SUV blew out, according to witnesses.

By Anna Simon Clemson bureau asimon@greenvillenews.com asimon@greenvillenews.com _a> _span> PENDLETON Pendleton High was locked down for a short time Monday as deputies pursued a green pick-up headed toward the school where a nearly half-hour chase from Anderson ended.

A Newberry College basketball player died on Friday after drowning in Anderson County.

A Newberry College basketball player drowned to death in Anderson County according to officials.

A 23-year-old man has died, presumably from drowning, after he was taken unresponsive from a home in Sandy Springs on Friday night, the Anderson County coroner said.