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'I'll be praying for you,' says Roger Maness

Switch flipped at ceremony Thursday night

The completion of a long-anticipated project of the Pendleton Historic District is slowly moving forward, according to the executive director.

Civic Center, Upstate Alliance, animal shelter included among discussion topics

Two people have died in traffic accidents in Pickens County in two days, just ahead of the Labor Day weekend that begins at 6 p.m. Friday.

A father of two young children was killed on his way home from work Thursday evening when his SUV ran off Old Williamston Road near Piedmont.

Several local teachers spent part of their summer in a classroom.

Health insurance analysts say pending changes under the health-care reform act could have unintended consequences.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at Hartwell Lake over the Labor Day weekend, and officials are pushing safety on the crowded waters.

The city of Toccoa will not offer early retirement in this fiscal year.

The Anderson Adult Education Center will offer computer classes including Windows Basics, Internet, Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007 and Access 2007.

American Legion Post 2 of Abbeville will have a ceremony Sept. 11 to honor the memories of the victims of the terrorist attacks and the emergency responders who died saving the lives of thousands on Sept. 11, 2001.

School District of Pickens County trustees are scheduled to have a called, closed meeting Sept. 13.

A Liberty woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 123 this morning.

Firefighters responded Thursday to a fire at an unoccupied home on Generostee Church Road that authorities are treating as suspicious.