Firefighters from three area fire departments responded to a structure fire on Willingham Road around 6 a.m. Thursday morning. Officials believe a clothes dryer was the cause of the fire which destroyed the home.
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Two seriously injured – Willingham Road
Two people were seriously injured in an accident on Willingham Road at approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday. According to officials a male and female were in the vehicle when it ran off the right side of the road, struck a concrete culvert, overturned and burst into flames. The man who’s house the accident happened in front of and a woman who was driving by, helped pull David Visoso, 18, of Belton from the vehicle.
Boil Water Advisory issued for Big Creek, Williamston
Residents of Big Creek Water District and the Town of Williamston are being advised to boil their water for at least one minute prior to consumption beginning Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. Anderson Joint Regional Water System crews will be making planned improvements in the I-85 area and the east side of the water transmission lines which will result in the advisotry, officials said. Water customers should boil their water for at least one minute prior to human consumption.
Santa Express in area Saturday
The Greenville & Western Railway will host their Sixth Annual “Santa Express” on Saturday December 8. Santa will ride the rails to five stops between Honea Path and Pelzer.
Santa Express returning December 8
The Greenville & Western Railway will host their Sixth Annual “Santa Express” on Saturday December 8. Santa will ride the rails to five stops between Honea Path and Pelzer.
Three injured
Williamston EMS workers along with Whitefield firefighters work at the scene of a two vehicle accident Wednesday night. Three people in one car were injured while four occupants of another were not. All three were transported to AnMed by EMS. The wreck happened near the intersection of Cheddar Road and Highway 29 north. (Photo by David Rogers)
Accident scene
According to reports, Harvey Duncan was driving a 2007 Toyota on US Hwy. 29 North when James Patrick Wilson and Kathy Jean Cromer attempted to pass a tractor-trailer causing the accident. Whitefield firefighters, several ambulances and SC Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene.
Hwy. 29 double fatality
James Patrick Wilson, 42, and Kathy Jean Cromer, 51, were fatally injured in a two vehicle accident on Hwy. 29 at Welcome Road Wednesday. The couple were heading south on US Hwy. 29 in a small pick up filled with scrap metal when they struck a north bound pick up head on. Ricky Harvey Duncan, 54 and William Troy Tabor, 53 were injured and transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Starr-Iva World Champion Softball Team has local connection
The cheers that could be heard all the way from Hartsville South Carolina up to the Starr – Iva communities last week also spread across the county to the Cheddar community after the Starr Iva recreation departments combined 12U fast pitch all-star team defeated Georgia on Aug. 4 to become the 2012 Dixie Youth Ponytails World Champions.
Neil and Sheila Garren and Sammy and Anne Ellison of the Cheddar community were among the local residents who celebrated the win. Their grand-daughter, Ellison Garren was one of the 12 and under softball team members who participated in the win. Ellison is the daughter of Ricky and Angie Ellison Garren of Iva, formerly of the Cheddar Community.
Belton terminal being sold
By Lincoln Energy
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP (KMP) announced this week that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Lincoln Energy Solutions to acquire its biofuels transload terminal in Belton. The terminal, which currently handles only ethanol unit train operations, will also begin bio-diesel-handling operations when the transaction closes in August.
