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Fried flounder at a diner built around The Andy Griffith Show? That pairing is real, and it lives in a small, quiet South Carolina town. Photos of the show’s cast line the walls, and old episodes play in the corner. Meanwhile, fried flounder and shrimp give seafood fans two reasons to stop at this South Carolina diner.
On a 4-2 vote, the Clinton Planning Commission has agreed to recommend to the city council the annexation of 102 acres of vacant land on Hwy 308 into the city limits. The PC took the action Tuesday night. The zoning designation is proposed as RS2 (the original request was for R3, high-density residential) to accommodate a subdivision where the median home prices are expected to be $375,000 to $500,000.
Clinton will get another shot at Southside Christian when the seventh-seeded Red Devils (7-4, 3-2) travel to Simpsonville to face the second-seeded Sabres (8-2, 5-0) in the second round of the SCHSL Class AA playoffs. Southside Christian won the first meeting 28-24 on October 2, but Clinton enters the rematch...
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The district says several bus drivers called out sick last week, forcing other drivers to cover multiple routes. But some parents say the problem goes beyond temporary absences, pointing to low pay and concerns about driver retention. The district started the school year with...
Project Orange, outside of the Joanna community, will be a Battery-Storage Facility to be constructed by as-yet-unnamed economic development entities, the Laurens County Council disclosed Monday night. No information was provided about the size of this project’s investment. Council authorized the first of three readings of 3 ordinances -...
Clinton Football’s run game went cold on a 41-degree November Friday the 13th as the Red Devils’ season came to an end, 28-14, playing at Southside Christian’s Simpsonville campus for the second time this season. The Red Devils wrap up the 2026 season at 7-5, tied for...
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - Newberry County residents can share concerns about dangerous roads and intersections at a road safety meeting today. The drop-in meeting runs from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Newberry County Courthouse Annex on College Street. Residents are encouraged to bring the name of a road or intersection and explain what makes it risky.
Newberry will soon be home to a new amphitheater. Newberry Opera House, Newberry County and the city of Newberry broke ground Thursday on the future Downtown Newberry Amphitheater and Pavilion. The 933-capacity venue at 1327 Caldwell Street in downtown Newberry, is slated for completion by July 2027. “Newberry has always...
Friday the 13th and strange things were afoot in Gaffney as the #1-seed Indians hosted Fountain Inn in round two of the Class AAAA Playoffs. Going into Friday night, if you had told the Fury coaches they’d outgain Gaffney 436 total yards to 187 and run 93 plays to only 31, they’d be making plans for their next matchup. Unfortunately for Fountain Inn they saw their season end on a number of big plays, especially in special teams, as the Fury fell 35-21.
A new tradition will meet an old powerhouse on Friday as the Fountain Inn football team travels to top-seeded Gaffney in the Class 4A Upper State second round. The Fury (7-4) earned their first playoff win in school history last Friday, knocking off Catawba Ridge, 41-24. The program, which began varsity football in 2022, has made significant strides quickly, and has momentum on its side heading into a matchup with the bracket’s top seed.
Fountain Inn officials are considering their next steps after Greenville County voters rejected a proposed penny tax that could have helped fund several of the city’s transportation priorities. The Greenville County Council voted in July to put a transportation sales and use tax on the November ballot, leaving voters...
National Weather Service warns of freezing temperatures across central South Carolina early Sunday, threatening sensitive plants and exposed plumbing.
Here is a recap of the Fountain Inn City Council meeting on Nov. 12. Approved: Change to Barton Hollow Flexible Review District. Council approved a major change to the Barton Hollow Flexible Review District (FRD) at 117 Highway 651. The applicant, Tigers & Bears LLC, wants to add single-family detached...
Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop head men's golf coach Kevin Pendley announced the signing of Bryson McCurry.
Ninety-five years of living, loving, serving, and trusting God is certainly a milestone worth celebrating. For Ms. Mary Ruth Dogan, reaching this extraordinary age represents far more than the passing of time. It is a testament to a life shaped by faith, strengthened through adversity, and enriched by the countless lives she has touched along the way.
Within a 50-mile radius of Greenwood lie approximately 100 Revolutionary War battlefields and skirmish sites — many of them little known or still waiting to reveal their secrets. That remarkable concentration of Revolutionary War history was among the discoveries shared by historian and battlefield preservationist Durant Ashmore during a...