In West Pelzer, Rick Sanders and Jeff Turner were the two top vote getters with Sanders receiving 109 votes and Turner receiving 68. They will fill the seats of the two incumbents, Jeff Lee with 38 ...

Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a man after evidence showed he produced child sexual abuse material and ...

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Eric Peoples, 55, with Operating a Gaming House and Operating a Slot, Video, or Gambling Devices on Monday, October 27. This is a joint ...

Duke Energy is requesting another rate increase and customers can call in to a public hearing on Nov. 13 to make their thoughts known. Duke has already received two approvals, one for an 8.7 percent ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting no new cases of measles in the state since Friday. The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is adding four new confirmed ...

The Journal is the weekly newspaper of Williamston, Pelzer, West Pelzer, Piedmont, Powdersville, Moonville and surrounding communities in Anderson and Greenville counties in upstate South Carolina.

The One Percent Sales and Use Tax to pay for road and safety improvements throughout Anderson County is back on the ballot ...

The Town of West Pelzer announced last Thursday that Mayor Jim Riddle resigned from office effective immediately. The ...

According to South Carolina state law and the Town’s charter, the Mayor Pro Tempore will assume the duties of the mayor until a special election is held to fill the vacancy.

Candidates Address Pending Consolidation Study By Charlene Spelts Three of the four candidates for two of the seats open for re-election met in a public form moderated by Daniel Rumfelt. The two ...

The Journal posed five candidate questions concerning topics of interest to Pelzer voters over the past few weeks. Responses ...

Anderson County Legislative Delegation will consider and appoint several board positions at its December meeting. Included are four seats on the Anderson County Transportation Committee – Term ...