upstate-- 3 you're watching the morning ins in effect until 845 am est for northwestern oconee county... at 817 am est...doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capableof producing a tornado. this dangerous storm was located 8 miles southeast of tallulah gorge statepark...moving northeast at 55 mph.locations impacted include... walhalla...oconee state park...long creek and mountain rest.precautionary/pr eparedness actions...a strong tornado is likely developing. abandon mobile homes. seek immediate shelter in an interior room on the lowest level of a houseor office and walls between you andthe outside as possible.3 ...a tornado warning remains in effect until 845 am est for northwestern oconee county... at 817 am est...doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capableof producing a tornado. this dangerous storm was located 8 milesnorth of toccoa...or 6 gorge statepark...moving northeast at 55 mph.locations impacted include... walhalla...oconee state park...long creek and mountain rest.precautionary/pr eparedness actions...a strong tornado is likely developing. abandon mobile

northwestern oconee county in carolina... until 845 am est at 809 am est...doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. this dangerous storm was located near toccoa...and moving northeast at 55 mph. locations impacted include... toccoa...walhalla...oconee state park...long creek...mountain rest and boydville. precautionary/preparedness actions... a tornado is likely developing. seek shelter in an interior room on the lowest level of a house or office building. place as many floors and walls between you and the outside as possible. please report damaging winds...hail...or flooding to the national weather service greenville spartanburg by calling toll free...1-800-267-8101...or by posting on our facebook nwsgsp. your message should describe the event and the occurred. breaking: tornado warning for oconee county until 8:45 a.m. doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. the storm was located near toccoa and moving northeast at 55 mph blowing away from the radar.

she's join us live from oconee county, hi, christine. >>reporter: yeah, we're out here where we saw some of the worst here in oconee county. the tree was knocked over at this oconee county home in westminster. back and narrowly missed a home, back there, hitting a gutter and the ac unit, but thankfully didn't land right out on the home. got pictures to show you of what it looked like earlier today, because there was a car here, it slammed into, and pretty much totalled the owner came out, while i was out here shooting video and he was talking about how much damage he saw, and how much he needed to clean up. and they spent the rest of the day cleaning it up here, there's not a whole lot here anymore. because they did a really great, quick job as far as oconee county officials, they say that a they have only seen a couple of more trees down throughout the county. as far as everybody else, the damage was minimal and i spoke to some other people and they said mostly they saw some higher winds and rain and maybe a little bit of hail. but the

carolina.his pickup truck was found abandoned in oconee county..coming up.. why deputies need your help.. 3 we're back with news you need to know---- 3 crews are actively looking for carolina man in the upstate this afternoon after his pickup truck was found in oconee county. county.haywood county deputies say the family of scott turner reported him missing after he was last seen at work monday morning. morning.and deputies say turner's pickup truck was found by his family along highway 107 in oconee county on tuesday.crews have spent much of today searching the arar of cherry hill and big bend for him....combing the woods with dozens of searchers and canines-plus a search plane is flying overhead. anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the oconee or haywood county sheriff's offices. 3 union police need your help tracking down a bank robber. robber.here's a look at glen roth.police say he robbed the founders federal credit union on north duncan bypass around 9:40 this morning.officers tell us roth told bank employees he had a gun - and ma

abbeville, spartanburg, greenwood, oconee, and increases in voter turnout compared to the 2012 primary. pickens and oconee counties had the largest percentages of voter turnout in the state this past saturday. a 36% turnout in pickens county, and a 33% turnout in oconee county, compared to the statewide average of 25%. south carolina will hold its democratic primary this coming saturday. but as of now, the turnout we saw for the gop primary two days ago was even greater than the record-setting turnout by democrats in 2008, who were eager to see president obama elected. nigel? nigel: thanks, tim. elections officials across the upstate say there are some things to learn from problems voters had during the gop primary. wyff news 4's myra ruiz has more on the advice they are offering. myra: we spoke to the spartanburg county voter registration and elections director, who says if you meet the qualifications to vote early because you can't be at the polls saturday, minute. do what these ladies are doing. they are here on a monday, casting their ballots. >> please, please, please make sure th

according to deputies, he has relatives as well in oconee and anderson county. if you see him you're asked to call 911. to the lowcountry now. a deputy is recovering after she was shot on the job. corporal kimber gist is from woodruff. it all began in goose creek thursday night, that's in berkeley county. she was on patrol and tried to stop a suspicious vehicle. that's when she got into a scuffle with the suspect, who then shot her twice. the suspect was later involved in a standoff with police in north charleston, he was found later dead of an apparent deputies say gist is doing well and is in good spirits after surgery. coming up, we' explain what is brining a planned development by michelin to a halt in the upstate. also, a soiree takes place tonight, to give cats and dogs a second chance, our guest from saved by the heart have more on how you can help. dale: the sun is up and we will talk about how hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting

here is a line around 8:00 with it a good thunderstorms and oconee county, pickens county and greenville between 8:00 and 9:00. a few scattered showers this afternoon but the real strong thunderstorms basically a going to be this morning. in western north are aligned, cold air coming in this evening and it changes over to snow along the tennessee order. that could impact schools tomorrow morning. should there be delays. temperatures today will go from upper 40's to 60's this afternoon. 50 in asheville will climb to low 60's for afternoon highs. that is what is going on. we will track the storm throughout the morning. geoff: thank you. the mayor in pickens county speaking out on a memorial causing controversy. what he says about taking it down. allyson: a live look at the roads. give yourself extra time the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive rection in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding be

continue to go see it into oconee county. here for the next several minutes, in fact until 8:45 this tornado warning will be out. oconee county, you need to seek indoor shelter immediately to avoid this. flash flood watches out for everyone else through 6:00 p.m. today. western north carolina all the way to greenwood and atlanta. reduced visibility back here in morganton at four miles and hendersonville as well. the wind is another issue. we've had reports of power outages, downed trees, downed power lines, anywhere from 10 to 20-mile-an-hour winds. high wind warning until 1:00 p.m. today above 3500 feet. the rest of us gusty what's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nons

what's being done in oconee county, in an effort to stop the going back in. it's a new ministry in an old jail. carol: it is a new ministry inmates getting out. michael: wyff news 4's mandy gaither is live and local in oc mandy: inmates used to be brought in through the sallyport here, to be booked in. but pretty soon, this will be an entrance into a place to helpeme able to use the laundry facility. mandy: it may not look like much now, but soon, this old jail will provide a new life for those who come here. >> each bed will be repainted. we'll put new mattresses on each one. mandy: in part of the former oconee county detention center, there will be emergency shelter and a meal, for those without a home. >> these tables will be removed. it's going to be a nice sitting area for the individuals, so that they can lounge at night. over here, we're going to be putting in new windows, so that natural light will be coming into each room. mandy: the other part of the old jail will help inmates adjust to life on the outside. upon their release, this place will provid

parents of students at tamassee-salem middle and high school say the oconee county school district had a hand in declining attendance rates. the attorney for the district says nothing unlawful has been done. district officials say closing the school saves the district three-quarters of a million dollars a year. the judge's decision is expected allyson: taking a look at the roads. i-85 around the southern connector is smooth. watch out for standing water that could turn to ice. have a 14 has -- highway 14 has construction work. also, an accident in greenville on beach springs road and beach springs church road with no injuries. an accident i am watching. madison, mitchell and yancey counties have delays, but a smooth drive on the interstate. 26 and 40, 85 and 385. that stick a look outside 385 and haywood road. -- let's take a look at 385 and haywood road. geoff: dale, you are talking about possibility of snow next week the cold today. dale: possible snow on monday, but colder before it warms up next week. 23 degrees and mostly clear for the upstate with the light breeze out of the nort

you are asked to call the oconee or haywood county sheriff's offices. 3 we're working to find out if there was any damage after a fire at a spartanburg county hospital. hospital.crews from four departments were called out to mary black hospital just after 6:00 wednesday night.the e-r was evacuated.. but no injuries were reported.we're told the fire was in a dumpster, but it's not clear 3 3 the republican presidential candidates are setting their sights on south carolina. today, doctor ben carson will meet with voters in gaffney. gaffney.and marco rubio is spending his second day in the state. state.on wednesday.. he made an appearance in spartanburg. rubio is trying to bounce back after taking fifth place in the new hampshire primary.the man who won new hampshire-- donald trump-- was also in the upstate wednesday.he drew a huge crowd for his rally at clemson. 3 3 3 "common core, we're going keep. trade, we're going to make great. military, through the roof, we're going to make it so great." great."all of these characters are going to give it up, we're going to run the table, and we w

spotter even reported a funnel cloud in the rthern part the funnel cloud in the northern part of oconee county...and viewers between westminster and walhalla reported heavy rain and downed trees. 3 the widespread severe weather threat is decreasing this afternoon...but our area remains under a flash flood watch until 6 this evening. evening.there is also a high wind warning and potential for light snow fall in the mountains mountainslet's get right over to chief meteorologist kendra kent for a first check of the weather.and kendra...a lot of conditions we're keeping an eye on this afternoon, right? 3 winds will be a major issue across our area through this evening. winds could gust over 50 mph in the upstate and nearly 60 mph on the mountains peaks. this will cause numerous trees to go down and power outages. many have been reported already. a high wind warning is in place until 7pm for most of our area.the canceled for our area, as the severe storms are heading east of us. the wind behind the system will affect us into tonight.expect quickly falling temperatures as the front moves thro

assistance. 3 3 covering our counties--the search for a missing western north carolina man has moved into oconee county. county.scott turner is missing out of haywood county.we're told he went to work monday morning, and never returned home. home.the next day.. family members found his truck along highway 107 in mountain rest. on wednesday.. crews spent hours searching the area for turner. turner.if you see him.. or if you know where he might be.. you are asked to call the 3 we're working to find out if there was any damage after a fire at a spartanburg county hospital. hospital.crews from four departments were called out to mary black hospital just after 6:00 wednesday night.the e-r was evacuated.. but no injuries were reported.we're told the fire was in a dumpster, but it's not clear exactly what sparked it. 3 3 the republican presidential candidates are setting their sights on south carolina. today, doctor ben carson will meet with voters in gaffney. gaffney.and marco rubio is spending his second day in the state. state.on wednesday.. he made

pickens and oconee and andedeon county, around 54 the low. upper 40's and oconee county. in the north carolina mountains, little bit cooler in the valleys. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. chris: now, time to look at the extended outlook as well as the models. today, a warm day. upper 60's. mild temperatures, 10 degrees above or they should be. let's look at the european model. it has been on point lately. over the next couple days, tomorrow, warm, in the 60's. same story tuesday. but look what lurks to the west. cooler air moves in from the middle part of the work week. lows will be back in the 30's, highs in the 50's. right where we should be. that sets the stage for friday. we will see temperatures in the morning right around 7:00 a.m., 36 degrees in greenville, 32 in asheville. that begins to move in. let me show you the model. the pink line is the freezing line. anything above the line will fall as snow, anything below that, rain. the first system will be all rain. look at what happens wednesday night, thursday night into friday. here is friday

the upstate has been ruled a suicide. 57-year-old jeffrey turner's body was found friday morning in oconee county. search teams had been looking for him since he was reported missing last tuesday. 3 3 a man is arrested following a standoff with sheriff's deputies in oconee county. 31-year-old david brown is charged with domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. authorities responded to a call early yesterday morning near seneca. brown's wife left their home and contacted deputies. they say he barricaded himself inside, but later surrendered. 3 3 3 police in fletcher are still searching for these car break-in suspects. investigators say they stole credit cards from vehicles, then used them at businesses in henderson and southern buncombe counties. they were traveling in a truck similar to the one you see here. if department. 3 3 remembering the late justice antonin scalia. funeral plans have yet to be made-and political battle is brewing over his replacement. megan hughes has details. 3 3 script:justice antonin scalia's body-transported to virginia after his final vacation.a quail

let's check on a few communities in pickens county and oconee county. seneca at 52. upper 60's expected again by the end of the day. 10-15 mile-per-hour winds of the southwest. breezy at times in the mountains also. what is normal? average this time of year would be 38 in the morning and 68 for a high. we will be above that with 47 this morning and 68 for the the mountains normally start out around freezing and get to 54. today, 61 the expected high. a good seven degrees above the norm. this is event number one. it will be very short-lived. another cold front comes through tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night especially. that will bring us our best chance of rain into half of wednesday. after that, we will have cooler 50's for highs the rest of the week. we will enjoy the warm weather with 68 with 68 or 69 in a few spots in the m upstate and low 60's in the mountains. four-day plus forecast. rain tuesday and tuesday night especially. wednesday, half the day until noon we will have showers in area. that it clears. -- then it clears. roads this morning, 85 and highway 29

he has friends and family in the taylors area, oconee county, and anderson county. if you see him, call 911. in the low country, a deputy is recovering after being shot on the job. kimber gist is from woodruff. she tried to stop a suspicious vehicle. that is when she got into a scuffle with the suspect, who shot her twice. the suspect was involved with a standoff with police in north charleston, and was found dead due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. kimber gist is doing well after surgery. we will explain what is bringing michelin in the upland to a stop . several high school teams will take part in the upper state basketball finals. dale: it is all clear from our various pictures. no precipitatio i think that if one were to look at the qualifications of the candidates and really reflect upon what our country can be, and look at who can best get us to that place. i think it's hands down hillary clinton. hillary is the only candidate i trust to fight the injustice too many feel and build on the president's progress, not rip it away. my heart has always been with h

. >>> the body of a mis sing north carolina man, jeffery scott turner, was found in northern oconee county. they said turner's body was located just before noon in the big bend area. rescue teams and volunteers have been looking for turner since his vehicle was spotted in the upstate earlier this week. we're waiting for more details. >>> this weekend all eyes will be on greenville as millions tune in to watch the presidential debate. preparations are well underway where the gop candidates will be facing off tomorrow night. a fictional candidate is threatening to steal a little thunder here. fans of the lined up today to get a glimpse of the fake campaign headquarters of the fictional president underwood. some could not help but realize the words colliding. >> it's cool, especially with this event happening and the tie in to the debate tomorrow. it's fascinating. >> downtown greenville restaurants are seeing a spark in the dae bates -- spark in traffic. >>> we're just about 24 hours away from this big debate hitting television for the gop presidential hopefuls. lots of the line. >> the foru

. 3 3 tomorrow nightthe other three: trump, bush, kasichcnn town 3 3 also breaking this morning--in oconee county firefighters are still on the scene of a fire at a clubhousethis is video from our photographer at the waterside crossing subdivision. this is off pickens highway in lake keowee.we're told firefighters arrived to the clubhouse engulfed in flames around 2:15 this morning.crews tried to put out the flames but the building collapsed.no one was hurt.the cause is under investigation. 3 3 this morning.. investigators say four people were likely killed in the upstate.. becae of monday's winter storm. storm.and only on fox-- the family of a 17-year old girl 3 this is lauryn agnew. she was a senior at southside high school. 3 investigators say agnew was driving down verdae boulevard in greenville monday night-- when her car hit an icy patch. they say she lost control and hit a tow truck driver head on. she passed away a short time later at the hospital. we spoke to family members and they say even though the world gained an angel--- it was a young life taken too soon. 3 3 3 "i love her

we hav watch for asheville and hendersonville, oconee, pickens, salem, walhalla, anderson with upwards of one inch in about two hours. flooding being the cy rain moves in the lunchtime. allyson: the south carolina senate cannot wait to start live, locaws with geoff hart, lbert. allyson: georgia has executed its oldest to throw in may. the state department of corrections says 72-year-old brandon astor jones was pronounced dead just before 1:00 jones was convicte shooting death of suburban atlanta store manager roger tackett during a robbery. another man was also convicted and executed in 1985 in connection to the case. patrick: after trying to speed a roads bill to the senate floor, state senators are now hitting the brakes on a plan to get more money to south carolina's highways. the senate president pro tem told the finance committee on tuesday he wants to bring in the dot and the state infrastructure bank to tell the panel what they do. that would push the debate on the senate floor about how to raise more money for roads, cut to at least feb. 16. allyson: here is the question you ma

richard blackwell of oconee economic alliance says michelin let its option on the land expire. but he says the county is optimistic the project will eventually happen. yet the county is going in pursuit of other tenants. carol: a reminder to those of you in greenville and spartanburg counties. this is the last weekend you can recycle glass in the county. starting march first, neither county will pick up glass or accept glass at recycling centers. michael: more slowdowns this lanes starting at 8:00 tonight. this happen in both directions, between mile markers 63 and 67. that's between the exits for highway 290 and highway 129. expect delays. and sloan construction says take another way if you can. sloan expects to reopen the lanes around midnight saturday. >> now your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: satellite picture showing things clear outside the mountains. still some clouds in the northern and central mountains although it back into kentucky. even snow showers continuing through charleston, west virginia, not charleston, south carolina. our charleston looks o

was found in northern oconee county ... today. "oconee county emergency services" says... turner's body was located... just before noon... in the "big bend" area. rescue teams and volunteers... had been looking for turner... since his vehicle was spotted in the upstate ... earlier this week. he was last seen ... in haywood county ... monday morning. we're waiting for investigators... to release... more details. two people are dead in spartanburg county after a morning head on collision. it happened on highway 290 at moore road in duncan .. just after six a-m. highway patrol says it's still unclear what caused the driver of van to cross a center line -- slamming into a small car. both people in the car that was hit died .. they've been identified as nicolas and yeny marron of moore. turning to campaign 2016... we're now just eight days aways...from the south carolina ...republican primary. and a little more than two weeks ...away from the south carolina ... democratic primary. and the pressure is on... to sway voters... for that contest too. tomorrow night...here in the ups

geoff: and in oconee county, a woman died after crashing on an icy road yesterday morning in walhalla. it happened just before 6:00 a.m. on highway 11. the coroner identified the myra: a big festival will return to downtown greenville this dale: iannouncer: now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. dale: good morning, 5:17 is the time. this is our peace center skycam, looking back toward liberty bridge. it is foggy in spartanburg at 39 degrees. there will be some areas of patchy fog in the upstate this morning. the mountains for a little snow and rain overnight. there is just a flurry or two left in the tennessee and north carolina border area. most of the action now is pushing off to the east. you can see a little bit of the history of it as it works its way through the mountains and the upstate overnight. as far as precipitation is concerned, it looks like we will be in good shape for the next in oconee county, it is 37. 37 in salem. by the end of the day, temperatures will be in the mid-50's for the upstate. the mountains will take a cooler, just reaching the mid 40's. ye

few spots in the foothills, northeastern georgia getting a flurry or two in rabun county and western oconee county with light flurries. the higher elevations of north carolina have decided to close today and you will see that information at the bottom of the screen. if you are driving, it will be slippery, so be careful. by the afternoon," struggled but get into the low 40's for the mountains -- by the afternoon, it will struggle but get into

here is the latest in oconee county and northwest pickens county with a thunderstorm. another one trying to develop an avon county. the worst is passing through our area now. we will stay under that watch and all that area shaded in red until 7:00 tonight and underwent advisories until midnight. they continue and then cooler air flows in. it warmed up into the upper 60's and we are seeing wind 30 to 40 plus across the area, so be careful. we will talk about what to expect tonight, tomorrow in just a few minutes. geoff: thank you. the storms are bringing trees down across the upstate. we showed you one in greenville. they are also down in spartanburg this afternoon. wyff news 4's mike mccormick is lines down on one major road. mike? mike: geoff, we are in the middle of spartanburg to give you an idea. the begin is just up that way. in that direction, you are headed toward the west side of spartanburg. you can see this line right here in the power crew just showed up. i treat them up on that side of the road came down into the power line with it. it has been hanging in t

parents of students at tamassee-salem middle and high school say the oconee county school district had a hand in declining attendance rates. the attorney for the district says nothing unlawful has been done. district officials say closing three-quarters of a million dollars a year. the judge's decision is expected next week. many of you asked about this and we went looking for answers in the case of a dog owner who won't be charged for shooting the dog, amara, a two-year-old boxer. the dog was found shot in the head in the townville area. deputies say the owner shot the dog because of her aggressive behavior, so they decided to put her down. they say the owner felt for a heartbeat, didn't feel one and thought the dog was dead and left her. 19 days later, the dog was picked up by animal control. deputies say amara became emaciated after being shot. there's no evidence she was not being taken care of beforehand. >> once we got all those facts, we then sat down with the magistrate and reviewed the laws and the statutes and presented them to the magistrate, and the magistrate also found no

oconee counties. >> there's two questions. the first thing is why was he given bond. the second thing, you have a man who has a record, accused in two murders, cuts off his ankle bracelet, what did the greenville county deputies do after saying he was armed and dangerous to notify people that this man was on the run? >> reporter: they're trying to utilize social media more. so in this instance they posted on social media. fortunately we're following them and we were able to look into this ourselves. we did have a conversation with them about this today. while social media is vital we know that the media notification is important as well. we're continuing to work on this partnership and make sure the public knows about these dangerous situations. >> thank you, addie. >>> a jury has been seat ed in the murder trial of billy taylor. he's accused of a deadly shooting near crox night club. rodney nesbit died at the another woman was seriously injured. deputies say the shooting stemmed from a fight with someone else. the murder trial is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning.

was for parts of stephens county about 8:00 this morning with that sell that moved through part of oconee county, and it cost a little bit of damage -- it caused a little bit of damage. these intensified as they get closer to interstate 77, and now they are heading into the eastern and central part of north carolina and also into the low country of south carolina. we will talk about that later on. the temperatures are startrtg to cool down, but how about the wind gusts? 46 in anderson, the strongest in asheville, 41 mile-per-hour winds. as expected, very strong winds associate with this system. this is non-thunderstorm wind. the one it will continue for the the wind advisory kicks in from 7:00 until midnight for the entire viewing area, and we could see gusts, especially at the higher elevations. until 7:00 in the morning on friday, and we will talk more about this winter-type weather later on. back to you, gabrielle. gabrielle: let's talk about the wind again. it made a mess, and some of it is in spartanburg. mike mccormick covers it. mike: right now, the fire department is here to keep

. >>> you know, oconee county, folks woke up to a tornado warning this morning. >> the high winds this morning frayed nerves but didn't do a whole lot of damage. spartanburg county saw plenty and rachelle spence continues the team coverage live from there tonight. >> diane, gordon, we have seen a lots of damage, all across spartanburg county, if you take a look behind me, you can see this building, you can see the yellow caution tape, the roof ripped off all three businesses here. and it's not like this roof was old or in need of repair, i they said they just had it replaced less than two years ago. this is how strong these winds were today and they continue to be right now. let's take a look at the other video from just down the street. a tree fell on top of this home, late this afternoon. we saw the family consoling each other as they went inside. salvaging what they could. back at this business, the couple behind this building, here, is just happy to have each other. barber willie pierson says he was about to finish his last cut in the morning and can go up and look at the roof when

monday afternoon.for northern oconee, northern pickens, northern greenville counties and much of western north carolina, look to see a winter weather advisory last from 6 p.m. sunday until 7 winter storm warning will be in effect for mcdowell, mitchell and yancey counties from 6 p.m. tonight until midnight tuesday morning.the upstate and northeast georgia will likely see a light icing of only about a tenth of an inch in some location. western north carolina my see a bit more icing for the far eastern counties, accumulating up to a quarter inch of ice through rutherford, mcdowell, mitchel and yancey counties. this can cause a bit more concerns other than juju travel.warmer temperatures will arrive thursday with snow and rain likely tapering off. sunny skies return by mid-week. 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 be sure to wake up bright and early with thee morning news starting at 4-a-m.we'll have the latest on weather and traffic every ten minutes. 3 new tonight on f

disappointment continues this morning, for the people who recruit industry for oconee county. michelin north america has decided not to buy 320 acres there, in the golden corner commerce park. the project would have created 59, and cost up to $250 million. the county remains optimistic that something will eventually happen in the county. yet the county is going in pursuit of other tenants. it's a well-known landmark in anderson, in the process of being torn down. the bailes building is full of memories for julie johnson and jenny fretwell, they're two of george bailes senior's grandchildren. their grandfather bought the building in the early 1900s. he did major renovations, and opened up the gh bailes and company department store. >> one of our favorite memories is running up and down the escalators when we were young. it was of course the first one in south carolina. just playing in the store and going down to the bargain basement and afterwards going at the counter. myra: the department store hasn't been opened since the 1960's, but it's always been known as the bailes build

flow of drugs in his county a priority particularly methbecause crenshaw says most of the crime in oconee can be tied back to the drug in one way or anotherand since then his office has made dozens of arrests...busted up numerous meth labs... 3 3 3 "i knew that we had a big county..but i have to admit it was bigger than i anticipated" anticipated"but oconee county's fight against meth...isnt just about making arrestsand it doesnt start with an investigation or an arrest warrantit starts in the elementary schoolstonight fox carolina's adrian acosta will put you in the passenger seat with narcotics officers...show you the destructive power of meth....and tell you just effective this war on meth has been 3 still to come--a chase ends in tragedy...and a family's life forever changed... changed...we sit down with the heartbroken family of stephen burnett.he was an innocent bystander on his way to work... when a two-county chase claimed his life!it's an interview you'll see only on fox! fox!plus...k-9 pups are welcomed to the henderson newest investigators are named...with the help of students

it currently runs 368 miles, from the coast to the oconee station, turning this land into a system of trails for mountain biking and hiking, with loops not only for advanced bikers, but beginners and children, as well. >> our hope is that this becomes mountain bike central, or mountain bike university, for the upstate. mandy: the new trail system planned here isn't just good news for outdoors enthusiasts. >> mountain biking is over a $700 billion industry in the u.s. we would just get a small fraction of that here. mandy: this will help kickstart the economy in walhalla, says mountain lakes convention and visitor's bureau president, ken sloan, >> when you talk about the numbers of people who are coming in, and where they're coming from, and the fact that they're spending well over $100 a day eating here, buying here, the map, yeah, this will be a huge industry for the city of walhalla and oconee county. mandy: the plans are still in the design phase. once they're finished and approved, there will be fundraising and grants applications to help pay for the trail. officials are hoping to

let's check in on anderson county and see what is like for oconee, pickens, and anderson. pickens at 50. walhalla at 52. northlake at 49. temperatures, for overnight lows this time of the year, are pretty good. afternoon high expected to soar into the 60's once again. we are seeing a 9-14 mile-per-hour breeze out of the southwest and upstate. here is a quick look at her two friends coming through this week. tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night, into half of wednesday is that will give us a 60, 70% chance of rain until noon or so on wednesday. it clears for thursday. friday afternoon, a chance of scattered showers. temperatures, as you can see after that front in the 50's through saturday. 60's. today will be the warmest. tomorrow, still mild. a chance of showers by tomorrow afternoon. get outdoors today and enjoy them. allyson: not often you see the price of a stamp go down it's not a sale or promotion. why it will soon cost you less to send a letter. geoff: a race to the top of the rock in new york city. some strong people scale 66 cause. i get out of work and i go to the s

officials say it'll also kick start the economy in oconee county. >> we've done tours of other places that have mountain biking trails. we've taken our forestry department down there we've taken our state tourism department in different areas and you pull in to these parking , lots and all the cars have out of state license plates and these people are spending money and they are staying overnight. patrick: officials are hoping to have the first phase done in the next year or two. college in spartanburg has a costumed mascot. val the valkyrie made her debut at a basketball game saturday. this is the first time the school's mascot has been portrayed by an actual person. the debut was part of the teams annual pink game, in honor of cancer survivors, victims and their families. fans donated money toward cancer research instead of paying admission to get into the game. allyson: almost 600 south carolinians will get their high school diplomas without having to again take the ged test. the south carolina education department has announced that the ged testing service has lowered the passing

officials say it'll also kick start the economy in oconee county. >> we've done tours of other places that have mountain biking trails. we've taken our forestry department down there. we've taken our state tourism department in different areas and you pull in to these parking lots and all the cars have out of state license plates. and these people are spending money and they're staying overnight. patrick: officials are hoping to have the first phase done in the next year or two. for the first time converse college in spartanburg has a costumed mascot. val the valkyrie made her debut at a basketball game saturday this is the first time the school's mascot has been portrayed by an actual person. the debut was part of the teams annual pink game, in honor of their families. fans donated money toward cancer research instead of paying admission to get into the game. allyson: almost 600 south carolinians will get their high school diplomas without having to again take the ged test. the south carolina education department has announced that the ged testing service has lowered the passing scor

november of 2014. 2014.investigators say williams has connections to people in greenville, anderson and oconee counties.he could be driving a 2005 cadillac deville with the tag number you see here.if you see bradford williams.. call 911. 3 in greenville county-- a boy scout is home safe this morning after spending the night alone in the woods. woods.deputies say the 12 year old was on a trip to jones gap with his boy scout troop on saturday afternoon.. when he got separated.crews searched for him through the night.. but he wasn't discovered until sunday afternoon.scout leaders tell us.. it's unusual for the boys to get lost.. but they do know survival skills in case this happens. 3 he learned how to make it through a night of cold without any protection. so he's learned a lot from the boy scouts and it paid off in this situation. situation."we teach each other, if you happen to get separated. stay where you are, especially when the sun goes down." down."3 we're told the boy was checked out by a medical team and is okay. 3 now for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 mostly sunny mo

low impact south of i-85 from oconee county to anderson to greenwood with moderate impacts along the i 85 corridor. it won't take much to get slick spots out there with road temperatures around 28 degrees. we will keep you posted. geoff: a man's truck breaks down and he survives for a week. what he used to get him through the long days. allyson: plus snow causes massive trouble on the road way. low visibility and icy crash. allyson: 4:41 anderson county then stole a car. firefighters were called to leroy auto sales on manley drive just before 4:00 yesterday morning. when they got there, part of the office area was on fire. the owner of the lot says a 2005 chevrolet equinox was missing from the property. that car was later found about two blocks away. geoff: spartanburg county deputies say this man akello jeter has confessed to killing a 19-year-old woman who'd been reported missing. the body of autumn hunt was found in a wooded area off sims chapel road. investigators say hunt died from a gunshot wound to the head. jeter is being held at the spartanburg county detention center. stand

this bust led to six arrests in oconee county. he's under a federal gag order. >>> now, turning to our weather, a live look outside, we hope you got a chance to enjoy the outdoors today. this is a view over greenville county. we hope you enjoyed it because the weather doesn't get much better than this, except christy tells us it might be getting better. >> you know, it's not grog to be bad tomorrow either. we're going to warm it up more. i hope you were able to stretch out the lunch break longer than normal because it was nice. check out what we have out there right now, temperatures today topped ut in the upper 50s, and that is right where we should be for this time of the year, 5 in spartanburg, we're at 57 at in asheville, not bad there. here's what you can expect through the evening hours. we'll keep those clear skies, 40 by 9:00 o'clock, down to 36 by 2:00 a.m. and we'll start our day once again near freezing, but a faster warmup is on the way for tomorrow afternoon. >> thank you, christy. >>> senator ted cruz if you believe

headed to scene now to try and get more information.we'll let you know more as we get it. 3 and in oconee county firefighters are still on the scene of a fire at a clubhouse this is video from our photographer at the waterside crossing subdivision.this is off pickens highway in lake keowee.we're told firefighters arrived to the clubhouse engulfed in flames around 2:15 this morning.crews tried to put out the flames but the building collapsed.no one was hurt.the cause is under investigation. 3 good morning.... it's wednesday, february 17i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 with snow expected near the tennessee border madison hour delay.if any more schools are added, we will let you know or you can head to fox carolina dot com. 3 sunny &; cool early, followed by highs in at 3 58 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. winds come from the north at 5-10 mph. tonight, lows return to near freezing. sunshine and mild temperatures linger for the rest of the week. 3 ((wrap up)) *********

ring.and according to warrants oconee county detention officer joy hunter was also arrested in georgia related to the investigations.the circumstances surrounding her termination are unclear. 3 time f f weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 thursday will be sunny and the mid-50s for the upstate and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more sunshine with highs warming to near 60. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 it's ______.3 president obama will become the president in decades to visit cuba...but not everyone agrees with the trip.details and what we should learn today are straight ahead. 3 we head to break with a live look at...you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for ameri

county..but i have to admit it was bigger than i anticipated" anticipated"but oconee county's fight against meth...isnt just about making arrestsand it doesnt start with an investigagaon or an arrest warrantit starts in the elementary schoolson monday night fox carolina's adrian acosta will put you in the passenger seat with narcotics destructive power of meth....and tell you just effective this war on meth has been 3 it's no secret that the lottery could land you with a big payout..but what if the game.. involved coyotes? coyotes?tonight - how south carolina lawmakers are hoping a bounty.. will help control the animal's population. population.plus..fox carolina investigates.. a string of copper thefts in anderson countyty.thieves are stripping cables right off power polls! why officials say it's a big problem.. that could impact your safety. safety.and chief meteorologist kendra kent is putting together your seven day forecastshe'll tell you what you can expect..in the week to come. come. the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. a

haywood county investigators say the search for him has moved into oconee county. you're asked to call the sheriff's department of either county if you see turner. 3 the final group of armed protesters in oregon are expected to surrender today. the four people say they will leave their guns in their vehicles and walk to a federal check point.they're the final members of a group that took over a federal building last month. 3 democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders will face off again tonight.pbs is hosting a debate at the university of wisconsin in milwaukee. clinton's campaign says they're preparing to get much more aggressive after losing the new hampshire primary. 3 time for birthday shout-outs, -terry from piedmont.-kaylee from fork shoals.-joe from piedmont-amber from greer. greer.-ava in anderson. anderson.if you'd like us to mention a birthday on the air, send the name, date, and hometown to *birthdays at fox carolina dot com.*and let us know if you'd like to see it in either the 7 or 8 o'clock hour. 3 we'll be right back, but first -- a look at yesterd

election.the democratic 27th. 3 3 covering our counties--a former oconee county officer is one of 27 people facing charges in a huge drug raid. raid.the sheriff's office says they discovered up to 9-point-5-million-dollars worth of drugs connected to horace mayfield's drug trafficking ring.agencies in south carolina and georgia assisted in taking down the ring.we're told an oconee county detention center officer-- joy hunter-- was among those charged.the sheriff says she has been fired. 3 school officials in haywood county say an elementary school will shut down. down.the citizen-times reports the board voted this week to close "central elementary" in waynesville.the district is trying to make up for a two-point-four million budget deficit.officials say the state will now have to sign off on the decision. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 thursday will be sunny and seasonably cool with highs in and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more sunshine with highs warming to near 60. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now time for traf

election.the democratic primary is saturday, february 27th. 3 3 covering our counties--a former oconee county officer is one of 27 people facing charges in a huge drug raid. raid.the sheriff's office says they discovered up to 9-point-5-million-dollars worth of drugs connected to horace mayfield's drug trafficking ring.agencies in south carolina and georgia assisted in taking down the ring.we're told an oconee county detention center officer-- joy hunter-- was among those charged.the sheriff says she has been fired. 3 school officials in haywood county say an elementary school will shut down. down.the citizen-times reports the board voted this week to close "central elementary" in waynesville.the district is trying to make up for a two-point-four million budget deficit.officials say the state will now have to sign off on the decision. 3 3 time for weather and traffic 3 thursday will be sunny 3 and seasonably cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more sunshine with highs warming to near 60. 3 ((

drops. 3 in a fox carolina follow up 3 a search is underway in oconee county - for a missing western north carolina man after his abandoned - -and with dangerously cold are extremely worried about his safety. safety.scott turner was reported missing in haywood county after he went to work monday morning and never returned. returned.turner's family found his pickup truck along highway 107 in oconee county - leading search crews spent much of today combing the cherry hill and big bend area -dozens of searchers and canines - and even a search plane was dispatched to assist. assist.if you see turner- or have any information - you're asked to call the oconee or haywood county sheriff's offices. 3 happening now 3 it's a drive-thru where some say you can find deliverance deliverancethis is ashes on the go.. where christians.. drive- thru..and order up an ash blessing to the forehead in a parking lot off main street in travelers rest. reverend jonathan tompkins is the senior pastor at travelers rest united methodist church. he says it's a convenient option for those who are busy and can't ma

greenville, spartanburg, oconee, pickens, cherokee, york county all involved. get above 40 in the mountains of north carolina and it becomes a winter storm warning. this is the area that will be impacted the most from yancey, mcdowell, continuing to the east of their boone and hickory area. we could see the worst of this storm. edward produce snow, sleet, freezing rain as potential problems in the mountains of north carolina. the upstate will see sleet changing to rain starting late tonight into tomorrow. temperatures across the region let's check on a few other communities where it is 18 and waynesville, 16 in marshall. marshal at 15. provide a 21. temperatures today in the mountains will maybe get up to 30. it will be a cold day today. our winds aren't real strong. 5-13. even 5-6, eight mile per hour breeze makes it feel like it is in the teens in the upstate and feels like minus one in boone. they will be a cold day today, setting the stage for the storm coming in. i will run the future plus for you and you will be a look to see when it will impact the area.

november of 2014. 2014.investigators say williams has connections to people in greenville, anderson and oconee counties.he could be driving a 2005 cadillac deville with the tag number you see here.if you see bradford williams.. call 911. 3 in greenville county-- a boy scout is home safe this morning after spending the night alone in the woods. old was on a trip to jones gap with his boy scout troop on saturday afternoon.. when he got separated.crews searched for him through the night.. but he wasn't discovered until sunday afternoon.scout leaders tell us.. it's unusual for the boys to get lost.. but they do know survival skills in case this happens. 3 3 3 he learned how to make it through a night of cold without any protection. so he's learned a lot from the boy scouts and it paid off in this situation. situation."we teach each other, if you happen to get separated. stay where you are, especially when the sun goes down." down."we're told the boy was checked out by a medical team and is okay. 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70

about hunt's tragic death. 3 still to come--a grim for a missing canton man- man-a body is found in oconee county-and a spokesperson for the family...says it's their loved one! one!and a live look outside near blue ridge high school- where viewers tell us the flurries really came down this morning... morning...good evening i'm if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all 3 we're back with weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- 3 after snow to start our friday, we are now looking ahead to monday's winter weather threat! it looks like a light wintry mix will be possible throughout monday, then turn to rain by mid to late afternoon. more on that in a second!skies are clearing and sunshine is comin

williams is known to have family in greenville and taylors - friends in oconee and anderson counties as well.and rumored to have connections as far away as california.in greenville county--sharon johnson, fox carolina--the ten o'clock news. may be driving a 2005 cadillac deville with south carolina tag kld 207.again - bradford williams is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.anyone with information about him should call 911 or 23 crime. 3 3 hillary clinton wins big in south carolina...we'll have more live coverage from the clinton victory party in columbia.. coming up. 3 and we're live here in greenville to talk about the impact of social media on tonight's race and the 2016 presidential campaigns. 3 and social media is buzzing over an incident involving bill clinton in south carolina. you'll hear some of those tense moments.. when we come back. 3 3 fox carolina's you decide coverage continues tonight-- south carolina democrats say "yes" to hillary clinton.the former secretary of state came out on top in today's primary by a huge margin. 3 congressman jim clybu