Anderson County

The incident in Townville Friday marks the 23rd officer-involved shooting in the state this year.

The layoffs are the largest number of layoffs announced by a company in six years.

The Upstate-concentrated outbreak ended after six months and nearly 1,000 infections.

The multi-year construction project is expected to begin next summer.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced the state's latest measles count Friday.

Case totals now sit at 789 and are spread among 4 counties.

Although the outbreak is still concentrated in Spartanburg County, cases are reported to have spread to schools in different parts of the state like Anderson and Greenville counties.

On Tuesday, Anderson County joined Pickens County in adding seats to the Library Board. Some advocates say adding more voices is a way to censor materials. County officials say there is no political motive.

The county plans to allot more than $418,000 to a suite of drug education and treatment programs.

No one has become seriously ill as of Tuesday, but volunteers and visitors will be kept out for the rest of the week.