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A woman has been charged in relation to the fire that happened at Meadow Run Apartments in Anderson on April 20, according to Anderson County Fire Chief Jimmy Sutherland.
When the Anderson County Fire Department responded to the fire around 6:30 p.m. that evening, they saw fire coming from Jordan Kerry Dockery s apartment. The fire was under control in about 20 minutes but at least seven other apartments had smoke and water damage.
Dockery was the only person injured and was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. She was charged Thursday morning with second-degree arson.
As soon as the investigation into the fire began, Sutherland said the cause of the fire was suspicious. While talking to the Independent Mail today, he said the time of day and where the fire started was what deemed the fire suspicious to the department.
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The one-dose COVID-19 vaccination is back in use in South Carolina and state leaders said they are considering vaccination clinics to places people will be going this summer like beaches and festivals.
The Janssen vaccine, also known as Johnson & Johnson, is back in use in South Carolina after a 10-day federally-requested pause. It came back into use Friday.
There are about 33,000 doses of the vaccine being stored, and once again used, in South Carolina.
It is the least-used vaccine, about 5% of the state s vaccine doses have been Janssen. It is also the last one to get authorization and is the most flexible vaccine since it has easier storage requirements and only requires one dose for full effectiveness.
A survey completed Sunday morning by the National Weather Service in Greer confirmed that a tornado damaged a radio tower and business, flipped a car and snapped trees near Seneca Saturday night.
The tornado had top winds of 90 mph, classifying it as a weak EF1 tornado, according to the weather service.
The tornado was on the ground two miles northwest of Seneca for two minutes, from 5:48 p.m. to 5:50 p.m., according to the weather service. It s track was 15 yards wide and extended for 1.2 miles in length.
The weather service also announced Sunday afternoon that storm damage near downtown Greenville on Saturday night was caused by a straight-line winds and not a tornado.
Billions of dollars could soon be bringing faster internet to South Carolina s rural areas.
There are large parts of Pickens County where there is no internet access, and across the state at least half a million people can t get the internet speed that makes distance learning, remote work and telehealth possible.
Money is already flowing.
A $30 million state fund for rural broadband expansion projects opened up to applications Thursday. The state spent about $50 million in CARES Act money on related projects last year.
Gov. Henry McMaster has proposed another $30 million for broadband improvements. The state is using $6 million in federal COVID funds to set up eight Internet labs in areas with limited or no access.
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