Cut gas line shuts down road in Anderson, fire officials say
AT 647, IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO, WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE BEGIN TODAY WITH THE PASSING OF GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SINGER AND GREENVILLE NATIVE PEABO BRYSON. FAMILY ANNOUNCED THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON MONDAY, AND THEY SAY HE PASSED AROUND 5:00 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. HE WAS THE VOICE BEHIND TWO OF DISNEY’S CLASSIC SONGS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AND A WHOLE NEW WORLD. HE ALSO SANG R&B CLASSICS, INCLUDING CAN YOU STOP THE RAIN AND IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN. BEFORE HIS AWARD WINNING MUSIC CAREER, HE GREW UP IN GREENVILLE. HE ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL AND STARTED PERFORMING AT 14. AND AHEAD OF A SHOW AT THE PEACE CENTER, HE WAS PRESENTED WITH A KEY TO THE CITY. BEFORE THAT CONCERT, WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT GROWING UP IN GREENVILLE AND LIVING NEAR THE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. I GOT A CHANCE TO SEE A LOT, A LOT OF EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS AND A LOT OF AND LISTEN TO A LOT OF EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINAL MUSIC AND ITS ORIGINAL STATE. AND THAT INSPIRED ME PROBABLY MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE DID. AND THAT THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAD ON THE AUDIENCE. IN A STATEMENT, HIS FAMILY SAID IN PART, QUOTE, WHILE OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN, WE FIND COMFORT IN KNOWING HOW DEEPLY PEABO WAS LOVED AND HOW MANY LIVES WERE TOUCHED BY HIS VOICE AND HIS GENEROUS SPIRIT, HIS LEGACY AND MUSIC WILL LIVE ON FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. END QUOTE. PEABO BRYSON WAS 75 YEARS OLD. NOW, TURNING TO OUR COMMITMENT, 2026 COVERAGE. WE ARE LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY FROM PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SEVERAL KEY RACES ARE ON THE BALLOT, INCLUDING ONE FOR THE GOVERNOR. ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL ON THE GOP PRIMARY RELEASED BY TRAFALGAR GROUP. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PAMELA EVETTE IS CURRENTLY IN THE LEAD, WITH MORE THAN 26%. THE SHIFT COMES AFTER BEING ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON FRIDAY. BUSINESSMAN RON READY ALL TRAILS EVETTE, WITH MORE THAN 17%, FOLLOWED BY ALAN WILSON, RALPH NORMAN AND NANCY MACE. THE NEW POLL ALSO SAYS 4% OF VOTERS STILL REMAIN UNDECIDED. RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN WATCH OUR INTERVIEWS WITH ALL NINE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES FROM THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT. THEY ARE IN THREE EPISODES OF FOR THE RECORD LAST MONTH, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAD TO WYFF 4 DOT COM AND FIND. FOR THE RECORD, UNDER THE NEWS TAB. SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER IS SET TO SIGN A BILL EXPANDING THE PENALTIES FOR ABUSING POLICE ANIMALS. AGE 3034 IS NAMED FOR SEVERAL K-9 DOGS WHO WERE KILLED IN SERVICE. THE BILL MAKES INTENTIONAL ABUSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, DOGS OR HORSES A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE. ANYONE FOUND GUILTY WILL FACE A FINE OF UP TO $1,000 AND UP TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL. THE BILL WILL ALSO MAKE SHOOTING INTO A TRAILER OR CAR WITH A POLICE ANIMAL INSIDE A FELONY CHARGE. THOSE CONVICTED WILL FACE A FINE OF UP TO $20,000 AND UP TO 15 YEARS IN JAIL. THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE BILL AT 11 THIS MORNING AT THE COLUMBIA CONVENTION CENTER. AN ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES IN TWO SPARTANBURG COUNTY PARKS ARE NOW BANNED. THIS IS AFTER CITY LEADERS SAY THEY WERE CAUSING DAMAGE AND SAFETY CONCERNS. E MOTOS ARE NOW BANNED IN TIGER RIVER PARK AND NORTH SPARTANBURG PARK. ANYONE USING THEM WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. OTHER MOTORIZED VEHICLES, LIKE ELECTRIC BIKES, ARE STILL ALLOWED, BUT THEY CANNOT GO FASTER THAN TEN MILES PER HOUR AND ARE BANNED FROM PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC PODS AND WALKING PATHS. YOU CAN PICK UP SOUTH CAROLINA’S SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM VOUCHERS. IF YOU WEREN’T ABLE TO GET ONE MONDAY, ANOTHER DISTRIBUTION EVENT IS BEING HELD TODAY THAT’S TAKING PLACE AT THE SENIOR CENTERS OF CHEROKEE COUNTY FROM 8 A.M. TO 2 P.M. THE ADDRESS IS THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. IT’S ON WEST RUTLEDGE AVENUE IN GAFFNEY. TO QUALIFY, YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN CHEROKEE COUNTY. YOU NEED TO BE AT LEAST 60 YEARS OLD, AND YOU NEED TO HAVE A LOW INCOME LEVEL. VICTORIA. AND MOST OF US ARE SEEING SUNSHINE THIS MORNING, BUT ALL OF US ARE SEEING COOLER TEMPERATURES GREENVILLE RIGHT NOW, 55 DEGREES. SPARTANBURG 52 ANDERSON. GORGEOUS SUNRISE OVER THE LAKE AT 57 NOW ASHEVILLE. THAT IS STILL SOME VERY DENSE FOG OUT THERE. PLEASE KEEP IT SLOW AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR 49 DEGREES NOW THE FOG WILL CLEAR UP EVENTUALLY. AND THEN ALL OF US DO SEE SOME SUNSHINE WARMING UP FOR TODAY TOWARDS THE UPPER 70S. AND THIS IS STILL TECHNICALLY BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, BUT IT’S DUE TO THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY. LOWER HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON, A LIGHT BREEZE COMING IN FROM THE FROM THE NORTH. AND WE DO WARM UP NOW IF YOU ARE SOUTH OF I 85 YOU SHOULD SHOULD TOUCH NEAR 80 DEGREES AND THEN WE STAY DRY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NOW AS WE GO TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK, THAT’S WHEN WE START TO SEE A COUPLE SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST. WATCHING THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP, BUT IT WILL BRING US A COUPLE SHOWERS IN THE COMING DAYS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVELING, MAYBE HEADING OFF TO THE BEACH, THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME RAIN THIS WEEKEND. WE’LL TAKE ONE MORE LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS HERE IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. LEAH, AARON. HEY, VICTORIA. THANK YOU. TAKING A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE IN ANDERSON COUNTY RIGHT NOW. THAT’S 178 THERE ALONG I-85. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, A GOOD AMOUNT OF CARS OUT ON THE ROAD AND THEY ARE MOVING SMOOTHLY. NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND LANES IN THE CLEAR OVER THERE IN ANDERSON COUNTY. HOWEVER, THAT STORY DOESN’T NECESSARILY CONTINUE. I’M SO SORRY. AS WE HEAD INTO GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG COUNTIES. YOU CAN SEE THOSE MAPS LIGHTING UP BETWEEN I-85 RIGHT THERE. A LITTLE BIT OF SLOWDOWN THAT’S REFLECTED IN OUR TRAVEL TIMES. AS YOU CAN SEE, 85 SOUTHBOUND SEVEN MINUTES, LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN USUAL, 26 AND 385 THOUGH STILL LOOKING GOOD. IF YOU’RE HEADING TO THE GREENVILLE TRIUMPH GAME TONIGHT. MALDEN THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW. THAT’S RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, TRIUMPH MANAGEMENT SAYS YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY TRY TO ARRIVE EARLY. ACTIVITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT BRIDGEWAY STATION, INCLUDING A FAN FEST FROM 430 TO 7. GATES TO THE STADIUM WILL OPEN AT 6:00, AND THERE’S ALSO A CLEAR BAG POLICY. ONE GOOD THING TO NOTE AS FAR AS PARKING COSTS WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO $20, AND THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PARKING LOTS A
Cut gas line shuts down road in Anderson, fire officials say
The Anderson Fire Department says it is currently supporting Piedmont Natural Gas on a cut gas service line on McConnell Springs Road. McConnell Springs is currently closed to all traffic, including the walking trail, from Harriett Circle to Reed Road. Fire officials said no evacuations have been recommended as crews are continuously monitoring air quality in the surrounding area.
The Anderson Fire Department says it is currently supporting Piedmont Natural Gas on a cut gas service line on McConnell Springs Road.
McConnell Springs is currently closed to all traffic, including the walking trail, from Harriett Circle to Reed Road.
Fire officials said no evacuations have been recommended as crews are continuously monitoring air quality in the surrounding area.