In an effort to reduce overcrowding in South Carolina’s juvenile jail, senators advanced a bill Thursday that would require counties to pay more for each teenager detained.

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.

New local sales and use taxes will take effect May 1 in five South Carolina counties. The South Carolina Department of ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson explains why he wants all 46 counties in the state to partner with U.S.

Attorney John Reckenbeil, who has worked cases in state and federal courts, said getting rid of the courthouses could add to the backlog.

Two historic, federal courthouses in the Upstate are scheduled to be sold off by the Trump administration, part of a list of ...

Wallace Cheves, a developer from the Upstate, wants to build a casino in Orangeburg County off of I-95. South Carolina ...

Two historic, federal courthouses in the Upstate are scheduled to be sold off by the Trump administration, part of a list of over 400 other federal buildings deemed “non-core”, or ...

Monday marks one week since the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said 52-year-old Stephanie Womacks went missing.

The McClaren Institute for Health & Quality of Life, headquartered in Downtown Greenville, will provide wellness programs, education, and outreach to Black and underserved communities in the 10 ...

A wildfire near Myrtle Beach is one of many to strike NC and SC as drought, low humidity and high winds challenge fire crews ...

Firefighters from Hampton, Jasper and Beaufort counties have now joined in the ongoing fight against devastating wildfires in ...