New park features ADA accessible kayak launch A grand opening and ribbon cutting was held Friday for the new Piedmont ...

Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, will celebrate the Grand Opening of their ...

The annual Pig in the Park Barbecue Festival and Cookoff will return to Williamston’s Mineral Spring Park May 15 and 16. Friday hours will be 12 – 9 pm. Saturday hours will be 10:30 am to 3 pm. The ...

School Resource Officer (SRO) Sgt. Sam Hopkins was recognized for a recent promotion to Lieutenant. Hopkins has been with the Williamston Police Department since 2014 and will lead the SRO program ...

Dear Friends and Citizens of Anderson County Council District 7, Many of you know me well, while others are new to the area. It has truly been an honor to serve and represent our County, especially ...

Williamston – Jenny Anne Dunlap Jackson, 72, wife of Ricky Darell Jackson, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Born in Cheltenham, England, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Megan Diana Barrett ...

West Pelzer firefighters responded to a large limb blocking Evans Street Sunday evening. Firefighters secured the limb with a ...

Nearly 500 homes and businesses were without electricity after a pickup truck struck two vehicles north of Highway 86 on ...

The Belton Area Museum Association (BAMA) invites the community to celebrate the opening of its summer exhibit, Games People Play, on Sunday, May 17, from 3–5 p.m. at the historic Belton train depot.

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.