Lander University will host a Peace Studies Conference sponsored by the Greenwood and Lander chapters of People to People International (PTPI) from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be at locations in Lander’s Grier Student Center. Full Story »
CALHOUN FALLS -- According to town officials, bats began flying into the Ellison Community Center about a year ago and using it as a toilet — forcing the former school building to be closed down because of health concerns. Full Story »
WARE SHOALS -- A lifelong resident who says he wants “to listen to the people” could be days away from winning a seat on town council. Full Story »
Academics and faith play a strong role in drawing students to the tiny town of Due West to pursue their ambitions through education. Full Story »
Republican S.C. House District 14 Rep. Mike Pitts announced Thursday he will seek a fifth term in Columbia. Pitts, a Laurens County resident, has been serving in the house since 2002. Full Story »
The Savannah Lakes Resort has temporarily ceased operations at its 80-room lodge and conference center in McCormick, a move that is not associated with the Savannah Lakes Village real estate development. Full Story »
District 25 state Sen. Shane Massey has dropped out of the Third District Congressional race. According to a post on his campaign Web site, the Republican Massey has dropped out of the race for the seat being vacated by current Third District U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett, who is running for governor. Full Story »
The 2010 U.S. Census has been hitting mailboxes in the Lakelands and across the country this week. More than $300 billion in federal funding is doled out to states and communities each year based on Census data. Full Story »
Moderator of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church’s General Synod John deWitt said he and his fellow delegates are struck with grief, shock and dismay over the progress of a lawsuit against them. Full Story »
Danny Berry, who has prepared the venison for Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office’s annual deer supper for the event’s 21-year history, pours his special, secret sauce over a fresh batch of deer meet Thursday. Full Story »
A photograph listed as depicting Jerry William Lawson on page 3A of Thursday’s Index-Journal was incorrect. The Greenwood County Sheriff’s office provided the wrong photo. Full Story »
ABBEVILLE -- When the Greater Abbeville Chamber of Commerce hosts its seventh annual Oyster Roast and Lowcountry Boil on Saturday, it’s expected to be an evening of tradition and firsts, according to organizers. Full Story »
The McCormick County Council filled several vacancies at Tuesday night’s meeting. Three openings on the Planning Commission were filled by Jimmy Collier, Johnny Filbert and Ken Stephenson, and Jayshri Soni was appointed to a vacancy on the Library board. Full Story »
The illegal sale of several morphine pills led to a Greenwood woman’s death and charges against a Ninety Six man. Jerry William Lawson, 63, of 5708 Highway 25 South, is charged with distribution of a schedule two controlled substance. Full Story »
A Greenwood woman is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after she accused another woman of sleeping with her husband and then stabbed her twice. Full Story »
Execution of a search warrant at Highlander Apartments led to drug and gun charges. Full Story »
WARE SHOALS -- Katherine Hall is 97 years old, but will it make it to 100 and beyond? Full Story »
NINETY SIX -- Administrators evacuated Ninety Six High School on Wednesday after the second bomb threat in just more than two weeks was found scribbled on a bathroom wall. Full Story »
Greenwood County Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night that could clear the way for improvements in a local subdivision. Full Story »
McCORMICK -- In 1998, Michael Rosen walked with his young son, Ripton, to a blacktop baseball diamond in the lower east side of Manhattan. Full Story »
If S.C. House Bill 4243 passes, Greenwood County school districts could lose more than $201,000, McCormick could lose more than $21,000 and Abbeville could lose more than $589,000, based on ballpark estimates from Western Piedmont Education Consortium Executive Director Ray Wilson. Full Story »
When the fall semester began this past September at Erskine College, the school’s undergraduate enrollment was at about 600. More than one-third of those students -- 252 at the start of the fall semester -- were student-athletes. Full Story »
Main Street, Due West, resident Bill Lesesne credits the love his father, J.M. Lesesne, had for Erskine as well as his beliefs regarding religion's role in education for making his 1954 to 1966 presidency at the school a success. Full Story »
Firefighters work on a black SUV that wrecked Tuesday morning on Montague Avenue Extension. The driver, James Rakes, was taken to Self Regional Medical Center. Full Story »
An AARP Driver Safety Program will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 8-9 in Asbury Hall at Wesley Commons. The program is open to the public. Full Story »
A man entertains the crowd during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Indianapolis, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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