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24/08/2025

An Upstate man is in custody after leading deputies in North Georgia, over the weekend. The Hart County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were conducting a safety check on Lavonia Highway, Friday night.

24/08/2025

An investigation is ongoing following a fight after a football game in the Upstate. The Williamston Police Department is looking into a fight that happened following Palmetto High School’s home game against Wren, Friday night.

24/08/2025

The search is on for a suspect wanted in two Western North Carolina Counties.

24/08/2025

A former rescue squad official in Oconee County is facing charges after being accused of embezzlement.

23/08/2025

Tonight we talk Gamescom Announcements, Peacemaker 2, Alien Earth, NXT, Oops, Nerd Roundtable, and Lots 'o' Nerdy Goodness!!

23/08/2025

Friday night saw the kickoff of the 2025 High School Football season in the Upstate. In a game heard on The Fan Upstate 97.1 and 97.7 FM, the Byrnes Rebels downed T.L. Hanna 30-10. It was the 1st home game for Byrnes since 2023.

22/08/2025

A registered out of state s*x offender is in custody after a missing juvenile from the West Coast was found with him during a traffic stop in North Georgia.

22/08/2025

A suspect is in custody after a mobile home fire in Western North Carolina, Thursday. The Asheville Fire Department responded to a trailer fire on Park Lane Avenue.

22/08/2025

A man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle while directing traffic in Greenville County, Thursday. The South Carolina Highway patrol says, the victim was directing traffic for his employer on East North Street in Taylors, around 5PM.

22/08/2025

A Western North Carolina woman and her boyfriend are facing charges of child abuse. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says, 23 year old Maggie Nicole Regan and 27 year old Dylan Scott Hoyle were arrested Tuesday on charges of intentional child abuse.

22/08/2025

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22/08/2025

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