Students in fairfield and chester counties will not report to class today. Those districts are closed because of the threat of wintry weather. Darlington county schools are delayed 2 hours this morning. Preparations are well underway in the counties north of columbia. In Newberry County, deputies have been monitoring the roads and power lines for ice through the night. So far, its just been rain, but some who live in whitmire believe its coming. Chad mills has the story. My mama always told us that when we were little, you know. Cereal with milk, and you can make a sandwich with bread and just sit on the couch and, you know, watch the tv or sherri epps as far as my salon, im going to be very careful. Im going to, you know, and see, you know, how the snow is going to accumulate during the bad weather, and contact my clients ahead of time, so they do not come out, because i dont want to put anybodys life in danger trying to travel to get to the salon. Epps expects whitmire, located on th
3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid50s in the upstate and mid40s in the mountains. A Strong Mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. Tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. Saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 wrap up 3 hold hold 3 were watching this in the pit center. 3 you are looking live at 3 while temperatures in the upstate are looking more mild theres still some Winter Weather cleanup in the mountains. And because of that mitchell, transylvania and Yancey County schools will all be on a two hour delay today. Remember for the latest updates on delays and closings. Head to fox carolinadotcom. 3 3 we are just days away from the Iowa Caucuses and many of the republican candidates for president used thursdays debate to try and win over voters votersthese seven candidates took the stage for the prime time debate in des moines. Moines. And although donald he still dominated the night. Ted cruz was right away asked about the elephant not in the room an
3 now lets send it over to the pit crew Traffic Center. 3 were watching left lane closed i26 east exit 59 holbert cove rd sc nc linepickens county hwy 135 hwy 183 Greenville Edgemont dr w. Blue ridge dri385 north woodruff rd exit 35 36 35 36 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 we have some breaking news in Western North carolina. Right now a Henderson County school is on precautionary lockdown while deputies search for a gunman. They say an armed 7 00 this morning. Were told that it happened near the intersection of powell street and hope creek lane. Dispatchers tell us Mountain Community school is on lockdown. No injuries have been reported and deputies are working on a description of the suspect. As soon as we hear that lockdown is over, we will let you know. 3 3 new from overnighttroopers are investigating three deadly wrecks in the upstate and Western North carolina. Carolina. The first one happened around midnight in powdersville. Troopers say a tow truck driver
Reached out to Asheville Police and determined that the same suspect appeared to be involved in both cases. In the Spartanburg County case. Deputies say the Business Owner never lost the card. But it was somehow cloned and used to make nearly 10thousand dollars worth of purches at local Walmart Stores over a twoday period last month if you have any information youre asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1888crimesc. 3 in a fox carolina investigation at four 3 volunteers needed. That is the call being sounded by Fire Departments across the state. And now small town departments who rely mainly on volunteers are having to get creative to fill the ranks. 3 one upstate department has even taken to social media offering incentives to try and get some help in the door. Door. Fox carolinas Adrian Acosta looked into the issue and adrian what are you hearing is the reason for the lack of volunteers and how is it effecting safety for residents . Firefighters i talked to say they think people are just b
But youll definitely want to grab your rain jacket before you head out the door. Lets turn things over to stay. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out are some trouble spots that you might encounter. South carolina Highway Patrol is reporting a collision with no injuries on i26. This is going to be at mile marker 109 in the westbound lanes. And as always. We will continue to update you if anything else changes for your morning commute abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Its a political gamble. Gop president ial candidate front runner donald trump is re affirming. He will not be taking part in tonights final debate before the iowa caucuses. Instead, trump will take part in a benefit for military veterans not far from the debate. The candidates taking the main stage tonight. Include ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, chris christie, jeb bush, john kasich. And rejoining the main stage. Rand paul.