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Crews working to restore power to city of Clinton, officials say

YOUR TIME IS 645 AND IT IS TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP STORIES. TRAFFIC, WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. BUT FIRST WE START WITH THE DECISION FROM THE GREENVILLE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY AFTER ELECTIONS. RESULTS WERE PROTESTED, THE PARTY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO AFFIRM THE RUNOFF RESULTS FOR THE DISTRICT 25 SEAT, WHERE INCUMBENT INES FANT RAN AGAINST CHALLENGER DEREK QUARLES. FANT WON BY JUST 24 VOTES. THE PARTY HEARD A PROTEST YESTERDAY MORNING FILED BY QUARRELS ALLEGING ELECTION TAMPERING AND QUESTIONING. VANCE RESIDENCY IN THE DISTRICT GREENVILLE COUNTY ELECTIONS DIRECTOR CONWAY BELANGIA DENIES ANY WRONGDOING FROM HIS OFFICE. CORAL SAYS HE WILL APPEAL THE DECISION TO THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. THAT HEARING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD TOMORROW IN COLUMBIA. THE WELLINGTON HISTORICAL PARK IN ANDERSON IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE ONLY TWO PARKS OF ITS KIND IN THE U.S., BUT IT WAS RECENTLY VANDALIZED AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE UPSET. THE PARK FEATURES ONE OF ONLY TWO BASKETBALL COURTS IN THE NATION WITH AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM WHERE SOCCER GOALS RISE FROM BENEATH THE COURT, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RUSTY BURNS SAYS THERE’S CURRENTLY 2002 $5,000 GRANTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO FOCUS ON FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS, BUT NOW, WITH GRAFFITI COVERING THE PLAYGROUND AND ONE OF THE SOCCER GOALS BROKEN, THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT THE VANDALISM COULD IMPACT FUTURE UPGRADES. COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY AFTER DARK, THE PARK IS SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSED, BUT THERE’S STILL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GATHER. THEY SHARE THEIR IDEAS TO PREVENT VANDALISM. WE’VE ASKED FOR LIGHTS. UH, JUST SO THAT WE HAVE SOME LIGHTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT KIND OF WATCH US AND IF THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN’T BE GOING ON, THEY’LL CALL AND MAKE A COMPLAINT. OR WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE COST IS VERY MINIMUM, YOU KNOW, FOR STREET LIGHTS. WALTER SAYS HE SPOKE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT GETTING STREET LIGHTS OUT HERE, BUT NO WORD ON IF IT WILL HAPPEN JUST YET. COMMUNITY MEMBERS TELL US THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE MORE POLICE PATROLLING PARK AT NIGHT. OFFICIALS IN WALHALLA SAY WATER HAS BEEN RESTORED AFTER CREWS WORKED TO REPAIR A BROKEN WATER LINE, ACCORDING TO THE CITY. CREWS HAVE RESTORED WATER SERVICE TO THE AVONDALE SHRINE, CLUB ALBERTS AND DECKARD ROAD AREA, THE CITY SAYS A BOIL WATER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THIS MEANS YOU SHOULD BOIL WATER FOR AT LEAST ONE FULL MINUTE BEFORE DRINKING, COOKING, BRUSHING YOUR TEETH, MAKING ICE, OR GIVING WATER TO YOUR PETS, AND THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES INTO TODAY AND THIS WEEKEND. IN FACT, IF YOU’RE CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY OR YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS, IT’S IMPORTANT TO LOOK FOR SIGNS OF HEAT ILLNESSES. OUR ISABEL MARK IS LIVE IN FALLS PARK THIS MORNING WITH REMINDERS FROM HEALTH OFFICIALS AS WELL. DESTINY. GOOD MORNING. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SAYS THAT THERE’S A FEW DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEAT ILLNESSES THAT CAN COME FROM HOT WEATHER, BUT THE MAIN THREE ARE HEAT, HEAT CRAMPS, HEAT STROKE, AND HEAT EXHAUSTION WITH HEAT STROKE BEING THE MOST DEADLY, EXPERTS SAY. LOOK FOR SIGNS LIKE FATIGUE, NAUSEA AND HEADACHE. IF YOU STOP SWEATING OR HAVEN’T GONE TO THE BATHROOM IN SEVERAL HOURS, THAT’S ALSO A DANGER SIGN. STAY HYDRATED WITH PLENTY OF WATER. AND REMEMBER, ALCOHOL CAN DEHYDRATE YOU, EXPERTS SAY SOME MEDICATIONS THAT IMPACT BLOOD CIRCULATION, LIKE BENADRYL, CAN MAKE YOU MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT. AS WELL. OLDER ADULTS, YOUNGER CHILDREN AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED INJURIES. WHILE SINCE WE’VE BEEN OUT HERE THIS MORNING, IT’S GOTTEN KIND OF CONTINUOUSLY HOT AND HUMID. SO PARELLA WHAT’S THE REST OF THE DAY LOOK LIKE? OH MAN. UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S ONLY GOING TO BE HOTTER AND MORE HUMID, RIGHT? SO WE’LL START OFF SLOW. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT LAKE HARTWELL. IT’S REALLY BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU’RE INSIDE AND THE AIR CONDITIONING LOOKING AT WATER. WE’VE GOT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO START. IF YOU’RE HEADING ON THE LAKE LATER TODAY OR EVEN TOMORROW. AND BY THE WAY, EVEN ON SUNDAY, FORECAST IS PRETTY SIMILAR EACH DAY. WARM, DRY MORNING, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THEY’RE GOING TO BE STRONG AND THEY’RE GOING TO COME UP QUICK. SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE OUR RADAR DOWNLOADED SO YOU CAN KIND OF CHECK OUR APP AND SEE WHEN THESE ARE COMING YOUR WAY. 78 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN GREENVILLE ALREADY 77 IN LAURENS AND 74 IN GAFFNEY. YOU FACTOR IN THAT HEAT INDEX. IT ALREADY FEELS LIKE THE LOW 80S. IT’S HOT OUT THERE. IT’S DRY FOR THE MOST PART. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE SCATTERED SHOWERS LATER TODAY IN FACT, FOR THE UPSTATE, AFTER 4 OR 5:00 IS WHEN WE HAVE OUR BEST CHANCE OF SOME OF THOSE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL LINGER, BY THE WAY, OFF AND ON UNTIL 2 OR 3:00 TOMORROW MORNING. SO MAINLY AN EVENING EVENT FOR MOST IN THE UPSTATE. IT’S GOING TO START A LITTLE SOONER IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WE’LL START TO SEE SOME OF THOSE ISOLATED DOWNPOURS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND YES, SOME OF THAT WILL LINGER INTO LATE TONIGHT AS WELL. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS, WHICH HAS YOUR ENTIRE WEEKEND AND MORE. THE LATEST ON THAT COMING UP IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. PARELLA THANK YOU. HERE’S AN EXCLUSIVE LIVE LOOK FROM SKY FOUR AT I-85 AND HIGHWAY 14 IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. AS THE SUN IS RISING, MORE DRIVERS ARE HEADED ON THE ROADS TO GET TO THEIR DESTINATION. SMOOTH SAILING. AS FAR AS OUR TRAVEL TIMES GO AS WELL, I 240 ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY. YOU’RE LOOKING AT A 12 MINUTE DRIVE AIRPORT TO ON WOODRUFF ROAD. YOU’RE LOOKING AT A SIX MINUTE COMMUTE IN THE FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN, 13 MINUTES GREEN AND GOOD TO GO. WE LOVE TO SEE IT AT THIS TIME OF MORNING. 651 IS YOUR TIME, AND WE’RE JUST ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THE ANNUAL RIDE TO END ALZHEIMER’S IN SOUTH CAROLINA EVERY JULY, HUNDREDS OF CYCLISTS PEDAL 255 MILES FROM THE UPSTATE TO THE CHARLESTON COAST. IT’S TO RAISE AWARENESS AND MONEY FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS. WIFE FOUR’S TEAM, HEART STRONG, WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE THREE DAY RIDE AGAIN THIS YEAR, INCLUDING GEOFF HART, A 28 YEAR VETERAN OF WYFF NEWS FOUR. HE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE STATION IN 2021 AFTER HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY ONSET ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, YOU CAN VISIT ACT ALS.ORG AND SEARCH FOR TEAM HEART STRONG. GOOD LUCK TO THOSE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING. AND IF YOU’RE CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH MEMORY, HEALTH CONDITIONS, YOU’RE INVITED TO A SERIES OF SEMINARS. THIS MONTH. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN. THE SERIES IS PRESENTED BY THE CENTER FOR SUCCESS IN AGING. MEMORY. HEALTH. ALL SESSIONS ARE FROM NOON UNTIL 1:30 P.M. THE FIRST ONE IS THIS MONDAY, AND IT EXPLORES WHAT DEMENTIA IS. THE OTHER SESSIONS ARE ON YOUR SCREEN. THE MEETINGS ARE AT 255 ENTERPRISE BOULEVARD IN GREENVILLE. YOU CAN ENTER AT THE WHITE AWNING. ENTRANCE SESSIONS ARE FREE AND DON’T REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA IS SET TO HOST THE JEHOVAH’S WITNESS CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND. 65 CONGREGATIONS FROM ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA WILL GATHER TOGETHER IN GREENVILLE. ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S THEME IS DECLARE THE GOOD NEWS. WE FEEL A PERSONAL OBLIGATION IN IMITATION OF CHRIST, TO JUST SHARE THIS POSITIVE MESSAGE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, WE ALL ARE DEALING WITH BAD NEWS. AND SO EVERYONE IS REALLY IN NEED OF SOME POSITIVITY, SOME GOOD NEWS. THIS IS ONE OF 6000 CONVENTIONS TAKING PLACE WORLDWIDE. ALL RIGHT, IT’S 653 AND THIS MAY BE A SWEET ADDITION TO YOUR COOKOUT THIS WEEKEND. CHECK IT OUT. CUP NOODLES HAS INTRODUCED A NEW FLAVOR OF INSTANT RAMEN INSPIRED BY CAMPFIRE S’MORES, THIS LIMITED EDITION CUP NOODLES HAS A SAUCE BASED FLAVOR BLEND OF CHOCOLATE, MARSHMALLOW, AND GRAHAM CRACKERS, AND IT COMES WITH MINI MARSHMALLOWS FOR THE TOPPING. THE RESULT IS A QUICK AND GOOEY DESSERT. IT MAY SEEM UNTRADITIONAL, BUT IT COULD BE SURPRISINGLY GOOD. YOU KNOW MY MOTTO? Y’ALL TRY IT FIRST AND THEN Y’ALL LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES UP NEXT, A LAST LOOK AT WEATH

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Crews working to restore power to city of Clinton, officials say

The city of Clinton reports there is a power outage across the city.(Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines)The city reported a power outage around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 5.The city of Clinton, South Carolina, said in a Facebook post, "Our crew is aware and heading to access the situation. Power will be restored as quickly and safely as possible. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at 864-833-7500."
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The city of Clinton reports there is a power outage across the city.

(Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines)

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The city reported a power outage around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 5.

The city of Clinton, South Carolina, said in a Facebook post, "Our crew is aware and heading to access the situation. Power will be restored as quickly and safely as possible. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at 864-833-7500."