Spartanburg County and Spartanburg will get a total of 13 new deputies and police officers as part of a federal community policing grant, South Carolina U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins announced Friday.

Staff Writer A Circuit Court judge has ordered that a Jonesville man, who faces a child molestation charge, be placed under house arrest if he is released on bond from the county jail.

There were four more fatalities, 25 more DUI arrests and 1,374 more seat belt violations during Labor Day weekend across the state this year compared with 2007, the S.C. Highway Patrol said.