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…