The South Carolina Department of Public Health reports 51 cases of chickenpox in Upstate. Health leaders say most of them are children. It comes after Wellford Academy in Spartanburg District 5 reported four cases of chickenpox.
Saturday will be the warmest day of the weekend as we return to the lower 70s in the Upstate and low 60s in the mountains. Windy conditions return Saturday as well, with gusts up to 35 mph. Temperatures plummet Saturday night as many across the area return to freezing by Sunday morning. Sunday’s highs will return to the 40s and 50s around the area.
Trae Benham scored 17 points and High Point defeated South Carolina Upstate 88-66 on Wednesday night to secure the Big South Conference regular-season title for the second straight year.
North Carolina, western N.C., and Upstate South Carolina due to a potential winter storm on Wednesday, per the National Weather Service at GSP. Here's how much snow the area can expect to see.