Jocassee Gorges are big. Bigger than most folks realize and filled with sights to warm the cockles of cold little hearts on a winter’s day. Most folks have no idea the South Carolina part of the ...

A 3-mile section a road near Lake Jocassee has been closed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources due to landslides caused by massive rainfall in the area.The section of Horsepasture ...

The enchanting peaks and serene basins of Lake Jocassee are unlike anything else in South Carolina! And they can best be seen… From the Sky! Fly over the 75,000-acre reservoir that is commonly known ...

Turbines inside the mountain at Bad Creek generate electricity and pump water back up into the lake. Duke Energy has begun a $200 million project to add electrical generating capacity at a big ...

Several U.S. nuclear power plants, including one in Oconee County, could face major problems, including public exposure, if a nearby dam were to fail, according to a newly released report. The Public ...

SALEM — A rare flower found only in a few secluded places high in the Carolina mountains opens its petals to the world in March, a sign to all those who can see it that warmer weather is finally on ...

OCONEE COUNTY, SC (WSPA) – Oconee County Emergency Services officials said a floatplane crashed into Lake Jocassee while attempting to take off Wednesday afternoon. According to Scott Krein, director ...

Chad Luce feels pretty fortunate over the years. "I've been a third-generation Jocassee Luce. My grandfather, he unloaded the first rotor poles that were brought up here. My dad worked here during ...

SALEM, S.C. (AP) - Two people have been rescued after the small float plane they were in crashed into a South Carolina lake. A man and woman were not hurt following Wednesday’s accident on Lake ...

SALEM, S.C. — Two people were rescued after the small float plane they were in crashed into a South Carolina lake. Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief David Owens says a man and woman were ...

Boaters rescued two people from Lake Jocassee after a small float plane crashed there Wednesday. A male and female inside the plane were uninjured and helped from the wreck by people who were out ...