Even as then-Gov. Mike Easley was calling the 2002 drought a major disaster, documents show the exclusive private golf club where he belonged pumped 6 million gallons of water meant for Jordan Lake to keep its greens alive.

We could be entering a period of wetter weather…or not.

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources S.C. Department of Natural Resources voted Thursday morning to downgrade the drought declaration for Oconee and Pickens Counties.

Many roads remain closed in western North Carolina on Wednesday, but the state climatologist says the rain helped ease the drought in South Carolina.

Flooding rain for some, not nearly enough rain for others as summer wound down.

Fall foliage forecaster says wet spring means average leaf color.                                 

You’ve heard of recycling to help save the earth, but what about “grass” cycling?

We’re back in a dry spell and an El Nino is developing.  One may effect the other down the road.

We’ve seen enough rain recently to alleviate our drought, but there are still some smart things to do as far as water usage goes.

For the first time in almost three years, no area of South Carolina is under a drought declaration.

It seems like we’ve been seeing a lot of wet weather recently.  Guess what…we’re supposed to!

A return to February weather serves as a speedbump to spring, which will be back in full force shortly.

Another reminder from the South Carolina Drought Response Committee…we need to watch the water situation closely now.

We’ve lost our early January rain surplus, and the drought continues.  It will take more than one or two heavy rain events to pull us out.

The drought is entering its third year. The National Weather Service says rainfall is below normal in the region.