In Edgefield County, a tractor-trailer traveling on Highway 25 went under a train tressel, but the equipment he was carrying didn’t make it. The equipment struck the tressel and flipped back onto a small pickup truck, killing the driver instantly. UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Jeremy Jay.

It is almost finished: the Palmetto Parkway project has come miles in the last few months…and crews tell us, they expect to beat their December 31st deadline to open the parkway.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is looking for suspects in a robbery of a south Augusta barbershop. The robbery occurred Thursday morning at Le Nay Nay’s off of Highway 25.

According to our news partner, EdgefieldDaily.com, a fiery crash around noon Tuesday left one man injured and the Highway 25 Bypass closed for several hours.

In an e-mail to WJBF News Channel 6, Team United, the contractor constructing phase 2 of the Palmetto Parkway (I-520) in North Augusta, is proceeding with the replacement of U.S. Highway 25 bridge over I-20 at exit 5. The contractor will be setting the new beams across westbound I-20 the week of June 8th. This work will be done at night and will require closing a section of I-20.

According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, at approximately 11:43 p.m. on May 22, 2009 a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near the intersection of Highway 25 north and Sweetwater Road, in Aiken County.

Highway 278 in Aiken County is closed from Highway 25 to Pine Log Road so power crews can repair downed power lines caused by Friday night’s storms.

According to Captain Troy Elwell, on Wednesday, March 25th, at approximately 11:30 a.m. the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) responded to the Bank of America, located at 315 Edgefield Highway (Highway 25), in Belvedere South Carolina, for a robbery.

Edgefield investigators say they’re dealing with thieves who are targeting cell phone towers. Officers say thieves are stealing copper ground wiring, which helps protect the towers from the effects of lighting. Cell phone officials say if the tower is unprotected and struck by lightning, it could knock out. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe explains how this could cost you.

According to Lt. Michael Franks, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) is investigating an armed robbery that occurred Saturday night at Quickie Jacks, 829 Edgefield Road, in North Augusta.

Work on the Palmetto Parkway project continues in South Carolina, and over the next several months, there will be lane shifts and closures on US Highway 25….and that could mean some traffic issues.