E-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards barred across Pender County park system
GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, HOLIDAY TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH FOUR MISSING HIKERS AT CAESARS HEAD STATE PARK THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND SAFE. THE FOUR HIKERS WERE AIRLIFTED OUT OF THE AREA. THEY WERE FOUND DUE TO THE ROUGH TERRAIN. DEPUTIES SAY TONDA MICHELIN, HER GRANDCHILDREN AND ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS WERE REPORTED MISSING MONDAY EVENING. GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE FOUND ON THE KIMBRELL TRAIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, ABOUT TWO MILES INTO THE WOODS FROM THE TRAILHEAD. THEY SAY CONDITIONS WERE NOT IDEAL FOR THIS SEARCH, AS FIRST RESPONDERS WERE BATTLING THICK FOG AND RAIN. ALL FOUR HIKERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. OCONEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT IN AN ARMED ROBBERY TURNED SHOOTING. DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED A REPORT OF GUNSHOTS MONDAY MORNING IN TOWNVILLE. THEY SAY 22 YEAR OLD NOAH BROWN TRIED TO ROB THREE PEOPLE IN A VEHICLE AND SHOT ONE VICTIM IN THE KNEE. DEPUTIES SAY BROWN LEFT THE SCENE AND THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY SAY BROWN IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS, SO ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY. IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, WE’RE LEARNING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A CRASH THAT LEFT A DRIVER DEAD. THE CORONER SAYS IT HAPPENED ON PARRIS BRIDGE ROAD NEAR RIDGEVIEW ROAD YESTERDAY MORNING. TROOPERS SAY A DRIVER WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. AND THEY SAY AFTER IMPACT, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. THE VICTIM’S NAME HASN’T BEEN RELEASED. NEWS 4 YOUR HEALTH. THIS MORNING, THE SOUTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS NOW REPORTING THREE NEW MEASLES CASES SINCE FRIDAY, WHICH BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE UPSTATE OUTBREAK TO 55 AND THE STATE’S TOTAL TO 58. AS OF TUESDAY, THERE ARE 136 PEOPLE IN QUARANTINE AND TWO IN ISOLATION. HEALTH LEADERS SAY A PUBLIC EXPOSURE HAPPENED AT THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE. THEY SAY IF YOU VISITED ON NOVEMBER 17TH OR 18TH AND DO NOT HAVE IMMUNITY, BE AWARE OF MEASLES SYMPTOMS. THE COUNTY SAYS THE TREASURER’S OFFICE HAS SINCE BEEN CLEANED AND DISINFECTED. MORE THAN $400,000 IS SUPPORTING REGIONAL FOOD BANKS FROM THE ONE FUND. GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER LAUNCHED THE FUND WHEN SNAP BENEFITS WERE DELAYED DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THE STATE SAYS THE FUND RAISED MORE THAN $405,000, WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED TO FOUR FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE STATE. AND IN OUR AREA THAT INCLUDES HARVEST, HOPE AND SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF METROLINA. THE STATE SAYS EACH FOOD BANK APPLIED THE MONEY WHERE IT WAS NEEDED MOST, INCLUDING BUYING HIGHER COST ITEMS LIKE MEAT, EGGS AND FRESH MILK. THIS MONTH, NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN IS NAMING 25 THINGS HE’S THANKFUL FOR AT THE TOP OF HIS LIST. PEOPLE ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA DEDICATING THEMSELVES TO RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE HELENE. THAT’S FOLLOWED BY PHILANTHROPIES WHO SENT GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES, BIPARTISAN WORK TO PASS AID PACKAGES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING. FOG ACROSS THE AREA. WE’RE IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S 58 THERE IN GREENVILLE. SPARTANBURG, 57, ASHEVILLE AND ANDERSON. A BIT OF A MILD, MUGGY START. ONCE AGAIN, WHERE IS THE FOG? VISIBILITY GETTING A BIT BETTER AS YOU NOTICE TOWARDS CLEMSON AND ANDERSON. BUT STILL AN ISSUE NEAR GREENVILLE AND PICKENS STRETCHING ALL THE WAY INTO HENDERSONVILLE AND RUTHERFORDTON. SO OVERALL STILL JUST KEEP THOSE LOW BEAMS ON EVEN AFTER SUNRISE. STILL DEALING WITH SOME FOG OUTSIDE. EVERYWHERE ELSE. TEMPERATURES IN THOSE MID TO UPPER 50S WE’RE NEAR 60 DEGREES THERE. ABBEVILLE, GREENWOOD, AND IN UNION COUNTY. HERE’S THE NEXT 12 HOURS FOR YOU AS WE’RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH CLOUD COVER FOG TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING. BREEZE PICKS UP BY THE AFTERNOON, THOUGH. WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING WALL TO WALL SUNSHINE. I MEAN 70 DEGREES BEFORE THANKSGIVING DAY. HERE’S YOUR 12 HOUR INTO THE MOUNTAINS. STILL MAINLY STAYING DRY. LOW 60S EXPECTED. WE’RE TEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. HEY, BUT A BIG COOLDOWN. A DRAMATIC DROP FROM TODAY. TOMORROW HIGHS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE 50S. MORNING LOWS ON THANKSGIVING DAY, 20S AND 30S. THE COLD STICKS AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL. WELL, TRIPLE A SAYS TIMING IS EVERYTHING. IF YOU’RE HITTING THE ROADS FOR THANKSGIVING, SOME HOURS WILL BE SMOOTH SAILING. OTHERS, OF COURSE, PACKED ARE TANIQUA PENNIX JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING ALONG I-85 OFF PELHAM ROAD WITH THE BEST TIMES TO HEAD OUT TO. HEY, GOOD MORNING. WELL, THIS IS GOING TO BE A BUSY, BUSY DAY FOR TRAVEL. WE SEE TRAFFIC PICKING UP ALREADY OUT HERE. IF YOU’RE GOING TO TRAVEL THOUGH, THIS STILL IS THE BEST TIME. IN FACT, TRIPLE A SAYS ANY TIME BEFORE 11 A.M. IS GOING TO BE YOUR BEST BET FOR SMOOTH SAILING. NOW, IF YOU’RE DRIVING FROM 11 A.M. TO 8 P.M., YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF STUCK BEHIND SOMEONE ELSE BUMPER TO BUMPER. NOW FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE LIVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA, YOU CAN GO TO WYFF 4 DOT COM. REMEMBER, GET ON THE ROAD EARLY, BE SAFE AND STAY ALERT FOR NOW. REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANKS, TIA. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR OTHER ROADS RIGHT NOW. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK FIRST AT I-85 A LITTLE FURTHER UP NEAR HIGHWAY 14. STILL PRETTY SMOOTH SAILING THROUGH THERE, STARTING TO SEE SOME CONGESTION. WE SEE THAT EVERY TIME OF MORNING AS PEOPLE GO TO WORK. OBVIOUSLY SOME PEOPLE MAY BE OFF TODAY, BUT THAT’S REPLACED BY PEOPLE HEADED OUT TO THEIR DESTINATION OR FAMILY COMING IN TO GREENVILLE. IN THIS AREA, THINGS LOOK GOOD OVERALL AND THAT’S REFLECTED IN THE TRAVEL TIME. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT’S INTERESTING HERE, I-85 SOUTHBOUND FROM AVIATION PARKWAY TO WOODRUFF ROAD, WE START TO SEE IT TICK UP ABOUT NOW. IT’S STILL AT SIX MINUTES. THAT’S FANTASTIC NEWS. 240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY LOOKS GOOD AT 11 MINUTES AND FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE ON 35. NORTHBOUND IS 13 MINUTES. EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING CHEAPER GAS PRICES MAY BE ON THE WAY. ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR REGULAR GAS STANDS AT ABOUT $3.04 A GALLON, $0.02 LOWER THAN LAST YEAR. AT THIS TIME, GASBUDDY PROJECTS THE AVERAGE NATIONAL PRICE ON THANKSGIVING TO DROP TO $3.02, WHICH WOULD TIE FOR THE LOWEST THANKSGIVING PRICE SINCE THE PANDEMIC IN 2020. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AREA’S GAS PRICES AS A WHOLE. ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IN SOUTH CAROLINA IS 271, WHILE IN NORTH CAROLINA IT’S 281. AND THEN IN GEORGIA IT’S 285 A GALLON. THE THANKSGIVING RUSH IS NOW UNDERWAY AT CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIRPORT STAFF ESTIMATE 1.9 MILLION PASSENGERS WILL TRAVEL BETWEEN NOVEMBER 20TH AND DECEMBER 2ND. THAT’S ROUGHLY A 10% DROP FROM THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. STILL, THE AIRPORT IS EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT CROWDS. THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR HOLIDAY SEASON SINCE THE COMPLETION OF THE $608 MILLION TERMINAL LOBBY EXPANSION, AND WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS FLYING ACROSS THE NEXT FEW DAYS, SOME PASSENGERS MIGHT WANT TO BRING FOOD WITH THEM. TSA HAS SOME TIPS ON WHAT FOODS PEOPLE CAN BRING IN CARRY ON BAGS. THAT INCLUDES BAKED GOODS, MEATS LIKE TURKEY AND HAM, EITHER FROZEN, COOKED OR UNCOOKED. STUFFING, CASSEROLES AND COOKED MACARONI AND CHEESE ARE OKAY IN A PAN, AND ITEMS ONLY ALLOWED IN CHECKED BAGS INCLUDE PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING IN A GLASS CONTAINER OR CAN, LIKE CRANBERRY SAUCE, GRAVY, CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND ALCOHOL. IT’S 649 IN DISNEY ON ICE IS BACK IN TOWN, BUT THIS TIME WITH A BRAND NEW SHOW CALLED JUMP IN. OUR ISABELLE MARAK JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING FROM THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA, AND I HEAR SHE HAS A SPECIAL GUEST. GOOD MORNING ISABELLE. HEY, ERIN. GOOD MORNING. YEAH, THERE’S SOME NEW COSTUMES AS WELL FOR THIS, FOR THIS BRAND NEW SHOW THAT WE HAVE HERE. DISNEY ON ICE. JUMP IN. WE’VE GOT SHARI, ONE OF THE PERFORMERS. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE, SHARI? SO WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE COSTUMES FROM OUR SHOW. I WILL SHOW YOU THIS ONE. TAKE IT OFF THE RACK FOR YOU. THIS IS OUR CORONATION BALL GOWN, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN OUR FROZEN SEGMENT AT ELSA’S CORONATION. THIS IS WHAT OUR LADIES WEAR. AND THEN I’LL TAKE YOU TO THE OTHER RACK OVER HERE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT OUR GENTLEMAN. BUT IT’S A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE. SO YOU CAN JUST SLIP RIGHT INTO IT. THIS IS OUR CORONATION BALL JACKET. YEAH, IT’S SURPRISINGLY HEAVY. IT’S JUST A LITTLE HEAVY, YOU KNOW? GOTTA STAY. YOU GOTTA STAY WARM. AND ARUNDELL ALSO MADE IT VERY COLD THERE. YEAH. THIS IS SO MUCH FUN. SO WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW? YOU KNOW, IF THEY WANT TO COME OUT, WHERE CAN THEY GET TICKETS, THAT SORT OF THING. SO YOU CAN GO TO DISNEY ON ICE.COM FOR YOUR TICKETS. AND WE HAVE A HOLIDAY PROMO SPECIAL UNTIL DECEMBER 7TH. THAT IS SO MUCH FUN. AND I ALSO WANT TO BRING OUT MICKEY MOUSE. WE MET MINNIE EARLIER AND NOW WE GET TO MEET HER. MOUSE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE MICKEY. AND YOU GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HIM IF YOU COME OUT AND SEE DISNEY ON ICE, JUMP IN. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE FROM THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA ISABELLE MARAK AND MICKEY MOUSE WYFF NEWS FOUR. SHOULD HEAR MICKEY VOICE. OUR AREA IS GUARANTEED A WHITE CHRISTMAS AND IT’S COMING THIS FRIDAY. THE GREENVILLE THEATER IS PERFORMING THE BELOVED IRVING BERLIN MUSICAL WHITE CHRISTMAS. THE HOLIDAY CLASSIC FEATURES SONGS LIKE THE TITLE WHITE CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAY AND I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM. OPENING NIGHT IS THIS FRIDAY, AND THE SHOW RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 21ST. AND IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, THE GRAND MARSHAL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2025 POINSETTIA CHRISTMAS PARADE. HENRY HOROWITZ WILL LEAD THE FESTIVITIES. HE’S A RECIPIENT OF THE STATE’S HIGHEST HONOR, THE ORDER OF THE PALMETTO. HE’S ALSO A BUSINESS LEADER WHO OWNS OXFORD CAPITAL PARTNERS. NOW, AS A REMINDER, THE PARADE TAKES PLACE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH AT 6:30 P.M. WILL BE OUT THERE. CAN’T WAIT TO GIVE YOU A HIGH FOUR. IT’S LIKE A HIGH FIVE. BUT FOR BECAUSE WE’RE WYFF 4. YOU CAN ALSO WATCH IT ON OUR VERY LOCAL APP. TOMORROW MORNING IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, PEOPLE WILL GATHER FOR THE ANNUAL TREES UPSTATE TURKEY RUN, THE TURKEY DAY RUN BENEFITS TREES UPSTATE, A NONPROFIT THAT PLANTS, PROMOTES AND PROTECTS TREES THROUGHOUT THE UPSTATE. THERE WILL BE TWO RACES THAT BOTH START ON EAST MCBEE AVENUE AND END ON SPRING STREET IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN UNTIL THE RACE STARTS. TICKETS FOR ADULTS ARE $40 AND FO
E-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards barred across Pender County park system
Updated: 9:34 AM EST Nov 26, 2025
Pender County Parks and Recreation Department has banned e-bikes, e-skateboards, and e-scooters at all county-owned and maintained parks. Officials say the move is due to ongoing facility damage and growing safety concerns.The restriction does not apply to electric wheelchairs, mobility scooters, or other ADA mobility devices. These remain fully permitted.This restriction applies to all recreation amenities within our park system, including but not limited to:TrailsAthletic fieldsPlaygroundsCourtsPicnic sheltersRestroomsBatting cages Other park amenities The policy also includes the Penderland Greenway and the Sloop Point Loop Road Multi-Use Path.
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. —
Pender County Parks and Recreation Department has banned e-bikes, e-skateboards, and e-scooters at all county-owned and maintained parks.
Officials say the move is due to ongoing facility damage and growing safety concerns.
Pender County Parks and Recreation
The restriction does not apply to electric wheelchairs, mobility scooters, or other ADA mobility devices.
Pender County Parks and Recreation
These remain fully permitted.
Pender County Parks and Recreation
This restriction applies to all recreation amenities within our park system, including but not limited to:
TrailsAthletic fieldsPlaygroundsCourtsPicnic sheltersRestroomsBatting cages Other park amenities
The policy also includes the Penderland Greenway and the Sloop Point Loop Road Multi-Use Path.
Pender County Parks and Recreation
