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Clemson University will award over 1,000 degrees this week. The doctoral hooding ceremony is on Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Brooks Center. The graduation ceremony for all colleges is on Friday at 9 a.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum. Guests can enter two hours before. You can also watch live on Clemson TV. Tri-County Technical College had its summer commencement on […]

The Pickens County Humane Society has made a heartfelt plea for contributions to sustain the ongoing operation of their animal shelter. Expressing urgency, the Humane Society has shared that their financial target is to secure a minimum of $30,000 by August 15. Failing to meet this funding goal would regrettably necessitate the permanent closure of the shelter. The allocation of […]

The Anderson County Coroner’s Office said that a 15-year-old named Evan Kinley tragically lost his life during Monday’s severe storms. Taking shelter at his grandparent’s house on Arnold Drive near Kings Road around 5:00 p.m., Evan was positioned at the garage entrance when a powerful gust of wind uprooted a large tree, causing it to fall and fatally injure him. […]

The City Council of Seneca will hold a regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 6:00 PM at the City Hall Council Chambers. The meeting will start with some recognitions and ceremonies by Mayor Dan Alexander. The mayor will present an Electric Department Safety Award and conduct a Fire Department Officer Promotion Pinning Ceremony. The meeting will continue […]

The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) is considering hiring Weston & Sampson engineers to develop a Central Oconee County Sewer Master Plan. This plan would use the same approach as the Fair Play Area Sewer Basin Plan, which was completed in 2012. The goal of the plan is to provide a consistent and objective framework for planning and managing […]

The city of Westminster wants to create a system that will require property owners to register their properties if they are vacant. This is because vacant properties can cause many problems for the city, such as lower property values, crime, and blight. The city council will discuss this proposal at their meeting tomorrow at 6 PM at the fire station.

The City Council of Clemson will hold a regular meeting tonight, August 7, 2023, at 6:30 PM. The public is invited to attend the meeting in person or watch it on the City of Clemson’s YouTube channel. One of the main topics of the meeting will be a Tax Increment Finance (TIF) overview for the Uptown Planned Development. TIF is […]

Free dog food is back at Oconee Humane Society! The cat food shelves are stocked too. Any resident needing a little help feeding their pet can stop by the OHS Adoption Center, 1925 Sandifer Blvd. Mon-Fri from 10-4:30 and Sat. 10-2.

A major drug bust last week at a residence on East Main Street in Seneca led to the arrest of five suspects, according to Seneca Police Chief Casey Bowling… Arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center indicate that 54-year-old Clifford Lee Burgess and 50-year-old Kenneth Edward Stone were arrested last Wednesday and charged with distributing meth. Burgess also faces […]

Reports indicate that on Saturday afternon around 3:00pm a medical helicopter was arranged to transport a child who was apparently hurt by a boat propeller. The incident is said to have occurred near Salem on Lake Keowee in the vicinity of Fall Creek Landing number two.