Pain at the Pump as Gas Prices Rise

Pump prices in the Carolinas are continuing to trend upward as gasoline demand reached a new Energy Information Administration (EIA) record last week, which partially reflects the July 4th holiday weekend travel. South Carolina’s current gas price average sits at $2.86, seeing a 5-cent increase on the week. This is 7 cents more expensive than a month ago and 92 […]

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Westminster Man Jailed after Hit and Run

25 year-old Bradley Thomas Barnett of Westminster is in the Oconee County Detention Center after his arrest on Sunday. Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol have charged Barnett with Hit and Run with Great Bodily Injury and Felony DUI. Reports stated that the Saturday evening accident sent 73 year-old Mary Whitfield of Salem to an area hospital. The Highway […]

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Public Art Projects Proposed in Clemson

The City of Clemson’s Art Center is seeking artists or artist teams with experience in creating public art that fosters a unique sense of place to create 2-D artwork for bus shelters in Clemson. Two departments of the City of Clemson, The Arts Center of Clemson and CATBus are partnering to commission public art that will enrich the community and […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in Monday Morning Shooting Investigation

An active investigation by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office into a Monday morning shooting incident on the Utica Mill Hill has led to the arrest, and charges being filed, against a Seneca man. Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Divisions have charged 30 year old Manuel James David Paulino, of Padgett Street, with one count each of Attempted Murder and Possession […]

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Graham on Cuba

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made these statements on protests for freedom in Cuba. Ø  “President Biden: freedom in Cuba needs you now. Don’t be AWOL.” https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1414585931479277569?s=20 Ø  “Communism is the worst enemy of individualism, free expression, and free enterprise – which represent the best hopes of mankind. Death to communism in Cuba and everywhere else in the world […]

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SDOC Releases 2021-2022 Registration Dates

SDOC 2021-2022 Registration Dates School Event Date Time(s)   Blue Ridge Elementary Back to School Night August 13th, 2021 4:00pm  to  6:00pm Fair-Oak Elementary Back to School Day August 12th, 2021 12:30 pm  to  6:00 pm James M. Brown Elementary Registration Back to School Night Aug. 3rd – 5th, 2021 August 12th, 2021 8:00 am  to  4:00 pm 5:00 pm  to […]

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PREVENTION GUIDELINES FOR K-12 SCHOOLS

The CDC issued its COVID-19 prevention guidelines for K-12 schools ahead of the 2021-2022 academic year. The guidelines were released two weeks before some of South Carolina schools begin their fall semester, and as the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is preparing its guidance for public schools across the state. The CDC’s guidelines can be found here. They include: Schools should fully reopen […]

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