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Clemson City Council Member Catherine Watt, an opponent of the “Hub” project, reportedly is aiming to prevent the final approval of the contentious residential-commercial development in Clemson tonight. Watt said she plans to propose a motion to return the project to the Planning Commission for a final four-week evaluation, based on insights gained over the previous two months. She added […]

The South Carolina Welcome Center at Fair Play is gearing up for an annual event next month that aims to provide a unique welcome to visitors. Oconee’s business community members have the opportunity to exhibit their products by setting up tables at the I-85 welcome center. The event, which surprises and delights guests with a celebration in their honor, will […]

King Asphalt, a road paver from Liberty, is poised to secure a $6.7 million contract for road work in Oconee County. The county council will consider a recommendation to award the multi-year contract for paving 22 miles of county roads at their meeting this week. Out of 13 companies invited to bid, only two responded. The recommendation includes a preliminary […]

The Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting on April 10 and 11, with a record 9,063 members registering at its Oconee and Pickens offices. Despite intermittent rain, members voted on bylaw amendments and board of directors’ elections. Incumbents Jimmy Lee Dodgens and Frank Looper retained their seats, while Mendel Stone was reelected unopposed. Stephen Hunt won the grand […]

The annual State of Oconee luncheon, held on Friday, celebrated Oconee as the “Golden Corner” of the state, an ideal place for work, leisure, and investment. The event, attended by around 200 individuals, took place in the cafeteria of a new public school in Seneca, which is set to open its doors to students in August. Attendees were given a […]

Adam Tyler Cole, a 29-year-old resident of Bates Road in Marietta, was apprehended by Seneca Police on Wednesday on charges of grand larceny exceeding $10,000, related to the theft of three all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). The ATVs were reportedly stolen in October 2022 from a business located on U.S. Highway 123, where they had been dropped off for servicing. In addition […]

On Sunday morning, a shooting incident at an apartment complex resulted in one person being injured, which is now under investigation by the Easley Police Department. Officers responded to the incident around 9:30 a.m. at Pebble Brook Drive. Preliminary findings suggest that the shooting was the result of a domestic dispute within the apartment. The injured individual has been transported […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting an investigation into a shooting incident that took place late on Saturday night. Deputies reported that the incident transpired within a rental hall located on Abbeville Highway. The individual who was shot has been transported to the hospital and is presently in the intensive care unit. For those who might have any […]

The Pickens County Coroner’s Office is currently investigating a tragic incident where a man lost his life due to an overturned lawnmower. The incident occurred on Friday, around 6:00 p.m., on Edgar Drive in Pickens. The victim, identified as 76-year-old Jimmy Freeman from Pickens, was mowing grass when the lawnmower unexpectedly overturned, trapping him underneath. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead […]

A fatal accident occurred on I-85 involving a motorcycle and a pick-up truck. The incident took place near Exit 20 on Sunday at 3:45 p.m., as reported by the Anderson County coroner. The motorcycle was heading north when it rear-ended a pick-up truck, resulting in the motorcyclist being ejected. The motorcyclist, identified as Zackary Michael Stelk, a 21-year-old from Simpsonville, […]