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A deadly two vehicle crash happened Saturday evening, not long before 6:00pm, on SC-133/Six Mile Highway near Red Fox Road, about two miles north of Clemson in Pickens County. Cpl. Matt Southern with the Highway Patrol has more… Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the deceased as 71 year-old Deborah Williams of West Union. She was pronounced dead at the […]

On Saturday, the City of Westminster lifted a boil advisory that applied to customers in the vicinity of Welcome Church Road. According to the city, a second round of samples confirmed no bacteriological contamination. The advisory had been in place since Thursday.

At approximately 8:30PM Saturday night, Walhalla PD responded to a domestic disturbance at the Highland Glen Apt. Complex. Officers were notified of a potential bomb threat that was made prior to the suspect fleeing on foot. Officers then evacuated the building and requested assistance from Oconee County Sheriff Office and Anderson County Sheriff Office bomb squad. The apartment was cleared […]

A “Boil Water Advisory” to certain customers of the City of Westminster has been issued. Once the City has received two sets of satisfactory test results from samples taken out in the water distribution system consideration can be given to lifting this Advisory. Customers living in the affected areas are advised to vigorously boil their water for at least (1) […]

A bear paid a visit at yesterday afternoon to the area of Walhalla’s Short Street. At least two photographers captured the image of what appeared to be a small bear walking diagonally across from the Veterans Museum. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) wants to remind South Carolinians to secure food attractants such as garbage, bird feeders, and pet […]

During a planning committee meeting on Wednesday, Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority Executive Director Chris Eleazer led a discussion regarding sewer problems on the Hwy 123 corridor between Seneca and Clemson. And, at the request of a board member from Westminster, the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority will put on paper top project priorities—for both inside the grounds of the […]

Oconee County Administrator Amanda Brock and Oconee Economic Alliance President Annie Caggiano will serve on a committee to evaluate requests for qualifications to make a sewer basin study for Fair Play. The study is seen as necessary to establish the retail customer rates for Fair Play and adjoining areas such as I-85, and it will most likely project areas where […]

Deer hunters who have an annual or three-year hunting license and big game permit, combination license, or sportsman license, which will be valid on Aug. 15 should automatically receive a base set of deer tags soon. Additionally, Lifetime, Senior, Gratis, and Catawba license holders that previously requested deer tags will automatically receive a free base set of tags this year, […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Residents of South Carolina should be aware of the continued risk for health effects related to smoke from wildfires that originated from fires burning across parts of central and western Canada and the western United States, the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported on Thursday, July 22nd. Smoke from these fires, which has drifted into the northern two […]

Part of Clemson’s College Avenue will be closed the first week of August to allow for the dismantling of a tower crane. From Earle Street to Keith Street, College Avenue will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, August 4 and 5. There will be partial street closures but, according to the city of Clemson’s recent announcement, the closures will take place […]