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The City of Clemson and Clemson University announced Sunday increased detection of COVID-19 throughout the Clemson community. In the last week alone, the State of South Carolina has seen more than 6,000 new infections of COVID-19 – more than 26 percent of the total cases since the beginning of the pandemic. City and University officials have begun testing wastewater coming […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 907 new confirmed cases and 1 new probable case of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 9 additional confirmed deaths. There are currently 692 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19. This brings the total number of people confirmed cases to […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Salem man yesterday on two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor. 19 year old Austin Tyler Hendricks was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 5:30 pm on a Temporary Custody Order until arrest warrants were obtained today charging Hendricks with one count each of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a […]

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has announced plans for an additional $562 million in road pavement and resurfacing projects for the coming fiscal year 2020-2021. The Transportation Commission approved the plan on June 18 as SCDOT is completing year three of its 10-Year Plan on or ahead of schedule in all categories of rebuilding the state’s roads. The […]

US Representative Jeff Duncan of South Carolina’s District 3 said in an interview yesterday with the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce’s JoAnn Johnson that he was an early advocate of reopening the economy from lock-down even though there is concern that the Palmetto State and others are seeing spikes in COVID- 19. Duncan also said that he doesn’t think the […]

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 987 new confirmed cases and nine new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and four additional confirmed deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 21,533, probable cases to 15, confirmed deaths to 621, and zero probable deaths. Three of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals and […]

High School Seniors will get up early tomorrow morning to prepare for one of the biggest days of their lives – graduation. Ceremonies are being held this year a little later than usual and are being conducted with extra safety measures in place due to COVID-19. Ceremonies will take place at 8:30 am Saturday at each of the high school […]

The Seneca Improvements Corporation Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to continue the Economic Development and Commercial Building Improvement Programs for at least another year. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year was also approved. A budget of about $587,000 is set, with 62% of the funds set aside for the programs and more than $160,000 for grants that are approved […]

Loose Change Bar in Clemson announced Tuesday afternoon that they are to be closed indefinitely after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Owners said the bar would reopen only after they know their staff and customers have the safest environment possible. Tiger Town Tavern in Clemson also announced this week that it would close after a staff member there also […]