Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
With the first home Clemson Tigers football game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 1, verses Furman, the City of Clemson announces that College Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic between Keith Street and Highway 93 on Friday nights between 9pm and 3am. This is being done as a safety measure, says Clemson Mayor JC Cook. “Over the past […]
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Clemson Mayor JC Cook is praising the city’s police force for a job well done Monday afternoon in apprehending a bank robber. “Our Police Department did a magnificent job of getting the bank robber captured and in jail. I don’t think he got to hold the money for more than an hour at the most, so that just goes to […]
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A new program has been launched in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) aimed at recognizing students interested in building the construction workforce in the county. Contract Construction Inc. has partnered with the SDOC to honor a Construction Student of the Month, explains Dr. Meghan Ketterman, Director of Business Development at Contract Construction. “So, we are very passionate about […]
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A suspicious fire is under investigation in Westminster. Sunday night around 7:30pm, Oconee County firefighters in the southern end of the county were alerted to a reported home on fire along Marrett Road. Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King reports that crews arrived on scene within seven minutes to find the vacant single wide mobile home well involved in fire. […]
Read moreOn Saturday, Aug. 25, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made this statement on the passing of Senator John McCain. “America and Freedom have lost one of her greatest champions, and I’ve lost one of my dearest friends and mentor. I will need some time to absorb this, but I want Cindy and the entire McCain family to know they are […]
Read moreAs a mark of respect for the memory of Senator John McCain, the President has issued a proclamation ordering that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff until sunset, on the day of interment, which is Wednesday, Aug. 29. Accordingly, the Governor directs that flags atop the State Capitol Building be flown at half-staff until sunset on […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man on Friday for attempted murder. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center was 31-year-old Rance Mickey Phillips of Fort Hill Road. Phillips has also been charged with malicious injury to personal property and with driving under the influence by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. A deputy responded to an address on […]
Read moreOn Thursday, Aug. 23, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office accepted a donation from the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 15 for the Project Lifesaver program. The check for the donation was presented to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw by Jim Behrens, Project Coordinator and Clyde Albertson, Branch President of Association, who serves sea service veterans in Pickens and Oconee counties. The […]
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A teacher at Seneca Middle School (SMS) is one of 60 teachers in the United States and Canada to win a grant, according to the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). Cassie Moore loves reading. More than that, she loves inspiring young people to enjoy reading as much as she does. Luckily for SMS students, she focuses that passion on […]
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The public’s help is being sought by Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation into a recent vehicle break in and a firearm that was stolen from that vehicle, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to an address on Marcengill Road near Westminster the evening […]
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