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Classes are to be held in person when Clemson University’s fall semester starts on schedule and a limited number of employees are to return to work as early as June 1st, that according to a plan presented to the school’s Board of Trustees today. Phase One implements a limited amount of staff, Phase Two starts later in the summer with […]
Read moreFrom South Carolina Dept. Of Transportation To help holiday travelers, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) prohibits lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday travel period. These restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. on Friday, May 22, until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26. With continued progress due to […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 137 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 8 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 9,056 and those who have died to 399. Six of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals, and two of these deaths occurred […]
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Submitted By: Master Deputy Jimmy Watt Public Information Officer The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an advisory today regarding a potential scam involving a pharmacy delivery service. Late yesterday afternoon, a deputy spoke with a citizen who said that she received a call on her phone from a woman who claimed to be from a pharmacy delivery company. The […]
Read moreAccording to the Oconee County Board of Elections and Voter Registration, a large number of Oconee County’s registered voters are taking advantage of the ability to vote absentee. As of Tuesday morning, there were approximately 2,600 voters who had begun the process of casting their ballots for the June Primaries and Runoffs through the mail. Numerous members of the local […]
Read moreCommunity Involved 94.1 The Lake, DHEC and the South Carolina EMS Association are proud to recognize our state’s emergency medical services (EMS) professionals during National EMS Week, which is May 17-20. South Carolina has 268 EMS agencies and 11,272 emergency personnel that includes first responders, EMTs, and paramedics. In addition to responding to medical emergency calls day and night, South […]
Read moreAccording to jail records, Oconee County Deputies arrested 28 year old Aaron Scott Gunn on Tuesday and charged him with possession of meth, child endangerment, receiving stolen goods, reckless driving and numerous traffic offenses. Details surrounding his arrest have not yet been released, and Gunn remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center with a combined bond amount of […]
Read moreOconee County Emergency Management said a boat successfully retrieved a group of people along Lake Jocassee who were stuck on the water and could not get back. The group of paddlers got lost Tuesday night at about 7:00 pm, and crews staged along Devils Fork landing to work to find the group before storms caused rougher waters on the lake. […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 126 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 6 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,942 and those who have died to 391. Four of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals, and two of these deaths […]
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Gas prices in the Carolinas are inching higher as most of the region pushes towards re-opening, causing a growing number of people to hit the road. Gasoline demand is now only 30 percent lower than a year ago and even with prices expected to push more expensive this month, motorists will still see some low Memorial Day gas prices. On […]
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