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With a pair of Lakeside Lodge condo developers in the audience, the Oconee County Council approached a second reading of incentives designed to stave off the possibility that Lakeside Lodge’s seven aces at Hartwell Village will be annexed into the City of Clemson. After an executive session, the council gave second reading to an ordinance, which means the proposed agreement […]
Read moreAn Oconee County man sits behind bars of the Oconee County Detention Center charged with eight offenses. Deputies arrested 25-year-old Christopher Edward Burrell on larceny and possession of stolen vehicle charges. Additional charges were brought by the Walhalla Police Department.
Read moreA late night fire in the Ebenezer Community destroyed a home on Kelly Mill Road. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene around 11:20pm and battled the blaze for two hours before bringing it under control. Officials report no injuries and believe the fire started in the kitchen of the home. The American Red Cross is now assisting the residents.
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The Walhalla High School Razorback Rifle Team is set to represent Army JROTC at the national championships. The invite comes with placing in the top seven of all Army JROTC teams in the nation. They will now face the top seven teams from the Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC rifle teams for the inter service championships at Camp […]
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Now that spring has arrived, people will inevitably be cleaning. But before you start, you might want to stretch first, says Doug Lauber, Chief of Occupational Therapy at Excel Rehab and Sports. “Depending on the type of work that you have planned for the day; for example trimming trees, pulling weeds, gardening, and laying mulch, you definitely need to warm […]
Read moreIn two weeks, the Pioneer Rural Water District will accept nominees to run for two seats on the board of directors. Available are seats 1 and 4, now held by Mark Holbrooks and Barry Stevenson, the chairman. Both men plan to run again. Pioneer customers who live in Districts 1 and 4 are invited to take part in the nomination […]
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The Seneca Police Department reports the arrest of an Anderson man for contractor’s offenses that date back two years. On Saturday, 50-year-old Bobby Dean Fennell was charged with violating the requirement for a builder’s license and obtaining goods by false pretense. In warrants obtained by Seneca Police, Fennell is accused of contracting for services on Seneca’s Oleander Trail without first […]
Read moreThe Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) honored the West-Oak High School Wrestling Team at their meeting Monday night for winning back to back AAA State Championships. Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey said the Warrior Wrestling Team dominated the opposition this season. “We are very excited about West-Oak’s Wrestling Team. It […]
Read morePendleton resident and former Tri-County Technical College Foundation board member Jim Smith and his wife, Marjorie, center, are longtime supporters of the College. Recently they met with Tri-County students who are the recipients of two of the five scholarships they have endowed at the College over the years. The first scholarship they endowed in 1997, the Five Smith Sister’s Endowed […]
Read moreU.S. News & World Report has ranked the Clemson University College of Education’s graduate programs as the best in South Carolina in its 2019 Best Graduate Schools rankings, reports the Clemson University Media Relations Department. The graduate school moved up four spots to rank 70th nationally among 385 private and public universities surveyed and No. 54 among public institutions only. […]
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