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Legendary Clemson University Football Coach Danny Ford has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The induction happened during the 60th National Football Foundation (NFF) Annual Awards Dinner in New York Wednesday. Members of the class include Bob Crable (Notre Dame), Marshall Faulk (San Diego State), Kirk Gibson (Michigan State), Matt Leinart (Southern California), Peyton Manning (Tennessee), Bob […]
Read moreThe search for a new head football coach at West-Oak High School is going well with many people applying for the position. Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland gives an update on the search process. “Well it was certainly complicated a little bit when Principal Kurt Kreuzberger announced his retirement but we do have a team of people that […]
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During a Tuesday faculty meeting at West-Oak High School, Kurt Kreuzberger announced his retirement as principal at the end of the current school year. Kreuzberger is currently in his 32nd year as an educator in the School District of Oconee County; 11 years as a social studies teacher and coach at Walhalla High School, 13 years as an assistant principal […]
Read moreClemson University’s College of Education’s STEAM education endorsement has been officially approved by the South Carolina Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education, making it the first such endorsement in the United States. This endorsement acts as a seal of approval for recipients of Clemson’s STEAM teaching certification, which trains teachers to use educational approaches that incorporate science, technology, […]
Read moreSouth Carolina is experiencing a rising bear population and increasing habitat encroachment, causing more frequent encounters with bears along the state’s roadways. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) reports that 20 bears were killed along Upstate roadways in 2016, and there have been more than 30 so far this year. Motorists are urged to use caution, especially around […]
Read moreTraffic fatalities are down in the tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina. According to the latest figures from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, there have been 78 deaths on state roadways in 2017, compared to 85 in 2016 at this same time. However, Anderson County is the only one of the three counties that has seen a decline […]
Read moreUnited States Attorney Beth Drake reports that 49-year-old Shirley Carson of Anderson pled guilty as charged to a 20 count indictment charging her with filing false income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. The plea was accepted by United States District Court Judge Bruce H. Hendricks sitting in Greenville. Judge Hendricks will sentence Carson at a later date. The […]
Read moreUnited States Attorney Beth Drake announces that 33-year-old Alandis Patterson, a/k/a “Vino,” of Greenville was sentenced in federal court in Greenville for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by means of force and threats of force. United States District Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks of Charleston sentenced Patterson to 240 months imprisonment, followed by a life term of supervised release, and $50,000 […]
Read moreDetour signs line both sides of Fairplay Street in downtown Seneca alerting motorists of work being done on the railroad tracks. The Norfolk Southern Railroad is performing annual maintenance to smooth out the ride for trains as well as vehicles at the street’s railroad crossing.
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Duke Energy’s World of Energy invites the community to see the beautifully decorated Christmas trees at the Fifth Annual Festival of Trees. These trees have been decorated by non-profit service agencies in the community and you can vote for your favorite tree until Dec. 29, with this year’s winner receiving a bigger prize, explains Mikayla Kreuzberger, Corporate Communications for Duke […]
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