Category: News

About 30 members from West-Oak Middle School (WOMS) Beta Club took part in Keep Oconee Beautiful Association, or KOBA project, last weekend. Students walked and picked up several bags of trash over an eight mile route. Beta club focuses on teaching students to serve their community. Toward that end, WOMS Beta students are required to perform 100 hours of community […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces that one person was killed on state roadways over the weekend. As of Oct. 1, 2017, 713 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 760 highway deaths during the same time period in 2016. Locally, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety reports Anderson County with 31 traffic deaths in […]

South Carolina’s top prosecutor is hosting a somber ceremony to honor victims killed last year by domestic violence, reports the Associated Press. The 20th annual Silent Witness ceremony will be held Tuesday morning on the Statehouse steps. Attorney General Alan Wilson will call the names of the known victims of domestic violence, who are represented by life-size silhouettes carried by […]

The League of Women Voters of the Clemson Area, which serves the people of Pickens, Oconee, and Anderson counties is hosting a program to address the redrawing of district lines. Everything from Congress to County Councils has been hotly contested in a number of states with claims of gerrymandering, particularly racial or partisan gerrymandering. As we begin to plan for […]

Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says there are still no answers to explain the Sept. 23, fire that damaged the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla. However, the origin of the fire has been determined to be inside the room used by uniform patrol officers to complete paperwork. Oconee County’s insurance carrier has sent an independent cause and origin investigator to […]

A pickup truck stolen in Easley turned up over the weekend in Seneca, and two people are under arrest. Law enforcement records identify Cynthia Darlene Fitzgerald of Anderson and Stephen Dennis Harris of Lavonia, Georgia, as having been charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. A Seneca police officer Saturday morning found a 2000 Suzuki Equator on SC 28 near […]

As a mark of respect for the victims of the tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada, the President has issued a proclamation directing that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff until sunset, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Accordingly, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster directs that flags atop the State Capitol Building be flown at half-staff immediately and until […]

Miss Oktoberfest 2017 is Aubrey Bailey, who was recently crowned during the annual pageant in Walhalla. Besides Aubrey Bailey, the 36th Miss Oktoberfest Court is made up of Emma Sauer, first runner-up; Isabella Covington, second runner-up; Gracie Holbrooks, third runner-up; and Reagan Turner, fourth runner-up.

The City of Clemson announces that the Clemson Farmers Market will hold a Gourmet Tailgate Market on Friday, Oct. 6, from 3-6pm. It takes place on the Patrick Square Village Green at 578 Issaqueena Trail in Clemson. At the annual Gourmet Tailgate Market, get all the goodies you need for tailgates and fall cookouts.