Category: News

Two of the three counties in the tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina are experiencing an increase in the number of traffic fatalities this year. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reports that Anderson County has experienced 28 in 2016 compared to 15 in 2015. Pickens County lists 10 in 2016 and 6 in 2015. Oconee County reports seven […]

New state numbers show the average South Carolinian has had their personal information compromised by computer hackers at least once in the past five years. The Associated Press reports that figures from the Department of Consumer Affairs show that there have been at least 7.6 million data breaches in South Carolina. That is about 1.6 breaches per state resident. The […]

A new charter school opens this fall in Oconee County. The NEXT High School will educate students in the former Tamassee-Salem Middle and High School building after the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) announced it would be closing at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Oconee County School Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland recently met with the principal of […]

The Summer Reading Program is winding down at the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL). The goal of this year’s program was to get residents to exercise mind and body this summer, explains OCPL Branch Services Librarian Blair Hinson. “It is going very well. We are up over registrations from last year. The programs have been well attended and the libraries […]

A new initiative of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is keeping the shine on the Golden Corner. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt says TELL Kobie is a partnership. “We have a great partnership with the Keep Oconee Beautiful Association and they have allowed us to use Kobie, which is their mascot in a lot of their […]

The end of summer is just around the corner in terms of students going back to school. Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland says teachers and students report back to school in less than a month. “Three weeks from today teachers will report that is Aug. 8 and one week after that which would be four weeks from today […]

Westminster residents are invited to meet the new city administrator and welcome him to the community this afternoon, July 18. A reception takes place at the Westminster Depot from 4-6pm allowing the community to meet Chris Carter and his wife. Carter took over the position earlier this month.

A busy evening is planned for the Clemson City Council as they hold a work session on the city’s art plan from 5:15-6:15pm in the upper conference room of City Hall. Then council holds a public hearing and their regular monthly meeting from 6:30-8:30pm tonight, July 18, in Council Chambers of Clemson City Hall. The meetings are open to the […]

Candidate filing for mayor and three seats on the Clemson City Council began at noon, July 18 and runs until noon on Aug. 1. The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County will be conducting the City of Clemson Municipal Election on Nov. 8, 2016. This is a nonpartisan election with no party affiliation. Registered voters who have […]

The Seneca Planning Commission holds a public hearing tonight, July 18, in council chambers of City Hall. At 6pm, commissioners will entertain a request by the School District of Oconee County to change zoning at Seneca High School in order to mount and operate an electronic sign. The meeting is open to the public.