Category: News

So you think your telephone rings a lot, how about over 193,000 times in 2015 at the Oconee County Emergency Communications/E-911 Center, explains Sheriff Mike Crenshaw. “Our telephone rang 193,273 times last year. We were actually down in total number of telephone calls; however, calls for service were up more than 10,000 from the previous year. Interesting note, we continue […]

Walhalla’s Karl Addis bids this year for a seventh term as coroner of Oconee County. Addis officially announces that he will file for another four years as a candidate to run in the South Carolina Republican Primary in June. Addis is a registered medico-legal death investigator having obtained the training required by the American Board of Medico-legal Death Investigators, based […]

The City of Seneca announces a swearing in ceremony for the mayor and four council members to new terms in office takes place this weekend. The 3pm event on Sunday takes place at the Water Treatment Plant, which is located at 630 Northampton Road. The five city leaders ran unopposed for new four-year terms and the election was therefore cancelled. […]

Clemson University’s new school of business presents a seven-day leadership course where participants will walk away leaders capable of exercising leadership effectively. Being a Leader takes place June 12-18 and is open to business people, academics, students, managers and executives. The Being a Leader course at Clemson University’s Madren Conference Center is offering discounts or scholarship-reduced rates to Clemson students, […]

The S.C. Senate Judiciary Committee has appointed a Clemson University professor to examine inequities confronting minorities in the state of South Carolina and implement programs to address these issues. The Clemson University Media Relation Department reports that the committee appointed Lamont Flowers, distinguished professor of educational leadership in the Clemson University Eugene T. Moore School of Education, to serve on […]

Clemson University Police announce the arrest of two Pickens County men on second-degree burglary and strong-arm robbery charges. The university announcement states that Sunset residents Jared Michael Burdette and Clayton Scott Allen Vanden Berg are accused of entering an apartment Saturday afternoon at Lightsey Bridge Apartments on campus and forcibly taking a wallet and other items from the occupant. Burdette […]

Two years ago, business, industry and education partners gathered to strategize and develop action plans to encourage high school students to choose careers in advanced manufacturing. “The goal was to develop action plans to increase the pace and number of high school students who are pursuing technical degrees in preparation for careers in advanced manufacturing,” said Amanda Blanton, director of […]

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the March 7 theft of a large enclosed cargo trailer that was parked in the driveway of an Easley residence. The stolen trailer is described as a 60-foot enclosed “Hallmark” tandem axle trailer with a side door and is red in color. The trailer, which was parked in the driveway at 126 Midland […]

At 6pm Wednesday, the residents of Monaco Estates in the City of Clemson were notified that a boil water advisory for their community had been repealed. Residents no longer need to vigorously boil their water prior to drinking or cooking. Water samples from the water line tie-in were analyzed and found to be safe.

Sheriff Mike Crenshaw as part of his annual review gave a summary of crime activity in Oconee County in 2015 yesterday. “Two encouraging areas for me were 432 burglaries reported in 2015 compared to 479 reported in 2014. Larcenies went down from 763 in 2014 to 725 in 2015. That is encouraging for me. Of course, we saw a slight […]