Category: News

The Oconee Economic Alliance has been recognized as a “Top Five” economic development organization for Metal Fabrication by Expansion Solutions Magazine in their 2015 Awards of Excellence. The “Top Five” Awards of Excellence designation recognizes economic development organizations that have shown exceptional progress in recruiting new businesses to their market and working with existing industries. The awarded locations were chosen […]

A member of Congress in South Carolina and Alabama struck a friendly wager as to which team wins the College Football Playoff National Championship. South Carolina 3rd District Congressman Jeff Duncan and Alabama’s 7th District Congresswoman Terri Sewell announced the wager this week ahead of Monday night’s game. If Clemson wins, Sewell has agreed to treat Duncan’s office to ribs […]

Clemson University has planned several events this year as part of its 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. On Jan. 18, a Day of Service takes place from 8am to 1:30pm at the Hendrix Ballrooms as well as a blood drive from 10am to 3pm in Hendrix Meeting Rooms A and B. On Jan. 19, the 2016 Commemorative […]

The Clemson University Police Department is investigating an act of vandalism that occurred Wednesday night at Tillman Hall. Campus Police report that two messages “Rename Tillman Hall” and “Stop Honoring Tillman” were spray-painted on the building near the front entrance. The Clemson University Facilities Department is evaluating the best way to clean the old brick without damaging it. “We understand […]

An Oconee County manufacturer is accused of violating the state’s hazardous waste management regulations and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Board considers action during its meeting today in Columbia. DHEC staff seeks an order requiring the Johnson Controls Battery plant near West Union to ensure that its hazardous waste containers are managed according to regulations, […]

An effort is underway to raise money to send a West-Oak High School band member to New York City for a chance to perform at Carnegie Hall. Roman Holder, a West-Oak sophomore, is part of the Carolina Youth Symphony and has the chance to play the saxophone there in March. The community can help by attending a music fundraising event […]

Donations are still being accepted for the purchase of trees along Main Street in downtown Walhalla. The Walhalla City Council approved the proposal to plant Nuttal Oaks and Legacy Maples; however, the trees were not in the initial bid, so contributions are being accepted. The Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce announces that donations of $500 or more allows the donor […]

The contractor for the City of Walhalla’s Streetscape project is apologizing for interrupting water service on Wednesday. A message from Hutch-N-Son Construction on the city’s website reads, “When we are digging in a territory that we have no clue what is on the existing water system, sometimes things are hit and we cannot help it.” Despite the miscue, crews with […]

Seneca Police report that a 48-day-old baby girl is in critical condition due to abuse. The baby was admitted to the Greenville Hospital System on Tuesday after suffering multiple skull fractures, a broken collarbone, a broken arm, a fractured eye socket, a fractured femur and a spinal cord injury. Investigators responded to the hospital and spoke to the child’s mother, […]

The suspect charged with the murder of two people in Pickens County on Sept. 14 has died at the hospital while in police custody. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office reports that 64-year-old Albert Leon Bowen died in an out-of-state hospital on Wednesday morning while in the custody of the US Marshals Service. Bowen was charged with two counts of murder […]