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The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is focused on impaired driving enforcement as the summer winds down. On Aug. 20, the department began a partnership with local law enforcement agencies across the state during the annual Sober or Slammer impaired driving crackdown that runs through the end of Labor Day, Sept. 7. The campaign includes high visibility enforcement and […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reports nine people were killed on state roadways over the weekend. As of Aug. 30, there have been 612 fatalities on South Carolina highways, compared to 514 highway deaths during the same period in 2014. In the tri-county area of the Upstate, Anderson County lists 22 highway deaths in 2015 compared to 25 […]

With the college football season rapidly approaching, the City of Clemson reminds residents about golf cart safety. Many college football fans will use golf carts to travel to and from games. The City of Clemson Police Department reminds golf cart operators to drive on the right side of the road, as close to the white line as possible. Stop for […]

An attempted murder investigation is underway by the Clemson City Police Department after a bullet struck a teen early Sunday morning. Clemson City Police Chief Jimmy Dixon reports the incident happened at the Cookout on Tiger Boulevard around 2am. The victim was leaving the restaurant with friends when shots were fired from somewhere in the area. One bullet entered the […]

The three reservoirs on the Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers entered the first drought level early Sunday morning when pool elevation at J. Strom Thurmond Lake dipped to 325.91 feet above mean sea level (ft-msl). Entering Trigger Level 1 activates the Corps’ drought management plan, which limits the discharge rate from the Thurmond Dam. Under […]

Last year, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office experienced a dramatic increase in tips to Crime Stoppers, 42 in 2013 to 184 in 2014. In addition, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office tripled the amount of money paid out to callers on the anonymous tip line used to report crimes in the county, paying out almost $1,800. No taxpayer money is used […]

In the past, you had to schedule a teacher conference to learn updates on your child’s progress in school. Now thanks to technology, you can do that from your home computer through the School District of Oconee County’s Parent Portal. “Parents can see whether or not students have completed assignments and turned them in by going to the Parent Portal […]

Students at all Oconee County schools will be dismissed starting at 12pm for elementary students and 12:15pm for middle and high students on Friday, Sept. 4. Once per month on Fridays, the School District of Oconee County dismisses students early to allow for faculty and staff professional development. August, October, December, January, March, and May do not have early release […]

U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham files for the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary at the South Carolina GOP headquarters in Columbia on Tuesday. Senator Graham looks forward to putting his name on the Feb. 20 “First in the South” primary ballot for President of the United States, as well as pledging not to run as anything but a Republican.

More people are visiting Oconee County than ever before. According to recent statistics from the Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau, 2014 was a record year in the Golden Corner. “We had an all-time record last year of $56 million of tourism expenditures here in Oconee County. When we started the CVB in 2008, that number was somewhere around $45 […]