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On Friday, a Pickens High School student was arrested for having a loaded gun on campus. After a student made a threat on Thursday, officials questioned the student before school and found a loaded revolver on Friday morning. Authorities report that the gun was taken, the student was arrested and removed from school without incident. The teenage suspect is being […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Seneca man on two outstanding warrants related to a case from November of 2014. A deputy was dispatched on Nov. 5, to an address on Old Clemson Highway in regards to a burglary and larceny in which three television sets were stolen. The case was turned over to the Criminal Investigations Division […]

A drunk driver damaged an historic downtown Seneca building early Saturday morning. Around 1:30am, a pickup truck crashed into the small white building at the entrance to Norton-Thompson Park. The police believe the driver then backed up, proceeded one block and hit a parked car. For the incident, Seneca Police filed multiple charges against 27-year-old Michael Todd Reid of Seneca. […]

A sophomore at Walhalla High School won the inaugural Miss Oconee Belle pageant on Saturday. Emily Dover was crowned Miss Oconee Belle at the Walhalla Civic Auditorium. Eleven other young ladies competed for the crown. Dover wears the Miss Oconee Belle crown at her first public event on April 25 at Issaqueena’s Last Ride.

The Clemson Blues Festival comes to the Walhalla Civic Auditorium this Saturday featuring international recording blues and jazz band The Calvin Edwards Trio with special guests the Wobblers. “The 2015 Clemson Blues Festival kicks off at the WCA with the Wobblers followed by the Calvin Edwards Trio. If you are a true blues fan, you do not want to miss […]

The Walhalla Civic Auditorium is producing the world premier of the southern comedy play Busted Wedding Belles written by Clemson native Ginny McKinney. The show opens April 24 and is being directed by Jimmy O. Burdette. “Carol Ann is a happy widow with a new lease on life. Her niece, Faylene, is woman with a secret, perhaps more than one. […]

Faith n Grace, LLC, has joined the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. The Open Air Farm Market is located on Route 76 in Long Creek. Partners Joan Facey and Dick Cawood named their company Faith n Grace because she is Faithful and he is Gracious. Dick is originally from York, England and his grandfather was the head gardener for the Duke […]

The quilt block, called Pickens Where the Mountains Begin, was designed and quilted by Elizabeth (Betty) Dalton of Pickens. “I collaborated with my good friend and sister quilter, Angeline Byers, to come up with a design. She found a similar block on the Internet which I edited somewhat. It is a stylized mountain landscape. The blue pieces represent the Blue […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made the following statement regarding President Obama’s upcoming meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro at the Summit of the Americas. “President Obama is truly writing new chapters in American foreign policy. Unfortunately, these latest chapters are ones of America and the values we stand for, human rights, freedom, and democracy in retreat and decline. […]

Practical experience is the most valuable tool in training people with disabilities to achieve success in the workplace, according to the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department. Employers who hire their clients can also earn a tax credit, explains Anna Connelly, business development specialist with the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department. “Once someone is employed with a business, the business can […]