Category: News

A body was found Wednesday morning in the area of the Popcorn Lookout in Rabun County. Sister station WGHC reports that Rabun County Chief Investigator Jack Tanksley said, “We had got a call earlier on a Be On the Lookout on a person of interest in a homicide in South Carolina, a little after 11am we received a call of […]

Clemson University and the City of Clemson host a celebration of the arts with the signature town-gown event “Passport to the Arts” from 6-9:30pm on March 6. The Clemson University Media Relations Department reports that tickets are available online at the discounted rate of $30 at www.clemsonpassport.org until March 1. After that, the price goes to $40. The ticket price […]

Due to weather conditions, all afternoon and evening activities for the School District of Oconee County are canceled for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. This includes all practices and games. Clemson University announces that classes and offices are closed effective 3:30pm Wednesday afternoon. The announcement pertains to Wednesday only. Thursday’s talk by syndicated columnist George Will at Clemson University has been […]

More discussions are set for the Seneca City Council regarding establishing a second polling location. At their special called meeting Tuesday night, the Seneca City Council debated plans about using both the Shaver Recreation Complex and the Gignilliat Community Center as voting locations, explains Seneca Mayor Pro-tem Ronnie O’Kelley. “The majority of the council is fine with having another location […]

With another potential winter storm on the way, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office stands ready to assist citizens. Even though some vehicles are able to get traction in the snow, the Sheriff’s Office is advising motorists that if they don’t have to travel to stay home, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “If you don’t have to travel we recommend […]

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources hosts several hunter education classes over the next few weeks prior to the upcoming turkey season. There are three weekend class sessions being offered prior to the upcoming turkey season. The dates and locations are Feb. 28 at the SC DNR office in Clemson, March 7 at the Belton Depot in Belton and […]

The seventh Annual Vet Fest Fun Run Fundraiser for Patriot’s Hall is March 21 at noon this year. All vehicles are welcomed and will start from Patriot’s Hall in Walhalla on Short Street with motorcycles out first around 1pm and all other vehicles out thereafter. Five historical sites will be visited in Oconee County and a written questionnaire will be […]

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has preparations underway for the second winter weather event of the week. Forecasters indicate this storm should produce accumulations of precipitation across the Upstate of South Carolina. SCDOT Maintenance units in the region started their crews on 12-hour rotating shifts early Wednesday morning. The units are prepared to begin pretreating bridges and sections […]

Due to weather conditions, all afternoon and evening activities for the School District of Oconee County are canceled for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. This includes all practices and games.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Greenville man on an outstanding warrant for possessing a stolen vehicle charges. An officer from the Warrants Division picked up 46-year-old Billy Joe Durham Jr. at the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center where he was being held on unrelated charges. Back on Jan. 20, a deputy was dispatched to Walmart in Seneca due […]