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Seneca is the most desirable area in South Carolina and one of the best in the nation if you are a retiree. That’s according to Smart Asset, a financial technology solutions company based in New York City, which ranked Seneca number one among the top-10 places to retire in South Carolina and the fifteenth best place to retire in the […]

Icy conditions in Oconee County are taking their toll. As thousands suffer from power outages, area businesses are also negatively impacted by the weather, explains Greater Oconee County Chamber of Commerce executive director Jillian Lusk. “Any time we have a day with inclement weather or other natural disasters, businesses are not able to appropriately plan for those events. So, they […]

Schools are out today for a snow day, but according to official weather observer Barbara Wilson of Walhalla, Oconee County did not receive any snow. “We didn’t have any snow at all; we just had sleet and freezing rain. About .06 of an inch through yesterday, which melted and gave us 1.16 inches of melted precipitation in the rain gauge. […]

The cold weather has forced the Oconee Heritage Center to close on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The inclement weather has also forced the Oconee Heritage Center to cancel the A is for…Agriculture program scheduled for 7pm tonight. The Oconee Heritage Center plans to reschedule this program for a later date.

Icy roads have forced the City of Clemson to delay sanitation routes scheduled for pick up Tuesday, Feb. 17. Instead, those sanitation routes have been added to Wednesday’s schedule, Feb. 18, for pick up. The City of Clemson apologizes for the inconvenience and appreciates your patience.

Nationally syndicated columnist George Will visits Clemson University on Feb. 26 as the featured speaker for the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism’s biannual John W. Pope Lecture. He will speak about “America’s Great Debate: James Madison vs. Woodrow Wilson” in a free public event at 4:30pm in the Tillman Hall auditorium. The Pope Lecture Series, sponsored by the […]

A $100,000 gift allows an English professor at Clemson University to conduct research on African-Americans who lived and labored on Clemson land during the pre-1963 integration period. Rhondda Robinson Thomas received a $50,000 gift from James and Edith Bostic of Atlanta, which was matched by the university. Thomas teaches African-American literature at Clemson University. Her research focuses on enslaved African-Americans […]

If students return to school in Oconee County on Wednesday then some will be playing playoff basketball games. Of course, depending on the weather, the Seneca High School varsity girls’ team travels to Columbia to play the Dreher Blue Devils in the first round of the State AAA Playoffs at 5pm. The Walhalla High School varsity boys’ team also plays […]

Clemson University’s main campus and Greenville locations will open at 12:30pm, Feb. 17. University officials are monitoring weather conditions and will make decisions as conditions warrant. Clemson University employees and students with off-campus classes should check if those locations are closed.

Due to the sleet and snow in the tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina, several closings are in effect for Tuesday. All campuses of Tri-County Technical College are closed. Oconee County Government Offices are closed today. The Oconee County Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday night has been cancelled. DOT’s Kitchen in Westminster is closed. In addition, all CAT bus routes […]