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Clemson University has the best alumni network among the nation’s Best Value colleges and universities, according to new rankings by The Princeton Review. In its new book, “Colleges That Pay You Back; The 200 Best Value Colleges and What It Takes To Get In – 2015 Edition,” The Princeton Review ranks Clemson’s alumni network No. 1. It’s one of six […]

A national fishing TV show airs a segment filmed on Lake Keowee this weekend. “Fishing University” is popular show on the Outdoor Channel, explains Ken Sloan, President and CEO of the Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This “how-to” television program airs to a national audience on the Outdoor Channel. Each week hosts Charlie Ingram and Ray Brazier tell their […]

An Anderson County animal shelter is under quarantine after parvovirus was discovered in three dogs. Access to Anderson County PAWS will be limited for two weeks as a result. Shelter leaders opted to quarantine all exposed animals rather than euthanize them, stating, “They wanted to avoid the unnecessary mass euthanasia of the animals.” Persons who have recently adopted animals from […]

Since December, more than 100 people in 14 western states have been diagnosed with measles, which is a highly contagious disease. The Centers for Disease Control says the majority of measles patients are unvaccinated. Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland explains the majority of students in the public school district receive vaccinations. “DHEC requires two doses of the measles […]

Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Charles Mulwee was named the 2015 American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Monday night at the annual Joseph Earl “Jake” Robinson Law Enforcement Dinner at the Charles McGee Byrd American Legion Post 120 in Seneca. The annual dinner since 1977 is held to salute law enforcement agencies. Corporal Mulwee is the School Resource […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Walhalla man on two outstanding warrants charging him with burglary and larceny. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on the charges was 29-year-old Nathan Lee Sloan. A deputy of the Warrants Division picked him up at the jail in Abbeville County after being taken into custody by the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office. […]

When Norm and Michael Jane Crouse saw an excerpt from “One Voice”, A Black History Narrative, in Greenville, they both agreed that it was the perfect way to pay tribute to Black History Month. Therefore, they decided to partner with Dew Productions to bring the one-man show to the new Event Center in Keowee-Key. Norm and Mike reached out to […]

Time is running out to reserve your seat for the City of Seneca’s third annual Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum Black History Luncheon, says Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson. “If you want to come to the lunch, what you need to do is call City Hall and ask for Mollie, she is taking reservations this year and you must RSVP. […]

Though there has been speculation that last year’s death of a Clemson University student in Oconee County was an accident, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says it remains an active investigation until solved. “Mr. Hipps’ death is certainly one of those cases that we continue to focus on, that continues to be an active investigation. Our Solicitor’s Office and SLED are very […]

In an effort to retain and attract school bus drivers, the School District of Oconee County launches an incentive program, explains Ernestine Williams, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. “We are seeing a shortage of bus drivers, so we have started a bus driver incentive program. The first thing we have started is a small monetary bonus each quarter that we […]