Category: News

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces three additional arrests in the seventh “Operation Infinity” drug round up that began last Thursday. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office in the operation were officers from the Seneca, Walhalla and Westminster Police Departments. In all, 19 individuals were being sought on a variety of drug distribution charges that stretched from methamphetamine to marijuana to crack […]

The Walhalla Civic Auditorium hosts a local Bluegrass Band Concert this Friday, Oct. 3 featuring Highway 81 and Conservation Theory. The show starts at 8pm. “Come join us as two of our favorite Bluegrass bands perform on the WCA stage. This is sure to be a night of great Bluegrass music! The Walhalla Civic Auditorium and Conservation Theory are hosting […]

The South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair, what an old-fashioned county fair should be, opens this week, Sept. 30 – Oct. 5, 2014. The fairgrounds are located at 178 Hayfield Road in Westminster, on Highway 123 between Seneca and Westminster. The Fair kicks off Tues., Sept 30 from 4-9pm with Praise and Worship Night. Free admission to all those who make […]

Chick-Fil-A will be sharing their profits with the Oconee Humane Society for all meals sold on Oct. 1 from 5-8pm if customers mention they are dining in support of the Oconee Humane Society. October is National Feral Cat month and the Oconee Humane Society needs help with the homeless cats in the county.

Throughout October, interested residents of the tri-county area of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties have several opportunities to meet and question candidates for offices on the Nov. 4 ballot, as the Clemson Area League of Women Voters announces three open forums featuring candidates for various local offices. “We have confirmed dates at this time these for three League-sanctioned forums for […]

With their loss on Saturday, the South Carolina Gamecocks have fallen out of this week’s AP Top 25 poll to 27. South Carolina lost to Missouri Saturday 21-20. They dropped from No. 13. After their win on Saturday over the University of North Carolina, the Clemson Tigers move up in the polls to 28th. Florida State remains No. 1 in […]

The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism announces the Lyceum Scholars Program, through which accepted freshman would receive an annual scholarship of $2,500 toward tuition, renewable for up to four years for a total of $10,000. The program begins in the fall semester of 2015. Lyceum Scholars will become part of a close-knit community, gain one-on-one mentorship from faculty […]

A manhunt at the South Carolina-Georgia border has landed two people in jail. Sister station WSGC reports a man, described only as a shirtless white male with tattoos, was taken into custody at approximately 8:30pm Sunday evening by authorities in Elbert County, Georgia. Another suspect, a female, was also arrested because of the events on Sunday. According to the Elbert […]

A Clemson University Sorority joins a young Seneca boy’s fight against cancer. Sunday night, members from the Tri-Delta sorority held a balloon release for 21-month-old Lachlan Tannery, who is battling a rare form of leukemia. The event helped raise money and awareness in hopes of finding Lachlan a bone marrow match. The Tannery family will be living near MUSC in […]

On Saturday, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Clemson University issued a statement that the group has found no evidence of hazing in the death of 19-year-old freshman Tucker Hipps, whose body was found last Monday. He was reported missing following an early morning run with fraternity members. The fraternity said it has completed the first phase of its internal […]