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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement after speaking with the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf about combating the spread of Ebola. Graham is the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. “Liberia is one of the United States’ best friends on the African continent and, today, I spoke with […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and CrimeStoppers of Oconee County, Inc. announces the winners of the recent 10th annual Crime Stoppers Car Show, which was held Sept. 6 in Westminster during the 2014 Apple Festival. A total of 35 vehicles registered for the car show. A total of $540 was collected. The award for the top 4×4 went to Carl […]

This afternoon at 3:30pm Clemson University hosts POW and MIA Remembrance Day. To commemorate the national observance, Clemson University’s Army and Air Force ROTC units hold a ceremony in remembrance of those soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen that never returned home. The event takes place at Tillman Hall, which is located at 101 Gantt Circle. While the ceremony is closed […]

Interested in becoming a Board of Trustees member for the Oconee County Public Library? If you are interested in promoting and guiding the library, use this link to find out more about filing to be considered: http://www.oconeesc.com/Council/Information.aspx. At their May 3, 2011 meeting, the Oconee County Council adopted the Boards, Commissions and Council Appointed Committee Orientation and General Information Booklet. […]

Remember what it was like during the Civil War this Friday as the Walhalla Civic Auditorium presents a special tribute to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The Auditorium’s Civil War Remembrance Night is Friday, Sept. 19 at 8pm. “Come join the Phil Cheney Minstrels as they remember the 150th anniversary of the Civil War year 1864. They will […]

Members of the Seneca Presbyterian Church presented a check for $2,700 to assist with funding the Backpack Program for Blue Ridge Elementary in the School District of Oconee County. The program primarily targets students who qualify for the Free Lunch Program. Many of these students rely on breakfast and lunch at their school for their most nutritious meals of the […]

When the Clemson Tigers play the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday, Heisman Trophy quarterback Jameis Winston will be watching, at least for the first half. Florida State announced Wednesday afternoon that the star quarterback has been suspended after he was seen shouting an obscene sexual phrase on campus Tuesday. Twitter posts show Winston standing on a table in the student […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man this week on second-degree burglary and grand larceny charges relating to an incident that occurred in May. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “21-year-old William Kyle Craig was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center after deputies arrested him at his residence after receiving a tip […]

On Wednesday, a Pickens County jury found Lester Mosley Jr. guilty of murder in the 2012 shooting death of a Clemson University student. On Dec. 8, 2012, Mosley and three other men forcible entered a home on Chimney Ridge looking for drugs. During the home invasion and attempted robbery, Mosley fatally shot 23-year-old Steven Grich. On Tuesday, the state called […]

Tenth Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams reports that shortly before opening arguments began, Robert Rampolla pled guilty in Anderson General Sessions Court to shooting Theresa Williams. The Honorable Donald Hocker sentenced Rampolla to 10 years for voluntary manslaughter and 5 years for the possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The sentences are to be served concurrently. […]