Category: News

A tire recycler and rubber manufacturer is investing $6.9 million in a new facility in Anderson County. Viva Recycling of South Carolina announces the investment, which is expected to create 14 new jobs in the area over the next five years. Established in 2011, Viva Recycling of South Carolina processes scrap tires to produce environmentally responsible recycled rubber products for […]

Students from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) will participate in StartupGSSM Day, a unique exploration of entrepreneurship and design thinking, both on campus and across the state on Aug. 22. Juniors will remain on GSSM’s Hartsville campus for an introduction to Design Thinking, a methodology and process for solving real-world problems developed and popularized by […]

A federal report finds that an American child born last year will cost a family an average of more than $245,000 until he or she becomes an adult. The United States Agriculture Department’s report found that the costs of food, housing, childcare and education have risen 1.8% since 2012. Housing expenses made up 30% of the cost, followed by childcare, […]

A popular kid’s water bottle is being recalled due to safety concerns. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliott Kaye tells about the Brita recall. “There are about 250,000 of them in the market that have had cracks in the white plastic lid on the top that could create some pretty sharp edges and we don’t want kids to get cut […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces four people killed on state roadways over the weekend. As of August 17, 444 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 463 highway deaths during the same time period in 2013. Locally, Oconee County reports seven highway fatalities in 2014 compared to just one in 2013 at this same time. […]

Clemson City Police are looking for a man who they say assaulted a woman outside her apartment earlier this month. The incident happened on Aug. 9 at Falls Landing Apartment on Old Central Road. According to reports, the woman said she was outside her apartment when someone came from behind and forced her inside the apartment. Then she reports being […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fair Play woman Monday afternoon on solicitation of prostitution charges, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “51-year-old Jongsoon Back of 239 Herring Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:13pm. According to the jail, she is still being held on a $470 surety bond. The Sheriff’s […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Liberty man last week on an outstanding warrant of receiving stolen goods from a case that occurred back in October of 2013. The Sheriff’s Office reports that 20-year-old Timothy Rip Bryant was picked up by the Easley Police Department. Bryant was the last of five people arrested who were charged in the case. […]

There is still time to audition for “Who’s Crazy Now?” The Oconee Community Theatre seeks actors for three male and nine female roles. Herschel Harper with the Oconee Community Theatre tells about this funny play. “A group of retired school teachers are in a care center, they are not totally insane but they are a little strange and some of […]

Join the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce for a farm to table dinner celebrating the rich and vital agriculture industry here in the county. The annual Steak in Oconee event is planned for Sept. 29 from 5:30-7:30pm at the South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fairgrounds, which are located at 178 Hayfield Road in Westminster. The cost is $35 per person, which […]