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The fall semester begins at Clemson University on Monday, Aug. 18. The city and the university announce this year’s Welcome Back Festival is planned for that evening from 5:30-8pm. The Welcome Back Festival hosts more than 70 vendors from local restaurants, businesses and university organizations on College Avenue in downtown Clemson. Streets are lined with food tastings, prizes and merchandise […]

Clemson alum and mother kick-off philanthropic organization in Central. Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and his mother, Sabrina Greenlee, held a Back To School giveaway this past Sunday in his hometown. The Central Clemson Recreational Center hosted the first philanthropic event to kick-off the S.M.O.O.O.T.H. (Speaking Mentally, Outwardly Opening Opportunities Toward Healing) Incorporated foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to […]

The Oconee County Public Library has a new home on the World Wide Web. The new address for the Oconee County Public Library is www.oconeelibrary.org. Oconee County Branch Services Librarian Blair Hinson gives details. “All of your previous bookmarks should still work, since the library had vendors point their servers to the new home. Once you get there, you should […]

SC Works WorkLink will hold its monthly Employer Hiring Event this Friday, Aug. 15 at the Gignilliat Community Center in Seneca, which is located at 621 North Townville Street. The hiring event takes place from 9am to noon. Employers will be on hand to screen applications and resumés, as well as talk with and interview job seekers for open positions. […]

Experienced caregivers looking for work in Anderson and Oconee counties can learn more out opportunities today at a job fair in Easley. SC Works host the job fair from 10am until 2pm at their office, which is located at 1774 Powdersville Road in Easley. Six months of experience is required for the positions, as well as a valid driver’s license […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster couple last night after an investigation revealed that weapons and other items were taken from a Westminster home of a Walhalla City Police Officer. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “28-year-old Christopher William Underwood and 26-year-old Brandy Nicole Underwood, both of 308 Theo Martin Road, were booked […]

The elderly woman killed early Wednesday morning in a crash with an 18-wheeler has been identified. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley announced that 82-year-old Catherine Bowen of Easley died of blunt force trauma in the accident. Easley Police report the accident happened around 5:30am in the Forest Acres Shopping Center on U.S. 123. Investigators say it appears she lost control […]

By unanimous vote, the Seneca City Council approved a funding plan to build the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum, which is to highlight the city’s African-American history and heritage. The city plans to borrow up to $600,000 from the Seneca Light and Water Department’s Peak Shaving Account and repay the account with monies generated by the city’s Hospitality and Accommodations […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is increasing its oversight at Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca. This comes after Duke Energy was cited for a violation related to its failure to identify and correct a crack in a weld on a key safety system. That crack began to leak, prompting the plant to shut down one of the units earlier this year. […]

The Landscape Architecture Class at Clemson University will use a piece of property in the City of Seneca for their next project. For no fee, these students will make suggestions for the Kellett property, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “Ed Halbig, who is the Planning Director for Seneca, has actually been talking with professors over the last several weeks and […]