Category: News

The South Carolina Department of Transportation signed a contract for the biggest road project in the state in more than a decade this week. The $231 million project aims to improve the I-85 and I-385 interchange in Greenville. The DOT says the Greenville project will eliminate tight loops to go from one interstate to the other and increase the number […]

The South Carolina Film Commission launches a new iPhone app designed to make it easier for movie and TV producers to find potential spots in the Palmetto State. The Associated Press reports that the commission realized a large number of those in the film industry do business on their smartphones, so the new app provide maps of potential film locations, […]

The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail welcomes The Road to Jericho quilt block, which was designed from a quilt made from fabrics collected over several decades by Clara Webb Lindsay. It is sponsor by Unfinished Objects Quilt Bee and hangs at Roberts Presbyterian Church, located on Highway 187S in Anderson. The quilt pattern is a deviation of the String Quilt pattern […]

The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail welcomes a new quilt. Sponsored by the Hagood Community Center Fiber Arts Program at 129 School House Street in Pickens, a Bicentennial quilt now adorns the building. Mary Granger made the original quilt. This spectacular quilt is done in red, white and blue, with four eagles, and medallions of stars and tassels in celebration of […]

A 2004 burglary was solved this week by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. With assistance from Pickens County, Oconee County deputies arrested 55-year-old Rodney Edrew Hendricks of Pickens on burglary and theft charges related to an incident that occurred back on May 2, 2004 at a home near Seneca. While out of town, the homeowner said someone broke in through […]

Clemson fans can watch the Tigers take on the Bulldogs at Death Valley this year. The Clemson University Athletic Department announces the lower bowl of Memorial Stadium will be opened so fans can watch the season opener on Aug. 30 on the stadium’s jumbo video screens. The Athletic Department said this is an opportunity for Clemson fans to experience a […]

Oconee County students out-performed their counterparts across the state, according to recently released ACT scores. The ACT is an achievement test that measures the academic skills and knowledge learned in schools that are critical for success in college. Oconee County School Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland said he is proud of students’ performance but hopes students will do even better on […]

A new program launches next month in the Golden Corner. The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce’s new “Did you Know Campaign” starts at the beginning of September. Oconee County Chamber executive director Jillian Lusk says the program will be highlighting some of the county’s lesser-known facts to help everyone get a better understanding of the community. “Each month we will […]

So far, the school year is off to a good start in Oconee County, but it will be next week before we know official enrollment numbers and who can claim largest school in the Golden Corner, explains Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “As best we can tell right now things are going well. It usually takes a week […]

It could be as soon as this month that passengers start riding on the all new electric CAT buses in the City of Seneca. “That is real close, I’m hoping that it is sometime this month that they will actually be running these buses. Everything is looking good; all the tests have gone well this time. The bus, itself, we […]