Category: News

A man was shot and killed in a dispute over money Wednesday evening in the City of Clemson. The Clemson City Police Department reports that officers received a call around 5:40pm in regards to a shooting. When they arrived on scene, officers discovered a gunshot victim lying outside of the home. Police determine the suspect was still inside the home […]

A former foreign program director of International Adoption Guides Inc. pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the United States by paying bribes to foreign officials and submitting fraudulent documents to the State Department for adoptions from Ethiopia. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney William N. Nettles for the District […]

More people are visiting the City of Seneca. Proof of that comes in the latest figures on visitors to the city’s website, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “10,000 hits, that is pretty amazing. That is people coming and looking at this area. What I like about the website is when you open it up, it is real easy to navigate […]

The Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County wants to help marijuana smokers quit. A new treatment study is underway that could become the first FDA approved medication for marijuana addiction. The clinic needs volunteers looking to quit using the country’s number one illicit drug. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the number of marijuana users between […]

Travelers on US 76 also known as Clemson Boulevard will notice road construction underway. This work requires a lane closure between I-85 and Mays Road through Aug. 9. Motorists are being asked to consider taking alternate routes and pay close attention to the warning signs as well as workers in the area.

Clemson University students love their school and are among the happiest college students in the nation, according to The Princeton Review. In its new “The best 379 Colleges,” 2015 edition, the organization used student surveys to rank Clemson No. 1 among U.S. colleges in “Town-gown relations are great.” It is the fourth year it has been honored with this recognition, […]

A new Fire Marshal has been appointed in South Carolina. On Tuesday, Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Robert Polk to lead the state Fire Marshal’s office. Polk, who was the state Fire Marshal from 2000 to 2003, replaces Shane Ray, who took an executive job with the National Fire Sprinkler Association in May. Polk brings over 40-years of experience to the […]

Bankrate.com released the results of a poll on public sentiment toward the upcoming open enrollment period for the exchanges made possible through President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act. Doug Whitman, an insurance analyst for Bankrate.com, gives details. “In our survey more than half of the respondents, 56%, said that they were not to confident or not at all confident […]

At the request of the Walhalla Chamber of Commerce, city leaders are to consider allowing a beer tent to operate for limited hours during this year’s Oktoberfest. Sister station WGOG reports that at last night’s meeting, the mayor and council entertained the chamber’s request for a Kraft Beer Festival from 2-6pm at the corner of Main and North Catherine streets. […]

On Tuesday, deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jesus Garcia on two counts of criminal sexual misconduct with a minor in the second-degree charges. Deputies say the victims were two 15-year-old girls being treated at his office. Garcia is a licensed massage therapist. He owns and operates Anderson’s Garcia Massotherapy and Wellness Center on Shockley Ferry Road. Deputies […]