Category: News

The collaborative efforts of Clemson ARTS Center and the City of Clemson opened an art gallery at Clemson City Hall. Exhibits feature the works of local artists that range from those just emerging to seasoned artists. “PAINTING THE TOWN; Everything Clemson” is currently exhibited at Clemson City Hall and will show through August 15, 2014. Works include City and University […]

Area law enforcement officers can now receive credit for on the job training and certification through a new program at Tri-County Technical College. Chris McFarlin, Criminal Justice Program Director at the College tells about the law enforcement portfolio program. “If you are a current law enforcement officer who has been to the Academy and works full-time for a commissioned law […]

The Clemson and Auburn football rivalry resumes with a home-home series starting in 2016. The Clemson University and Auburn University football teams will kick off on Sept. 3, 2016 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn then return to Death Valley on Sept. 9, 2017. The two teams first competed against each other in 1899, and have played 49 total games on […]

The Oconee County Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Commission is now accepting Accommodations Tax, or ATAX, grant applications through August 15. Projects eligible for consideration are tourism advertising and promotion, promotion of Arts and Cultural events for the attraction of tourists, facilities for civic and cultural events, and visitor centers. All applications must be received by 2pm on August 15. All […]

A new report from Consumer Reports warns Americans are gobbling up pain medications that are highly addictive with deadly side effects. Report author Lisa Gill of Consumer Reports says that prescriptions for painkillers like Vicodin and Percocet are up 300% over the last decade and the number of deaths is up as well. “Half a million people go to the […]

A Pickens County man must serve at least 85% of a 32-year sentence after being found guilty of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins announces that a Pickens County jury convicted 56-year-old Gary Cliffton Hamilton on Wednesday of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and lewd act on a minor. The Honorable Edward Welmaker sentenced […]

An award winning play graces the Walhalla Civic Auditorium stage as Driving Miss Daisy opens August 8. “Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play. A warm-hearted, humorous and affecting study of the unlikely relationship between an aging, crotchety white Southern lady, and a proud, soft-spoken black man. A long-run Off-Broadway success […]

An autopsy was conducted Wednesday on the body of 71-year-old Donald Lee Davis of 105 Jefferson Drive in the Foxwood Hills Development of Westminster. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said that he died as a result of heart and lung trauma due to stabbing injuries. The exam showed Davis sustained multiple stab injuries. Due to the ongoing investigation by the […]

Upstate teachers are receiving a technology lesson from Anderson University’s Center for Mobile Learning. Around 40 Kindergarten through 12th grade teachers, including some from Anderson and Oconee counties, will learn how to integrate technology into their classrooms. This is the first conference offered by the Center for Mobile Learning; however, the center hopes to expand to teachers across all of […]

If you have driven on Sandifer Boulevard recently you may have noticed the former Ryan’s Steakhouse has been demolished. Construction has already begun on the building, which is to become the new home of a Goodwill store and Job Connection location. Goodwill Industries of the Upstate celebrates the groundbreaking of this new store and Job Connection site on August 22. […]