Category: News

On Aug. 23, the Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum of South Carolina host the fourth session of a series called Kids Day at “THE AG”. The theme for this session is Simple Machines on the Farm. Through activities and games, students will learn the basic concepts of how simple machines work. Games include pulley tug of war, flash card mania, and […]

Clemson University alumnus Frank Hanckel of the Class of 1955 will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities Clemson University’s summer graduation. Hanckel, a lifelong resident of Charleston, is the former president and chief executive officer of Coburg Dairy Inc. He has served the residents of the Lowcountry throughout his career, holding executive positions on several boards and commissions. He also […]

More than 1,000 students expect to receive degrees on Aug. 8, at Clemson University’s summer graduation. Degree candidates from the colleges of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development makes this one of the largest summer commencement ceremonies ever at the university. Seating for the […]

The City of Clemson celebrates National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5. “America’s Night Out Against Crime” is an annual celebration held to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships, safety and neighborhood camaraderie. The free event starts at 7pm in Patrick Square. Attendees will be treated to free hotdogs, giveaways, prizes and fun activities. When the sun goes […]

The City of Clemson will be replacing water and sewer lines in the near future due to problems several areas have experienced over the years. These projects will be funded with low cost State Revolving Fund loans. The project involves replaces waterlines ranging in size from 1.5 inches to 10 inches. The lines were selected based on their historical failure […]

Members of the Oconee County Council, elected officials and staff are attending the South Carolina Association of Counties Annual Conference this week at the Marriott Beach and Golf Resort on Hilton Head Island.

South Carolina reported 22 infractions of NCAA rules in the past year, seven of those committed by the Gamecocks’ football team. All the violations were classified as secondary, the least serious category by the NCAA. The school’s report from Aug. 1, 2013 through Thursday was released to The Associated Press through an open records request.

Duke Energy officials say site operators did not take all possible precautions to prevent a radioactive water leak that led to shutdown of a South Carolina nuclear reactor. The Associated Press reports that the comments came during a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting in Atlanta on Thursday. Engineers and regulators examined the development of a crack in a high-pressure injector […]

A Norfolk Southern train car was spotted leaking a vapor in Oconee County and a Hazmat crew was called to the scene on Saturday. Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King reports there was no danger to the community. He said someone called 911 after seeing gas coming out of two railcars that were heading northeast on the tracks through the […]

It wasn’t until Michelle Vaughn was in her late 20’s, married and with two small children that she began to re-evaluate her career choice and decided to enroll in Tri-County Technical College’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) program. College was never on her radar, as a C-D student in high school, she was told she was not college material. “I didn’t […]