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Of Tri-County Technical College’s service territory, Oconee is the only county without a full-fledged satellite campus. That has been a sore point with the County Council who believes a home campus will better serve the workforce needs of employers. After County Councilman Reg Dexter raised the subject, State Representative Bill Sandifer predicted that a campus will soon be announced. Sandifer […]

No one seemed surprised when Joel Thrift, chairman of Oconee County Council, took the prerogative to make the state’s Local Government Fund the first question of the evening. He sought the lawmakers’ view on the chances for the state aid to counties’ fund to be replenished to levels pre-2007 recession. Two of the lawmakers responded by saying that, as the […]

A rare meeting of the Oconee County Council and the county’s state Legislative Delegation ended last night with pledges to ensure there will be more in the future. As the leaders wound down after an hour and a half, it was a matter of finding suitable dates on their calendars for the next meetings. Last night’s meeting seemed to open […]

Walhalla celebrates the country’s birthday on Independence Eve. Vanessa Penton of the Greater Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone at 6 o’clock Thursday evening for the fun, the food and the fireworks. There will be food booths, bouncy houses and music. The fireworks will begin shortly after 9 o’clock.

The city of Clemson is experiencing an increase in discoloration, turbidity, in its drinking water. And it is prevalent all the way along the highway 76 transmission line leading to the city, the university, Town of Pendleton, and the Sandy Springs Water District. According to the city of Anderson’s utilities director, Anderson is experiencing the same discoloration issues in its […]

Officials with the SC Department of Natural Resources say the white-nose syndrome which has affected bat populations in the upstate has now moved into the midlands of SC. Recently the disease was discovered in a tri-colored bat in Richland County.Previously, the only known cases of the disease in South Carolina had beenfound in the mountain counties of Pickens and Oconee. […]

The South Carolina department of public safety reports 5 people were killed on South Carolina roadways this past weekend. This includes a 73 year old pedestrian in Laurens. Authorities with the SC Highway Patrol say Edgar Philson died at the scene after he was struck by vehicle. Authorities say an accident in Greenville took the life of an 18 year […]

Tuition, housing and meal plans at Clemson University are on the increase. Those fees are set to be increased by an average of 3 percent this fall. Officials with the University say the increase will partially offset mandatory payroll and retirement and health insurance cost increases. In-state students will see general tuition increase by about $171 per semester and an […]

Around 100 people were on hand Saturday for the dedication of the new veterans monument in West Union. The West Union Town Council along with members of the county delegation, county council leaders, and veterans groups participated in the ceremony. The event was held at the MemoryGarden near the West Union Fire department. The Sons of the American Legion Squadron […]

The 13 year old CAT bus route operating between Clemson University, Pendleton and Tri-County Technical College will continue for another year! Although formal ratification will not be approved by the Clemson City Council until July 7, the Pendleton Route will not be interrupted at any time during the next ten days. The critical portion of the CATbus 4-U Route connecting […]