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Looking for a part-time job?  Well, the Greater Oconee County Chamber of Commerce is seeking an individual good at working with the public for a position, explains executive director Jillian Lusk.  “We are looking for one part-time person for 20-25 hours a week to help out in our information center and to just help out with some of our communications […]

The Greater Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual membership and awards banquet on April 24 with members of the Chamber, City Council and Walhalla Partners for Progress in attendance to hear Katherine Hendricks, City Administrator of Pickens, speak on revitalization, business development, and the SC Main Street program.  Banquet attendees had the opportunity to hear first-hand how the […]

Visitors to Oconee State Park will notice a new addition to the 76-mile Foothills Trail.  Hikers are invited to celebrate the upgrades during a ceremony this month at the end of the trail. Heyward Douglass of the Foothills Trail Conference says there is new paved parking, along with some kiosks whose maps help guide hikers. The ceremony takes place at […]

South Carolina residents still have time to register to vote in the upcoming June 10 primaries.  In May, state and local voter registration and elections officials will be drawing attention to the effort to increase registration and to educate voters on candidates. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has declared May as Voter Education Month. South Carolina started online voter registration […]

Governor Nikki Haley signed Emma’s Law, a bill aimed at preventing more drunken driving deaths in South Carolina, on Wednesday.  The bill is named after 6-year-old Emma Longstreet, who died on New Year’s Day 2012 when a repeat-offender drunken driver struck her family’s minivan while they were on their way to church. The Longstreet family has been advocating and working […]

A Seneca man stands charged with abuse of a wildlife management area, failure to stop for blue lights and child endangerment, after officers observed him doing doughnuts on DNR land before crashing his vehicle when fleeing from officers.  On Tuesday, warrants were served on 43-year-old Tracy Fowler.  The SC Department of Natural Resources reports that on April 18 a DNR […]

Deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a second armed robbery that occurred on Wednesday.  This one also occurred at a gas station.  The robbery was reported Wednesday night at a Shell Station on River Road in Piedmont.  Authorities report that a suspect entered the store pointed a gun and demanded cash.  He then fled the scene.  Deputies […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery early Wednesday morning.  Authorities say the Stop-A-Minit on Pearman Dairy Road was robbed around 3am by a man who pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded the money in the cash register.

KIOTI Tractor announces that Dickson Tractor Incorporated in Westminster has received 5-Paw certification, one of 40 dealerships in North America to receive this honor in 2013. The certification is part of the unique KIOTI 5-Paw Dealer Excellence Program, which was created to honor dealerships that deliver outstanding overall performance. Each year KIOTI dealers are evaluated against stringent qualifications in regards […]

Over the past 24 hours, severe weather was forecast to hit the Upstate of South Carolina; however, nothing happened.  During the storm, tornadoes claimed over 29 lives across six states. Nevertheless, because of cloud cover and strong storms to the south, the Upstate has insufficient moisture to fuel strong storms and heavy rain. This kept the Upstate and northeast Georgia […]