Category: News

Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas shared a draft of his upcoming ‘Report to the People’ with the Board of Trustees at their work session meeting last night. This annual report will be published and distributed later this month to all in the community.  Dr. Lucas also presented the Comprehensive Health Advisory Committee recommendation to the Board and shared […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) program will host a family literacy event with interactive learning and play stations on April 26, at the Anderson Campus. “Once Upon a Time Book Ball” will be held from 10-11:30am and is designed for children ages 2-6 and their families.  Tri-County’s Anderson Campus is located at 511 Michelin Boulevard in Anderson. Admission […]

Public health officials are seeking the public’s help in tracking the arrival of the West Nile virus in South Carolina. The Department of Health and Environmental Control says people can give the agency dead birds like blue jays, crows and finches for testing. DHEC is accepting the birds through Nov. 30. The agency has information on its website, www.scdhec.gov/birdtesting, to […]

A family in Seneca hopes their horse can achieve the title as the oldest of its kind in the Guinness Book of World Records.  FOX Carolina reports that “Shot” was born in 1974 and is turning 40-years-old. Typically, horses only live to be 25 to 30-years-old. Zack Walters owns the horse and his family has cared for Shot since 1978. The […]

A new website is asking for opinions on the condition of South Carolina roads and bridges.  The South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads announces a new website designed to pass your thoughts along to state lawmakers in hopes they will take action.  According to the new website, www.fixscroads.com, South Carolina has the fourth largest highway system in the country. […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces eleven people were killed on state roadways from Friday, April 11, at 6pm until Sunday, April 13, at midnight.  As of April 13, 199 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 202 highway deaths during the same time period in 2013. Locally, Oconee County reports four highway fatalities in 2014 […]

Shots into a car sent two people to the hospital in Pickens County.  The Pickens Police Department reports that the incident started when two cars approached each other on Henderson Street.  A green SUV pulled away quickly and was shot at by another vehicle.  The SUV continued to be shot at as it drove to the Store and More on […]

Clemson University Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney announced Monday that he has dismissed quarterback Chad Kelly from the football team. “I have dismissed Chad Kelly for conduct detrimental to our program,” said Swinney. “He has had a pattern of behavior that is not consistent with the values of our program. I hope he will mature and grow from this and […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Central man last Friday on weapons charges in relation to a road rage incident that occurred back in March.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “25-year-old Brandon Scott Weatherly, whose address according to warrants is 2254 Lemon Tree Lane in York, SC, has been charged with two counts […]

South Carolina has a new tool to deter people from drinking and driving.  On Monday, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed Emma’s Law, which requires people convicted of driving under the influence to install a device that will not let their vehicles start if they have been drinking. Emma’s Law requires anyone with a first conviction for DUI with a […]