Category: News

The Oconee Economic Alliance will conduct its monthly “Business Forum” on April 10 at 8am and will feature Linda Maue Gallicchio from The Rutland Institute for Ethics at Clemson University.  She will be speaking about The Rutland Institute for Ethics at Clemson University and how it is striving to make an impact in the business world. The Oconee Economic Alliance “Business Forum” […]

Sexual violence remains a major issue on college campuses, such as Clemson University, that is why the university Student Senate is taking a pro-active approach to eliminate or reduce the problem. As part of the Protect My Clemson Family Campaign, thousands of students have taken a pledge to be a personal ally in the cause. April is being observed as […]

The word “vacation” seems to be losing a lot of its meaning. A new survey by the on-line “career community” Glassdoor suggest that a huge percentage of American workers are not taking the paid time off they are entitled to. Glassdoor’s Scott Dobroski says that the average employee only uses half of their vacation time, and plenty keep working while […]

The South Carolina Botanical Garden’s annual Spring Plant Sale arrives just in time for Easter this year.  The sale is open to the public from 9am to 1pm April 12.  Many new plants are available this spring as the selection of native species has increased and a number of plants from the Botanical Garden collection will be available. Many varieties of vegetables […]

National recognition is being bestowed on a Clemson University Professor Emeritus.  The American Institute has named Barry Nocks, professor emeritus of city and regional planning at Clemson University, to the College of Fellows for Certified Planners in recognition of his achievements in urban planning, community service and leadership. He will be inducted into the College of Fellows April 27in Atlanta […]

The City of Clemson invites the community to drop off a book for a child during the week of April 6-12.  The community is asked to collect books for children ages birth to three.  The book drive will target low-income families with the goal of placing books into homes that do not normally have them.  The event will also recognize […]

Protect yourself from identity theft by shredding personal documents at the City of Clemson’s free Community Smart Shred Event on May 3.  The event from 9am to 1pm in the upper parking lot at Clemson City Hall, located at 1250 Tiger Boulevard is free to all in the community.  There is a limit of 4 to 5 boxes or bags […]

There is still time to enter the 2014 CrimeStoppers of Oconee County golf tournament, which will be held on May 1 at the Oconee Country Club in Seneca.  Everyone is invited to become involved either through fielding a team or through a hole sponsorship, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “Registration will begin at 11am with […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety recognized law enforcement officers and agencies Tuesday for their efforts in 2013 to enforce the state’s DUI laws and remove impaired drivers from South Carolina roadways. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety presented awards to officers and agencies in several categories and held drawings for agencies to win equipment and vehicles during […]

A suspect is in custody charged in connection with two recent armed robberies in the Pendleton area.  Deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 56-year-old Willie Mays Wideman.  He stands charged with two counts of armed robbery and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Wideman was arrested around 11pm Wednesday.  According […]