Category: News

The South Carolina Botanical Garden hosts its Fall Concerts in the Garden Series, featuring exciting and varied musical offerings from local artists.  On Friday, October 11th at 7pm the Garden welcomes Ali Riehm, one of Clemson University’s very own.  Her rhythmic guitar, smooth vocals, and lighthearted sound make her music a perfect match for this outdoor venue. This is Ali’s […]

The most common complication for a patient while in the hospital is an infection, especially for very sick patients who require a stay in the intensive care unit. It’s estimated that one in 20 hospital patients acquire antibiotic resistant infections. A new study examined whether wearing gloves and gowns for all patient contact in the ICU decreased infection rates.  “A […]

Developing a blood clot after surgery is a common but serious complication. Hospitals report the number of these clots along with other performance measures on public websites. A new study examined why certain hospitals providing some of the highest quality care had some of the worst rankings when it came to reporting the number of blood clots after surgery. “Some […]

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce announces that tonight’s open house has been postponed, explains executive director Jillian Lusk.  “We were really sad to do it but we wanted to make sure the office looks its best and is completed ready for a large group to come in to see it.  Right now we are still just putting together some […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Sunday evening on multiple traffic charges during routine road patrol operations.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “27-year-old Marco Antonio Esparza of 241 Friendship Road in Seneca was clocked on radar doing 85 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone in a Chevrolet […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces six people were killed on state roadways from Friday, October 4, at 6pm until Sunday, October 6, at midnight.  As of October 6, 565 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 631 highway deaths in this same time period in 2012. Oconee County reports two highway fatalities in 2013 compared […]

An autopsy was performed Monday on Logan Wolfe, the man who drowned on Lake Keowee.  The exam confirmed he died as a result of freshwater drowning.  The incident occurred Saturday afternoon near the I-85 bridge and the Harbor Light Marina in Hart County, Georgia.  A group of friends was operating a pontoon boat on their way back from a weekend camping trip when […]

An Anderson man sits behind bars charged with two counts of arson.  Anderson County Fire Chief Billy Gibson reports that 33-year-old Matthew Lawrence Collett was arrested and charged with arson in the third degree for the Azalea Apartments fire and could face up to 15-years in prison plus an additional charge of attempted murder. Thirty families were left homeless after […]

This is Fire Prevention Week and Oconee County Emergency Services is joining forces with the National Fire Protection Association to remind residents to ‘Prevent Kitchen Fires.’ During this year’s fire safety campaign, fire departments will be spreading the word about the dangers of kitchen fires, most of which result from unattended cooking, and teaching residents how to prevent kitchen fires […]

Clemson University’s special collections library has digitized the complete run of Clemson’s yearbook, Taps, from the first volume in 1899 through 2012. Through a partnership with the Internet Archive, the Taps were scanned cover-to-cover in full color. Online visitors can page through volumes, search the full text, download PDFs and view them on Kindles. The first Clemson yearbook, The Clemson […]