Category: News

U.S. retail gasoline prices should be slightly lower during the second half of 2013.  Jonathan Cogan with the U.S. Energy Information Administration gives details.  “In its new monthly energy forecast, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects regular grade gasoline will average $3.59 per gallon in the current third quarter and $3.33 in the fourth quarter. Pump prices are expected to […]

ESPN’s College Game Day is coming to Clemson.  According to officials with ClemsonUniversity, the show will broadcast from Death Valley on Aug. 31 when the Tigers take on the Georgia Bulldogs. Game Day last visited Death Valley on Oct 21, 2006, the first and only time Clemson has hosted the show. Chris Fowler hosts the show with Lee Corso, Kirk […]

The Upstate of South Carolina experienced another summer soaking last night courtesy of a lightning storm that arrived shortly before 8:30pm. The area remained under a flood warning until 12:30 this morning. The rain created flooding conditions on parts of Shiloh and Davis Creek roads near Seneca. Crews were called to deal with downed trees on Shiloh Road.  In PickensCounty, […]

Rain and lightening postponed last night’s Dixie Boys World Series games in Seneca.  Just as the first game between Georgia and North Carolina concluded, lightening rolled in and ended baseball for the day, explains Seneca Recreation Director Rick Lacey.  “Lightening delayed the start of the second game. Dixie rules state that you have to wait 30 minutes after a lightening […]

More than a million children are seen in emergency rooms every year with sports-related injuries. Kate Carr is the President and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide. Of particular concern, she says, are concussions.  “Concussions are particularly serious, we are talking about an injury that is internal and they make up 12% of the visits to emergency rooms.” The ages of […]

Over the last decade more than 2,700 active duty service members have taken their life and that number is continuing to rise. A new study examined suicide risk factors among active duty and reserve military personnel across all branches of service, including the national guard.  “Service members have been facing unique stressors including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan some people […]

Clemson University is ranked at the top of U.S. schools in student sports participation and community relations, according to The Princeton Review. In its new “The Best 378 Colleges: 2014 Edition,” the organization used student surveys to rank Clemson No. 1 in three categories: “Everybody plays intramural sports”, “Jock schools” and “Town-gown relations are great” Clemson also is ranked highly […]

Tri-County Technical College President Ronnie L. Booth urged summer graduates to think of themselves as their own corporations and to take charge and be in charge of their own lives.  At the College’s 49th summer commencement, 536 students were awarded degrees, diplomas and/or certificates on August 2 at the Anderson Civic Center. “My challenge to each of you is that […]

Three deputies from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office participated recently in training to receive certification in the National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program. Road Patrol deputy Aaron Hanks, Victim’s Advocate Vickie Bottoms, and Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt participated in the training, held for two days at the Easley Campus of Tri-County Technical College.  In addition, there was a […]

The Oconee County Public Library in partnership with Recorded Books announces the introduction of Universal Class Library Edition, which is an online education experience designed specifically for patrons of public libraries.  With a growing catalog of over 500 courses, Universal Class provides online training guided by real instructors in a collaborative learning environment.  Video-based lessons, graded lesson tests, certificates of achievement […]