Category: News

A former Anderson elementary school teacher has pled to child pornography charges.  United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces that 47-year-old Joey Thomas Carter pled guilty in federal court in Anderson, to conspiracy to defraud the United States.  United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed a report from the U.S. […]

An Upstate carjacker has pled guilty and will receive the maximum sentence the law allows.  Tenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams announces that Frankie Hugh Brooks, Jr. pled guilty in Anderson County General Sessions Court to multiple charges. The Honorable Lawton McIntosh sentenced him to the maximum on each of the following charges: 20 years for carjacking; 5 years each […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces that motorists in the Palmetto State set a record-breaking 91.7% safety belt usage rate making 2013 the second consecutive year the rate rose above 90%.  The figures are from a recent survey by the University of South Carolina. It was based on traffic counts conducted in 16 counties and focused on drivers […]

The latest unsolved case to be profiled by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is that of Jimmy Whitfield, who was reported missing over 26 years ago.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “The late winter of 1987 was the last time that Jimmy Whitfield was seen by his family and friends.  That was over 26 […]

Dr. Ronnie L. Booth, president of Tri-County Technical College, will deliver the College’s summer commencement address on Friday, August 2, at 6pm at the Anderson Civic Center. Approximately 344 students will receive degrees, diplomas and/or certificates.  In addition to families and guests of the graduates, alumni and other friends of the College are invited to attend the ceremony. Dr. Booth […]

The Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County held its regular meeting Monday night.  With more than a month before the start of the new school year, the Board heard a report from Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas on progress being made this summer in anticipation of the new year.  “The summer is really an important time for […]

The Board of Trustees of the Oconee County Public Library will hold their bi-monthly meeting at the Salem Community Center on Monday, July 22 at 5:30pm. The meeting is open to the public, explains Oconee County Public Library publicity director and Seneca Branch manager Blair Hinson.  “Our Library Board of Trustees will be meeting Monday night, July 22 at 5:30pm in the […]

As part of its Teen Summer Reading Program, the Pickens County Library System is offering a free teen activity every Tuesday afternoon at 4pm at the Hampton Memorial Library in Easley.  Area teens are invited to the library on Tuesday, July 23 for a program on survivalism. A local expert will teach essential survival skills and attendees will make paracord […]

The Clemson Rotary recently awarded $15,000 in grant money to Upstate agencies.  The Clemson Rotary Club raises the grant money every year through various fundraisers, including an oyster roast, a golf tournament, and a wine tasting and silent auction.  This year’s grant recipients were the Clemson Child Development Center, Clemson Community Care, Clemson FCA Chapter, the Clemson Free Clinic, Clemson […]