Category: News

For the first time in its history, the S.C. Botanical Garden closed after sustaining damage from a weekend flood.  Heavy rain early Saturday overwhelmed the Duck Pond and spilled over the dam forcing the closure, explains Patrick McMillan, director of the S.C. Botanical Garden. “The mountain meadow below the dam, including the new Natural Heritage Garden trail and all of the […]

A 20-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed in western North Carolina because of a crack in the pavement. Park officials say there is a 2- to 4-inch wide crack running about 100 feet along the road. Parts of the crack are 6 feet deep. Officials have closed the road between milepost 375 north of Asheville to milepost […]

The South Carolina Department of Transportation expects that a quarter-mile stretch of US 178 in Pickens County near the North Carolina line will remain closed until early next month while repairs are made. A mudslide damaged part of the road. An approximate 30-minute detour has been posted in cooperation with the North Carolina DOT. That detour, which includes a portion […]

Due to the high water levels on Lake Hartwell, the boardwalk at Abernathy Park in the City of Clemson has been temporarily closed.  The boardwalk will be opened when water levels return to normal.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces that the four missing Oconee County girls and their mother have been found in Idaho.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “According to investigators, the girls and their mother were found by Idaho State Police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which is near the Washington and Idaho state line.  The […]

For the second year in a row, Clarka Wickliffe has won the talent competition at the Miss South Carolina Pageant.  Wickliffe is a native of Oconee County and graduate student at Clemson University pursuing a master’s degree in bio-medical engineering.  She lives in Greenville County and is this year’s Miss Spartanburg.  Wickliffe took home the talent award with her vocal […]

Lake Keowee Marina and other area sponsors will be hosting a Poker Run on the water to benefit Our Daily Rest in Seneca, on Saturday, July 27th. Registration begins at 10am, with first launch at 11am. The last hand must be turned in by 4pm and the awards party will be held from 5pm – 8pm that evening. There is […]

Clemson University is now sharing its knowledge and resources with the rest of the world.  Clemson University Libraries has been recognized as a contributor to the creation of The Digital Public Library of America, a portal that delivers millions of materials found in American archives, libraries, museums and cultural heritage institutions to students, teachers, scholars and the public. Clemson Libraries provided […]

Authorities have arrested a man, who they say stole and crashed a police vehicle.  The South Carolina Radio Network reports that 26-year-old Kenneth Franklin Tollison of Anderson now faces multiple charges. An Iva police officer arrested Tollison around 11:15am Wednesday for attempting to cash a forged check at the Peoples Bank. After Tollison was placed in the back seat of […]

The search for a missing hiker in Table Rock State Park has ended with positive news, the man walked out on his own.  Oconee County Emergency Management director Scott Krein gives details.  “This morning we were searching and one of the search teams was at Table Rock State Park when our subject did walk out on his own power and […]