Category: News

New research unveiled by Connect South Carolina shows that 91% of rural households in the Palmetto State have access to fixed broadband service of at least 3 Mbps download and 768 Kbps upload, increasing from last October’s availability figure of 90.89%. This is the seventh comprehensive broadband availability data refresh since the State Broadband Initiative data collection started in 2010. “As […]

The summer outlook for job seekers just got a little brighter. Twenty-two percent of employers surveyed by Manpower, Inc. say that they plan to add workers to their payrolls in the third quarter. Beth Herman of Manpower says that the consulting firm expects to see growth in every industry sector it monitors but a couple could be particularly strong in […]

Prescribing antibiotics for children is very common. About 75% of these medications are given to treat acute respiratory tract infections. A new study evaluated whether pediatricians who received education about current prescribing guidelines and feedback about the prescriptions they wrote would prescribe these drugs more effectively.  “The infections we targeted were things like sinus infections, strep throat and pneumonia.” Dr. […]

On Saturday, boaters are encouraged to take advantage of a free safety inspection.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is collaborating with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary to provide free boater’s safety inspections at J. Strom Thurmond Lake, starting at 9:30am. Officials with the Corps and the Coast Guard will perform vessel safety checks at Scotts Ferry boat ramp, located on the South […]

Author Joseph Wilburn Boring Jr. announces the release of his new Christian science fiction, “Spur of the Moment.” In the story, readers are introduced to Arthur, who intended to improve on the incredible success of his father. Instead, he, by determined attention to detail and quite by accident, discovered how to manipulate elements that, in a most intricate way, determine […]

Training is being credited for the successful outcome of a weekend barricade situation in Walhalla.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “We are very pleased that this situation resolved itself without any injury to anybody.  We were happy that he came out and surrendered himself without incident.  Obviously a lot of times you have to […]

Clemson University police arrested 19-year-old Isiah Jasper Hill III on charges related to the unauthorized use of a credit card number.  Hill is a sophomore from Lawrenceville, Georgia. Clemson University police charged Hill with felony financial transaction card theft and misdemeanor financial transaction card fraud value of $500 or less in a six-month period. The warrant said he made deposits into […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed an additional charge against 43-year-old Timothy Scott Blackwell, who barricaded himself inside his home Sunday after law enforcement responded to a domestic call.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “The additional charge, according to warrants, is possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person convicted of a […]

Continuous rain, rising rivers, and saturated ground have made flood prone areas in the Upstate vulnerable.  Storms are forecast in the Upstate for much of the week, so Oconee County Emergency Management director Scott Krein is warning residents about potential floods. “Our lakes and rivers are full and if streams run on roads that can be dangerous.  Any time the […]

The national average price for a gallon of gas remained pretty much the same over the past three weeks. Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey of gas prices, says you should expect to pay a bit more over the next few weeks though.  “I do think that the trend ex-crude is for a bit more at the pump because […]