Category: News

Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 30% of people 80 years and older. Incidence of the disease is reportedly higher in African-Americans than in Caucasians. A new study found that the gene ABCA7 was associated with an increased risk for developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in African-Americans.  “ABCA7 is definitely a risk factor gene […]

As the tax deadline draws near, the South Carolina Forestry Commission is urging tax filers to remember forests when submitting their state returns. This tax season marks the third year taxpayers anticipating a refund will have an option to contribute all or part of it to sustaining state-owned forestlands.  The General Assembly passed an income tax check off creating the SC […]

New jobs are coming to Anderson County.  McLaughlin Body Company, a major metal fabricator, will locate their new Caterpillar supply operation in an Anderson industrial park, pending final approval by the Anderson County Council on April 15. The $22 million investment is expected to generate 250 new jobs over the next five years.  The new Anderson plant will serve the […]

Warmer temperatures and extra daylight provide the perfect setting for spring cleaning to begin.  As homeowners are making their to-do lists, a little pest proofing can go a long way to help avoid an infestation of unwanted guests.  Take a room-by-room approach to spring cleaning and pest proofing to prevent pest problems that could occur now or later in the […]

Pump prices continue to decline across the United States.  Amerine Woodyard with the U.S. Energy Information Administration gives details.  “The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell to $3.61 a gallon on Monday. That’s down 3.7 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Pump prices were highest in the […]

After three months of sustained growth, the March NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism ended its slow climb, declining 1.3 points and landing at 89.5. In the 44 months of economic expansion since the beginning of the recovery in July 2009, the Index has averaged 90.7, putting the March reading below the mean for this period. Of the ten Index […]

A club at Clemson University has won a collegiate national championship.  The Clemson University Shotgun Club won the Division III national championship and team high overall score at the ACUI Collegiate Clay Target National Championships in San Antonio, Texas. The national title comes just four years after the club was officially formed. Clemson’s national title was built on first-place finishes in five […]

Tri-County Technical College’s chorus, music faculty and students will present their Spring Concert on April 26. . The concert will be held at 7pm in the Marshall Parker Auditorium on the Pendleton Campus. The performance is free and open to the public. This will be the fourth performance for the chorus under the direction of conductor and music instructor Jeff […]

Sister station WGOG reports a new Oconee County high school first projected to cost $50 million, at the most, will now cost $55 million.  Monday night, school trustees received a maximum guaranteed price during their work session, but no vote was taken. Trustees were told that $3.2 million of the increased costs above the original estimate are traced to academic […]