Category: News

Clemson University’s Walker Golf Course has been named one of South Carolina’s “30 Best Golf Courses You Can Play” by the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel. This is the third time that the Walker Course has been named to this list. The Walker Course received the highest number of votes of all public golf courses in the Upstate region. […]

Clemson University students who will receive degrees May 10 were able to buy caps and gowns made of recycled plastic bottles.  The Media Relations Department at Clemson University reports that not only are they almost indistinguishable from the traditional caps and gowns, they are manufactured in the U.S. and can be recycled after graduation. There will be recycling bins at […]

An internationally acclaimed geneticist known for his molecular research to improve crop production in sorghum, sugar cane and maize will lead Clemson’s Advanced Plant Technology Program based at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center. Stephen Kresovich will join the Clemson faculty in July to lead research efforts at the Pee Dee Center, on Clemson’s main campus and across the […]

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and John McCain (R-Arizona) have renewed their call for Senate leadership to appoint a joint select committee to investigate the Obama Administration’s handling before, during, and after the September 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi.  Senator Graham said, “We are once again calling on our Senate leadership to appoint a joint select committee to investigate […]

The United Way of Oconee County, partnering with the state Department of Social Services, will issue free coupons to low income adults 60 and older that may be used to buy fresh produce at local participating farmers’ markets. Each eligible person will receive $35 worth of coupons that may be used from June through October 15. These free coupons will […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Seneca Police Department made a joint drug arrest Monday in the city limits of Seneca.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “According to investigators, 55-year-old Joseph Michael West of 302 West North 2nd Street in Seneca was arrested at his place of business called Yesterday’s at 318 West North […]

Sister station WGOG reports that a Lake Keowee restaurant near Seneca has closed temporarily because of a kitchen fire. According to the Seneca Fire Department, Tuesday morning’s fire at the Tikki Hut on Old Salem Road was doused by kitchen workers using extinguishers.  Seneca Fire Department spokesman Chris Cartee says the investigation of the fire is in the hands of […]

Many people love their neighborhood library but a Pew Research Center survey suggests that parents are wild about them. More than 9 out of 10 parents surveyed say that libraries are important for their children, and 8 in 10 say they are very important. The Pew Research Center’s Lee Rainie gives details.  “They especially like that libraries are safe places […]

Pre-natal exposure to anti-epilepsy medications including the drug Valproate has been associated with congenital malformations and delayed cognitive development in children.  A new study examined whether there was a relationship between use of this medication by expectant mothers and the risk of autism in their children. “When you are treating pregnant women with medication during pregnancy it’s always important to […]

Nominations for the Clemson Ring of Honor are being accepted at the Clemson Athletic Department.  Nominations for all sports will be accepted until June 1.  Send nominations in the form of a letter to: Tim Bourret, Ring of Honor Chairman, PO Box 31, Clemson, SC, 29633.  The charge of the Ring of Honor committee is to bestow the highest athletic award […]