Category: News

Good news to report at the pump, gasoline prices continue to fall in the U.S.  Amerine Woodyard, spokesperson for the U.S. Energy Information Administration gives details.  “The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell to $3.52 a gallon on Monday. That’s down 1.6 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information […]

May is “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month” and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office not only recognizes this important designation, but it also wants to remind all motorists to be safe, regardless of what kind of vehicle they may be driving.  This observance calls attention to the importance of actively promoting safe motorcycle operation, increased rider training, improved licensing efforts, and motorists’ […]

Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts will deliver Tri-County Technical College’s spring commencement address on Friday, May 10, at 6pm at the Anderson Civic Center.  Approximately 559 students will be awarded degrees, diplomas or certificates during the College’s commencement.  In addition to families and guests of the graduates, alumni and other friends of the College are invited to attend the ceremony. Mayor […]

The Oconee County Public Library will be hosting its 4th annual Adult Summer Reading program that runs concurrently with the children’s and teen programs. Adult Summer Reading coordinator and Westminster Branch manager Leah Price says, “At the OCPL, we want reading to be a whole family affair. We believe that age is not a limit to having fun and enjoying the […]

If you’ve been busy with spring cleaning and you need a safe way to shred your personal documents, Chick-fil-A of Clemson is teaming up with Crosspoint Church for a community shred day. The parking lot of Crosspoint Church will be open Wednesday from 10am to 2pm for the SHRED 360 event.  Shredding of personal documents is an effective way of preventing […]

Brandon Cobb of Greenwood, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division event on Lake Hartwell. For his victory, Cobb earned $6,807. Cobb caught an early limit throwing a white Zoom Super Fluke and a Knight’s Custom Lures Tri Blade spinnerbait, then moved shallow and caught a few […]

Justin Lower is the winner of the NGA Mountain Lakes Classic at Cross Creek Plantation in Seneca.  Lower used a birdie-birdie-birdie finish on Saturday to grab the lead in the Mountain Lakes Classic presented by Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau. After heavy rain washed away Sunday’s final round, the Ohio golfer became a two-time winner on the top-rated developmental […]

An increase number of prescription drug abuse cases in the School District of Pickens County have lead school officials to meet with parents on the problem.  Monday night, the school district held a rally at Pickens High School to inform parents about the escalating problem and putting an end to this rising trend. The school district, along with law enforcement, […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to identify the shooter in a recent drive-by shooting near Seneca.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details, “According to investigators, shots were fired into a dwelling on Thatcher Road just after 7:30pm on April 21.  An individual at that residence told deputies that a bullet […]

A 33-year-old Kansas man was discovered dead at approximately 1pm Saturday afternoon at the scene of a motorcycle collision on SC 130 near Salem.  This collision is believed to have occurred late Friday night and the man was found dead by a female friend and her son during a search for him after he failed to arrive to meet friends […]