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Moving Clemson University’s 2020 roadmap forward, the school’s board of trustees Friday approved plans and bond resolutions for several capital projects to provide new or renovated housing, athletic and other student-support facilities. The trustees gave final approval to the plan and related revenue bond resolutions for a $116-million core campus development, which will replace some of Clemson’s oldest student facilities. […]

The welding program at Tri-County Technical College is getting a boost from the shareholder-funded Duke Energy Foundation that will help give students a real-world advantage.  The $50,000 grant will enable students to train and learn skills in an accelerated one-year training model that focuses on learning real-world applications used in local industries. The implementation of an accelerated training program allows […]

Over the weekend, Oconee County Emergency Services helped to develop future leaders in fire and emergency service. Oconee County played host to the members of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association’s Leadership Institute. The Institute is offered to individuals to improve and develop fire service leadership at the state level through networking and education pertaining to the many facets of […]

An Upstate man is dead after a crash in Pickens County on SC 183 around 9:30am Sunday. Troopers say a vehicle traveling north, collided with a pick-up truck that was trying to turn onto SC 183 from Sunset Drive. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the driver of the truck was killed. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified him as 83-year-old […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed additional charges against a Central man charged with involuntary manslaughter. 17-year-old Octavis Jamal Robinson of Central was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a homicide that occurred early Saturday morning in the Seneca area. On Sunday, Robinson was charged with attempted armed robbery, possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime, and […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged 17-year-old Octavis Jamal Robinson of Central with involuntary manslaughter in a homicide that occurred early Saturday morning in the Seneca area. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “According to investigators, deputies responded to West Cherry Road in reference to a reported gunshot victim around 1:28am.  The victim was […]

Oconee County authorities say a 21-year-old North Carolina man has died after he was found with a gunshot wound inside a car. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said Rashean N. Parker II of Gastonia was found Saturday morning. Parker is formerly from Pendleton. Addis said the case is being investigated as a homicide. Parker was pronounced dead at 3am in […]

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly wreck involving a pedestrian Friday night in Pickens County. The accident happened around 6:45pm on Saluda Dam Road, near North Fish Trap Road, just outside the City of Easley.  Officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol report that a 59-year-old woman from Easley was driving west on Saluda Dam Road when […]

It may sound contrived to think combining the words inspiration, technology, NFL Player, talent, showcase, Herschel Walker, and marine base could translate into the next step in the evolution of a show like American’s Got Talent.  Thanks to a recent visit to Camp LaJeune by Heisman Trophy Winner and his latest ecommerce venture, Herschel is unveiling Herschel’s Raw Talent, a […]

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire) and John McCain (R-Arizona) today wrote President Obama requesting he answer additional questions regarding the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi that were raised in his recent interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly. “We watched with great interest your recent interview with Bill O’Reilly.  Unfortunately, we believe the interview […]