Category: News

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) honored Jim Barker, president emeritus, Clemson University, during the 22nd Annual Townes Award Dinner on March 17 at the Columbia Marriott. James F. “Jim” Barker recently retired as president after serving for 14 years and is returning to the faculty in the School of Architecture. Barker came to office with […]

The Tri-County Technical College Alumni Association’s Spring Open golf tournament will be April 25 at Brookstone Meadows in Anderson. Registration will begin at 11:30am followed by lunch. The captain’s choice shotgun start will be at 1pm with an awards presentation at the end of the tournament.  Your $85 registration fee includes lunch, a bucket of practice balls, green fees, cart, […]

A Nashville recording artist is coming to the Upstate of South Carolina to sing.  Jenna Basso has performed on many stages in the Nashville area, including country music’s most famous stage, The Grand Ole Opry.  Basso comes to the South Carolina Botanical Garden in Clemson on March 28 for a concert from 7-8:30pm.  Tickets are only $10 per person.

The two men vying for the open seat on Oconee County Council square off twice this year.   Seneca attorney Paul Cain and Oconee County School Board Chairman Andy Inabinet officially filed for Seat Three on the Oconee County Council this week.  The seat opened after the passing of Archie Barron earlier this year.  The two candidates from Seneca square off […]

A bill to encourage drivers to slow down in highway construction zones across South Carolina would increase penalties and state troopers’ presence. Supporters say the measure is essential to the safety of drivers and workers in the dangerous areas. The measure would create the crime of endangering a highway worker by speeding or ignoring traffic signs. Half of the increased […]

In an effort to keep residents safe, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is proposing a distracted driving ordinance.  At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Oconee County Council, Sheriff Crenshaw presented the ordinance, which forbids the use of any cellular or other portable electronic communication device while operating a moving vehicle.  The Oconee County Council gave preliminary approval to the distracted […]

South Carolina has the 10th highest Alzheimer’s death rate in the nation, according to a new study by the Alzheimer’s Association.  More than 5 million Americans are living with the disease, 79,000 of them are in South Carolina. The study released that women are more at risk for Alzheimer’s disease than men.  After the age of 65, women have a 1 […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Fair Play man on petit larceny charges, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “Back on February 14, the Sheriff’s Office issued a press release seeking the public’s help regarding a larceny report from back on January 5.  According to the incident report, a deputy responded to Countryside Exxon […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Saturday evening on multiple charges, which include larceny and burglary, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “38-year-old David Andrew Smith of 25 Gammell Street in Seneca was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 7:14pm on Saturday evening on one charge of grand larceny, one count […]

Clemson University Police arrested Meganne Evans of Pendleton this week on charges of grand theft.  Evans is a temporary employee at the Fran Hanson Discovery Center, where the thefts occurred between September 2013 and February 2014.  Officers say she deposited $3,195 in checks intended for the S.C.Botanical Garden into her personal checking account. Evans was released on a $5,000 personal […]