Category: News

Clemson University head baseball coach Jack Leggett will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame next year. Leggett is part of a seven member class that will be announced later this year. The induction ceremony will take place in January of 2014 in Dallas.  Leggett accepted the honor on behalf of The University of Vermont, Western […]

The Oconee County Council will hold a strategic planning retreat next month to discuss the short term and long-term goals for the county.  Oconee County Councilman Paul Corbeil stated these goals heading into the retreat next month. “First and foremost it remains job creation and the other side of that which is workforce development.  We can have a strong influence […]

The group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety concludes that after years of declines highway deaths during the first 9 months of 2012 rose more than 7%, the biggest jump in 37 years. All states plus Washington DC were graded on adopting 15 basic traffic safety laws. Advocates President Jackie Gillan says everyone traveling on highways is at risk. “We […]

West-Oak High School has a new head football coach.  After a two-month search, West-Oak High School Athletic Director Tim Sheriff announces that Josh Pierce will lead the Warrior football program.  Pierce is a former Newberry College standout.  Playing running back at Newberry, Pierce garnered two-time all-conference recognition and MVP honors.  He has nine years coaching experience, the past six spent […]

Former Daniel High School student Shaq Lawson joins the Clemson Tigers football squad.  Lawson had 99 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss at Daniel High as a senior in 2011. He was ranked as the top prep school player in the nation this year, playing at Hargrave Military Academy. Lawson enrolled for spring semester classes at Clemson this week and […]

A 21-year-old Seneca man sits behind bars charged with the armed robbery of a pizza deliveryman.  Seneca Police report the incident occurred around 12:30pm Sunday when a Domino’s Pizza deliveryman was taking a pizza to a home on South Stribling Street in Seneca.   As he was knocking on the door, he was approached by a mask man holding a gun […]

South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s remarks on the debt ceiling: “President Obama’s remarks on the debt ceiling show how out of touch he is in regards to America’s spending problem. The President may be the only person in Washington who believes that failing to increase the nation’s credit card limit is […]

Sister station WGOG reports that Seneca’s bid for additional seats on the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority Board will be decided in the individual council chambers of its member-cities. What loomed as the potential for an open fight failed to materialize during the Authority’s annual meeting. As expected, Seneca attorney Michael Smith made the City’s request official. Seneca requested the […]

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce is currently in the process of finding a new director after Sandra Jones resigned following two years of service.  The Chamber is currently accepting resumes for the position, explains Chamber Board member Gene Blair. “We have solicited resumes as we are still soliciting them and they can be delivered to the Chamber on Ram […]

One challenge in rural communities, such as Oconee County, is dental health issues.  Mountain Lakes Access Health, a non-profit, comprehensive health program in Oconee and Pickens counties seeks to establish a dental clinic in the area to serve the needs of low-income and uninsured individuals.  Mountain Lakes Access Health executive director Cortni Nations gives details.  “While various agencies have partnered […]