Category: News

For the second year in a row, South Carolina has claimed the top spot among U.S. states in a report gauging the global impact of foreign-direct investment. In the annual IBM-Plant Location International Global Location Trends report released this month, South Carolina ranked first in the nation for per-capita employment by foreign-owned firms investing last year. Presently, there are more […]

Two environmental groups are urging Duke Energy to develop a solar farm in Anderson County.  The State newspaper reports that the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy have asked regulators to order the utility to produce up to 375 megawatts of solar energy capability. Duke Energy is building a natural gas plant in Anderson County.  […]

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped again and is now the closest South Carolina has been to the national rate since 2002.  The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reports that in November, the jobless figure declined to 7.1% from the October rate of 7.5%. The number of unemployed persons was 152,584, a decrease of approximately 10,230. Since […]

2014 is an election year and Oconee County Republicans are inviting the community to a meet-and-greet breakfast. The event takes place from 8 to 10am on January 16 at the Seneca Family Restaurant on Highway 123.  The cost is $7 a person.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest of a Townville man Saturday afternoon on drug and weapons charges during routine road patrol operations.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “An officer observed a moped on Highway 24 inside Oconee County traveling towards Townville which turned left onto Woolbright Circle.  The moped made a wide […]

If you plan to leave town this holiday season, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has some advice for you to protect your home from thieves while away, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “While away, be sure to have someone picking up your mail and or paper deliveries; along with placing your interior and exterior lights […]

Clemson City Police Chief Jimmy Dixon has issued an important notice regarding an overabundance of break-ins throughout the city.  The break-ins are occurring to homes as well as vehicles. The Police Department is working diligently to find the persons responsible for committing these acts.  The Clemson City Police Department is deploying additional patrol personnel from off-duty to work specifically in residential […]

Here is the Oconee County solid waste schedule for Christmas week. For Christmas Eve on Tuesday, manned convenience centers will operate 7am to 3pm. The landfill will run 7:15am until 1:30pm. Hours for the Oconee Transfer Station are 6am to 1:30pm. All solid waste facilities are closed Wednesday, Christmas Day, and Thursday, the day after Christmas. All solid waste facilities […]

Tri-County Technical College will be closed for the holidays beginning Tuesday, December 24, 2013, through Wednesday, January 1, 2014.  The College will reopen Thursday, January 2.  Important dates and deadlines for spring semester can be found on the Academic Calendar link at www.tctc.edu.

All branches of the Oconee County Public Library will close for a few days to celebrate the holidays, explains Oconee County Public Library publicity director Blair Hinson.  “All branches of the Oconee County Public Library will close at 6pm on Monday, December 23, and remain closed Tuesday through Thursday, December 24 through 26, for Christmas. All branches will also close […]