Category: News

Ulrike Heine, assistant professor of architecture at Clemson, has won the 2013 New Faculty Teaching Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the American Institute of Architecture Students. The award is given annually to recognize demonstrated excellence in teaching performance during the formative years of an architectural teaching career.  Heine is one of only three so honored […]

In a re-organization of the State Senate, Oconee County’s Thomas Alexander assumes the chair of the Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee. Such appointments in the Senate are based on seniority, and Senator Alexander says he could never have achieved the position without the support of the voters of District One, who have elected him every time since 1994. Not lost […]

A 79-year old Fair Play man died Tuesday morning in the emergency department at Oconee Medical Center, one hour after being involved in a two-vehicle collision on West Fair Play Boulevard.  The 911 system was activated reporting this collision at 9:31am.  The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported that the deceased was attempting to turn into a driveway when his vehicle […]

Officers with the Easley Police Department arrested a man armed with a gun at a gas station Tuesday night, and arrested another who fled the scene.  Upon arrival at the Hotspot on West Main Street, officers spotted a vehicle that they believed had been involved in a shooting in the county.  Upon inspection, officers spotted two suspects inside the vehicle. One […]

For the 16th consecutive year, the Chick-fil-A Bowl has sold its complete allotment of tickets for the ACC vs. SEC rivalry bowl game.  The Bowl ticket office sold nearly 35,000 tickets to local and regional buyers. A record 94% of ticket buyers renewed their purchases for this year’s bowl game, which features No.8 LSU and No.14 Clemson. LSU and Clemson, […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today praised a report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee which detailed abuses by the National Labor Relations Board.  Many of the abuses contained in the report are directly related to the NLRB complaint against Boeing’s decision to locate a production facility in South Carolina. Graham said, “Under the Obama Administration, the […]

The New 2013 annual passes for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers day use recreation areas are now available for purchase at the J. Strom Thurmond, Hartwell and Richard B. Russell visitor centers. The annual pass costs $30 and is valid for 12 months from date of purchase. Passes can be purchased at the following locations:  J. Strom Thurmond Lake Visitor […]

Charleston-based Congressman Tim Scott was selected by Governor Nikki Haley on Monday to replace Senator Jim DeMint for the next two years. DeMint plans to resign from the Senate in January and instead become president of the Heritage Foundation. The appointment makes Scott the first African-American senator from South Carolina for either party and the only black U.S. Senator serving in […]

With the start of the New Year comes change in leadership at Duke Energy’s World of Energy, which is located next to the Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca. The electric utility announces the appointment of Barbara Gratten of Nashville, Tennessee to succeed the retiring Sandra Magee. Gratten, who comes from the Tennessee Valley Authority, will report for work on January […]

An Easley High School student was arrested Monday morning after a tip led authorities to a car on campus filled with weapons and ammunition.  Easley Police report that 17-year old Hunter Ray Green was detained after a concerned student told faculty members that he had weapons inside a vehicle. Faculty members searched Green’s car and found numerous weapons, including a […]