Category: News

Sister station WGOG reports that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed Newfound Gap Road also known as U.S. 441, due to a landslide which undercut the road near mile marker 22 between Collins Creeks and Webb Overlook.  The slide is estimated to be a 200-foot section of road extending 1,000 foot down slope, but the full extent of […]

A man will spend the next 47-years behind bars for killing an Upstate woman and her unborn child.  Tenth Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams announces that Keith Rucker pled guilty in Anderson General Sessions Court to voluntary manslaughter and death of a child in utero. The Honorable Cordell Maddox sentenced him to 30 years on the manslaughter charge and 17 years […]

The City of Clemson’s Department of Public Works will be accepting sealed bids for used vehicles, equipment, computer accessories, and miscellaneous items that have up for sale.  Items may be viewed and sealed bids may be submitted at the Clemson Public Works Facility, located at 1155 Old Central Road in Central, between 8am and 5pm  Monday through Friday, beginning January […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied Duke Energy’s request for more time to transition to a revised fire protection system at Oconee Nuclear Station. Duke Energy had wanted a two-year extension, but the NRC said no in a letter this week. According to a safety evaluation prepared by the NRC, in 2006, Duke Energy disclosed plans to install a new […]

An Upstate banker and developer have pleaded guilty in a fraud case. United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces 47-year-old William Binnicker, Jr. of Easley and 78-year-old Rufus Revis of Anderson pled guilty this week in federal court in Anderson, to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.   United States District Judge Timothy Cain of Anderson accepted the plea and will impose sentence after […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division is offering photography classes for both film and digital cameras users.  Photography I:  The Camera class will be offered at the Anderson Campus January 22 – February 12 on Tuesdays from 6 – 9pm with a class outing Sunday, February 10, from 2 – 5pm. Another section of Photography I:  The Camera […]

Tri-County Technical College will offer a Handgun Safety and Proficiency course to allow qualifying participants to apply for a South Carolina Concealed Weapons Permit.  Students will be provided with the basic knowledge and skills for the safe and proper use of a handgun. The course will include eight hours of classroom instruction and additional time on the firing range.   The […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement in opposition to President Obama’s gun control proposal.  “The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School is heartbreaking and beyond words.  However, the gun control plans brought forward by President Obama fail to address the real issues and I am confident there will be bipartisan opposition to his proposal. One bullet […]

During the last nine months, Oconee County leaders have been in discussions with officials from the City of Walhalla on where to locate a new detention center.  The Oconee County Council postponed talks until after the November elections to include the new sheriff.  Oconee County Administrator Scott Moulder updates plans for a new detention center in the county.  “We are […]

The headlining entertainment for this year’s Seneca Fest 2013 is attracting a lot of attention and tickets to see the Charlie Daniels Band are going fast.  The concert is scheduled for Saturday, May 25 at Gignilliat Field.  Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson says over 500 tickets have already been sold to the concert in the first month.  “We are over […]