Category: News

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging citizens of Oconee County to participate in a Boater Education Class that will be held a few weeks from now in Seneca. The class will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 8am until 1pm at Foothills Community Church, which is located at 505 Bountyland Road near the intersection with Poplar Springs Road.  According […]

This week is “National Public Safety Telecommunications Week” and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is taking time to honor its Emergency 911 dispatchers and personnel. “Dispatchers provide a public service that all too often goes unrecognized,” according to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw. “Their actions in many instances can mean the difference between life and death. I appreciate the dedication […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made two additional arrests in a drug round-up that began Tuesday morning around 9am.  That brings the number to 16 individuals arrested on drug distribution charges, centering primarily on Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Prescription Drugs, Methamphetamines, and Marijuana. The Seneca and Westminster Police Departments assisted the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Division in the round up. More […]

Clemson University Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect in a weekend armed robbery attempt. The man is described as white, in his late 20s or early 30s, about 6 feet 2 inches tall with a thin build, clean-shaven and wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants. The victim described the car as two-door, sporty and smaller than […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office made multiple arrests in a drug round up on Tuesday.  As of 4pm, 14 individuals had been arrested on drug distribution charges, centering primarily on Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Prescription Drugs, Methamphetamines, and Marijuana. “Today’s drug round up is part of our overall war on drugs,” according to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw.  “We will be […]

After nearly 14 years serving as the 14th president of his alma mater, Clemson University President James F. Barker has announced plans to retire from that position and return to the classroom.  Robin Denny, director of media relations at Clemson University gives details.  “Barker pledged to the board of trustees to remain until the new president is on board at which […]

Clemson University is one of the 322 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review.  The Princeton Review chose the schools based on a 50-question survey it conducted in 2012 of administrators at hundreds of four-year colleges. The company analyzed data from the survey about the schools’ course offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career […]

The Media Relations Department at Clemson University reports that improving the quality of South Carolina schools and increasing college readiness among high school students statewide are the goals of a newly created, independent school at Clemson University. The Eugene T. Moore School of Education was established as a standalone school to be led by a founding dean, who will be recruited […]

Despite being warned, a former employee of a Clemson University campus bookstore is behind bars for trespassing.  Earlier this month, Clemson University Police issued a no-trespass order to 33-year-old David Reed Graham, a former employee of the campus Barnes and Noble Bookstore.  Clemson University Police report that Graham was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in the City of Clemson.  He […]

Clemson University Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery around 10:40pm Saturday near Stadium Suites on campus. According to university police, a female student was walking along Williamston Road outside Gate 1 of Memorial Stadium when a man with a handgun got out of a car and demanded that she give him a bag she was carrying. She ran away. […]