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It is generally recommended that women who are planning to become pregnant take a daily folic acid supplement. Taking folic acid has been associated with a reduced risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. A new study examined whether there was an association between a mother’s taking folic acid before and after becoming pregnant and a child’s risk of developing autism. […]

Despite the recent uptick in gasoline prices, the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects falling crude oil prices will lead to a small decline in average motor fuel costs this year compared with last year.  Jonathan Cogan, spokesperson for the U.S. Energy Information Administration gives details. “The price for regular gasoline is expected to average $3.55 a gallon in 2013 and […]

Clemson University is working to be a little more green as it competes with more than 500 other colleges in the 2013 RecycleMania Tournament to see which can reduce, reuse and recycle the most waste in an eight-week period. Clemson will enter data on paper, cardboard, cans and bottles, food waste and general trash generated each week until March 30. The […]

Most Clemson University students and alumni are familiar with the name Thomas Green Clemson, the man who bequeathed his land to the state of South Carolina to establish an agricultural college. However, behind every great man there is a great woman, so the saying goes, and the great woman in Thomas Green Clemson’s life was his wife, Anna Calhoun Clemson. […]

Sister station WGOG reports that an Oconee County jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff and awarded her nearly $6,800 in damages from a man who wrecked the vehicle they were traveling in. On Tuesday, the Common Pleas jury ruled in favor of Melissa Seals about one hour after asking to see copies of Seals’ medical bills from hospital visits […]

Clemson University police arrested a student Monday on a charge of carrying or displaying firearms in public buildings or adjacent areas.  Police arrested 18-year-old Brandon Lee Bechtler of Edgemoor just before midnight on the felony charge because of a handgun that was in the glove compartment of his truck on campus.  According to the warrant, he told the officer about […]

A Seneca man has been indicted for possessing child pornography.  United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville returned an indictment against 41-year-old Hollis Gray, Jr. of Seneca.  He was charged in a single-count indictment with possessing child pornography.  The maximum penalty Gray could receive is 10 years imprisonment.  The case is assigned to Assistant […]

An Easley man has been indicted on three counts of possessing child pornography.  United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville returned an indictment against 26-year-old Wallace Bryant, Jr. of Easley.  He was charged in a three-count indictment with possessing and distributing child pornography.  The maximum penalty Bryant could receive is 10 years imprisonment for […]

South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan issued the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union Address: “Tonight we heard the President say he wants to focus on jobs. Unfortunately, the President’s record does not match his rhetoric. When the President says he wants to focus on jobs, I am afraid he really means that he is going […]

Tickets still remain for the fifth annual State of Oconee Luncheon on February 22.  This yearly event, hosted by the Walhalla, Westminster and Oconee County Chambers of Commerce, is an opportunity for networking, planning and conversing about the county’s future, explains Oconee County Chamber interim executive director Billy Boylston.  “It is one of the few events where we do a […]