Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Seneca Planning Commission is scheduled to hear two rezoning requests at their 6pm meeting tonight, Aug. 20. The first is a planned development undeveloped request covering four parcels at Julian Davis Drive and South Cove Road near Lake Keowee. The second deals with an RM-8 request for property on Radnorshire Road near Rochester Highway. The meeting is open to […]
Read moreClemson University’s annual Welcome Back Festival will be from 6-8pm tonight, Aug. 20, in downtown Clemson. The festival sponsored by the Clemson Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Council will feature more than 80 local vendors offering a variety of merchandise and food. College Avenue will be closed, so students and community members can wander through the various attractions. Entry […]
Read moreClemson University’s academic year will officially begin at 10:30am today, Aug. 20, during the University Convocation in Littlejohn Coliseum. Freshman, transfer and graduate students, faculty and staff and community members are invited to the ceremony.
Read moreTwo Walhalla residents were killed in a crash Saturday night. The Pickens County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 39-year-old Deborah Baynard and 58-year-old Randall Luker. The 10pm crash on Shady Grove Road also injured two other people. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that a car lost control and hit another car going in the opposite direction. Troopers said […]
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Today is the first day of school in the School District of Oconee County and with that in mind, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is offering some safety tips to help teachers, students, administrators and parents have a safe and enjoyable year, tells Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “All drivers are encouraged to be very cautious on the roads during […]
Read moreIn gratitude for securing funding for the construction of a new 37,000-square-foot campus in the Oconee Industry and Technology Park, Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) named the new learning center after State Senator Thomas Alexander. TCTC President Dr. Ronnie Booth made the announcement during Friday morning’s dedication ceremony and credited Senator Alexander for assuring that the last amount of funding, believed […]
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Hundreds were on hand as Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) cut the ribbon to dedicate the new Oconee Campus off Highway 11 today. TCTC President Dr. Ronnie Booth said this is the culmination of a lot of hard work. “I’m really thankful to all of you for coming. This is a big day for so many of us. This really is […]
Read moreOn Thursday, Aug. 16, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a brief in support of the state legislature’s effort to bring relief to SCE&G ratepayers and to hold SCE&G accountable for its spending on the V.C. Summer nuclear plant. SCE&G has appealed to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. U.S. District Court Judge Michelle Childs […]
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The TTI Power Equipment 14th Annual S.C. Apple Festival Car Show, a fundraiser for Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc., is now just three weeks away. The Car Show is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8. Crimestoppers announced last month that TTI Power Equipment will be the title sponsor of this year’s car show. The Car Show will be located on East […]
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United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announces that 52-year-old Timothy L. Ware of Greenville pled guilty in federal court in Anderson, to wire fraud. United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain, of Anderson, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office. Evidence presented at the […]
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