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Clemson University officials were notified by the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) of a confirmed measles case involving an individual affiliated with the university. The infected person is isolated in accordance with DPH requirements, and DPH is actively conducting contact tracing, notifying potentially exposed individuals via email, and issuing isolation or quarantine protocols as needed. Measles is contagious […]

The School District of Oconee County has named its current Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Instruction, Anthony “Andy” Smith, as the new Superintendent following a 3-2 board vote. A veteran educator with over 30 years of experience—including 11 years teaching high school math, roles as K-12 Director of Mathematics and Cluster Superintendent (overseeing 15 schools and ~30,000 students) in Gwinnett County, […]

At the first 2026 meeting of Oconee County’s state “C” Fund Committee, chaired by Sam Dickson and including members Tally Grant and Dick Cottingham, county and South Carolina Department of Transportation officials were directed to submit and prioritize lists of roads for repaving during the upcoming season using discretionary state transportation funds typically allocated for farm-to-market routes. County Roads and […]

    The Tri-County Area Tech Founder Cohort is an exciting opportunity to help shape the next generation of tech founders in the Tri-County region. This program invites aspiring entrepreneurs to validate high-potential startup ideas using a proven framework drawn from the Founder University curriculum, refine their business plans and go-to-market strategies with expert support and real-world guidance, and become […]

Anderson School District 3 has confirmed a case of measles involving a student who briefly attended Starr Elementary School on January 7, 2026, before developing symptoms that were later diagnosed as the highly contagious viral illness. Health officials identified potential exposure on one bus route serving students from Starr-Iva Middle School and Crescent High School, prompting direct notifications to affected […]

According to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis, at approximately 9:05 pm, Thursday night, January 15, 2026, Oconee 911 Communications received the report that a husband and wife had been discovered dead in their home located on Cromer Moore Drive, near Westminster. The 911 call was placed by a family member conducting a welfare check after attempts to reach the couple […]

(Walhalla, SC) ————————————-A Westminster man and woman remain in jail today, on $200,000 bond each, after their arrest yesterday on charges of placing children at risk of harm. 26-year-old Savannah Robyn Reed and 28-year-old Blake Eric Cobb, both of Theo Martin Road, were booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 5:11pm and 5:16pm, respectively, on Wednesday, January 14th. […]