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More than 3,600 students are expected to walk during Clemson University’s Spring Graduation Ceremonies at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville. Three ceremonies per day will be this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Clemson’s Board of Trustees announced today that they will freeze tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year. The freeze applies for all-in-state and out-of-state […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Whittier, NC man Thursday on charges related to two separate investigations. One of the investigations led to three charges of Safecracking against the suspect. 34 year old Christopher Nathan Stephens of Lewis Cove Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 5:48pm on a Temporary Custody Order. Arrest warrants were obtained […]

On Sunday afternoon, emergency crews responded to Shiloh Road near Seneca Creek Road where reports stated that a juvenile was struck by a vehicle. That patient was flown to an area hospital for treatment, according to officials. Also late Sunday night, another accident was reported on Clemson Boulevard at it’s intersection with Carson Road. A vehicle went down an embankment […]

According to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Sheriff’s Deputies booked 62 year-old Donald Alfred Slater, Jr of a Harbour West Drive, Westminster address into jail on Friday afternoon. Slater was charged with five counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor. According to records, he […]

The Seneca Planning Commission meets at 6:00 pm tonight in City Hall to discuss the rezoning of properties near the Hwy 123 By-Pass. The proposal is being brought by Connelly Development Group. The properties, belonging to Ralph Alexander Inc. and Jack Shadwick, are located on an unnamed street behind Bojangle’s.

The public can comment on a proposal to create a new master plan for Hartwell Lake project. This master plan will include possible changes and improvements to current guidance on operating the project’s recreational, environmental, land and wildlife management. The current master plan dates to 1981. A new master plan will also provide for a more orderly means to develop […]

May is recognized as Foster Care Awareness Month in South Carolina. According to the DSS, it’s an opportunity to highlight the need for temporary caregivers for young people in need of foster care. DSS said that there are currently more than 4,000 children in foster care in the state, 86 of them from Oconee County. To learn about becoming a […]

Anderson School District 5 Officials said that a Robert Anderson Middle School student was suspended yesterday after they were found in possession of a handgun. The gun was confiscated without any incident and the student was removed from the classroom, according to school officials. An investigation into the matter is underway. District officials said that at no time did they […]

According to jail records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Walhalla Police arrested 25 year-old Jonathan Tyler Sanders and charged him with petit larceny, manufacturing, distributing or possession of LSD and Cocaine and Schedule 4 drugs. He remains in custody with a bond amount set at more than $17,000.

On Wednesday, April 28th, Governor McMaster made a statement regarding students no longer being required to wear masks in schools.  He expressly stated that he felt the decision on wearing masks should no longer be mandated by a school district; that the decision should be up to the parents. It is important to note that this statement was not followed […]