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John Fulmer has won the special election to replace now-Mayor Robert Halfacre’s vacated Clemson city council seat. Fulmer won with 80% of the vote, squarely defeating Greg Rice and Jim Borick. The seat is up for election again in November 2022. Fulmer joins Catherine Watt, Alesia Smith, Bob Brookover, John Ducworth and Fran McGuire and Mayor Halfacre on council. Fulmer […]

Sheriff Mike Crenshaw wants to remind everyone that you should never share anything on social media that displays any of your personal information, and that includes, he says, COVID-19 vaccination cards. He also tells us that as vacation season is upon us, it’s a good idea to post those get-away pictures to social media only after you return home…

Around 1:00 pm Tuesday afternoon Seneca Fire was called to assist firefighters from West Union, Walhalla and OCES with a structure fire in West Union. The home sustained heavy damage but it was contained to one end of the home and back porch. Owners were not home at time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. Crews cleared the […]

The downtown streetscape alignment on Main Street in Walhalla can be confusing for some drivers who might be unfamiliar with the area or the traffic pattern there. Walhalla Police have decided to offer a little guidance for those making their way to the city. They said that from Ann to Tugaloo streets, you will find angled parking spaces, from which […]

At around 4:00 am this morning, West Union Police, the Oconee County Coroner’s Office and OCES were called after a body was found inside the post office. Coroner Karl Addis said he believes the subject died of natural causes…

A familiar face and a new face are appearing around the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Keith Brooks worked 18 years in law enforcement before entering the private sector. He came back Monday and will serve as the new resource officer for Fair-Oak Elementary, according to Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, who also recently welcomed their newest Corrections Officer Isaac Salter to […]

After more than half of the staff at the Oconee County Courthouse reported being exposed to COVID-19 and some testing positive for the virus, County Administrator Amanda Brock said that the courthouse will be closed to the public for the rest of this week. Brock said she was contacted on Sunday by court clerk Lisa Burton about the exposures, and […]

The Andrew Pickens Ranger District will be conducting a prescribed burn today in the Longcreek area for roughly 130 acres. The objective for this particular burn unit is for wildlife habitat. Smoke is expected to be light and of short duration.

New research from Clemson University indicates how surveillance-based informative testing mitigates the spread of COVID-19 on campus. According to the study, random surveillance tests to identify outbreaks in residence halls and with targeted follow-up testing were twice as likely to detect positive cases rather than random test models. The research is considered to have been integral to the university’s ability […]

The Oconee Board of Zoning Appeals last night heard a presentation for the Domes at Jocassee to locate within the lake overlay district… And, local tourist leaders gave their endorsement for the 12-site camping facility that would have been located on the outskirts of the Devil’s Fork State Park. Ken Sloan, director of Visit Oconee, said he believes Domes at […]