One Central man is dead and another injured as the result of a knife attack that officials say occurred Thursday evening on Watkins Street.
Read Full StorySeamon, Whiteside and Associates has told the Clemson Council it will provide landscape architecture, civil engineering and permitting services for upcoming Streetscape improvements, while maintaining access to local businesses.
Read Full StoryWestminster Elementary School announces it Kiwanis “Terrific Kids” for January recently. From left, bottom row, are: Clarisa Chapman, Emily Camden, Haley Goodwin, Noah Lay, Allison Silvers and Paige Hood; middle row: Sawyer Goodwin, Conner Henderson, Brice Carter, Olivia Ray, Cierra Silvers, Sonnie Crawford, Jonah Coleman, Josh Hood and Demaris Amador …
Read Full StoryThe housing markets in Oconee and Pickens counties remain fragile following weak sales and sliding prices in 2011 and continued uncertainty in the new year.
Read Full StoryA packed audience gathered at Monday night’s School District of Pickens County Board of Trustees meeting to seek assistance in saving an old school building from demolition.
Read Full StoryBob Crenshaw installs the final eight stained glass windows Saturday at Seneca City Hall. The windows include pictures of the old Seneca High School, a log cabin used for a black junior college’s library, the Ballenger House, the Lunney House Museum, the Blue Ridge Arts Council, the Chamber of Commerce building …
Read Full StoryOconee County — The Oconee Local Board of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program met recently to review agencies that applied for the $11,910 in state set-aside funds issued to Oconee County from the Federal Emergency Management Assistance (FEMA) program. The following agencies will receive allotments of the $11,910:
Read Full StoryResidential building activity picked up slightly in Oconee County in 2011 to end four-straight years of declining building permit numbers.
Read Full StoryCLEMSON — Calling it unique would be a real understatement. This mix of science, space, music, art and education cannot be matched — there simply isn’t anything else like it in mainstream entertainment. “Bella Gaia,” meaning “beautiful earth,” is a theater production that will hit The Brooks Center on Tuesday.
Read Full StoryThe fourth annual State of Oconee luncheon on March 16 will feature community leaders for each of Oconee County’s population centers, all presenting their visions for the future.
Read Full StorySeneca High School’s Winter Formal was scheduled for this upcoming Saturday. Student Government put in a lot of work to prepare for it by selling tickets, advertising, etc. However our principal, Mr. Roberts, decided to cancel it. Why, you might ask? Because he only had 120 people buy tickets and he supposedly needed 150 sold.
Read Full StoryAs founding members of the Pickett Post Fire Department, John and Ella Mae Roach don’t like the direction they feel the department is headed.
Read Full StoryWESTMINSTER — West-Oak Middle announces its 2nd quarter honor roll. Grade 8 All A: Samuel Michael Baker, David Chance Fisher, Sydney Caroline Hodgin, Adam Lee Johns, Sarah Victoria Margain, Hannah Nicole McKee, Kourtney Alexis Nichols, Kelsey Lynn Ramey, Abigail Lynn Simmons, Elizabeth Ashley Smith and Timothy Alan Wayman.
Read Full Storyor now, people aren’t able to buy any “designer drugs” in the state of South Carolina.
Read Full StoryA Walhalla High School student was arrested Wednesday for bringing a suspicious bottle to the Hamilton Career Center on Monday.
Read Full StoryOAKWAY — Oakway Intermediate School announces its second quarter honor roll. All A: Grade 5: Elly Corley, Ashlin Deatherage, Garrett Dickson, George Dioguardi, Allison Finley, Logan Lay, Charles Manley, Taylor Nabors, Jeremiah Prater, Ryan Sewell, Trevor Stephens and Megan Woody.
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