The chairman of Pickens County Republicans thinks he has found an instance of state lawmakers going overboard, trying to apply a simple fix to what’s wrong. It is election reform legislation, particularly taking out a section of 2010 law that caused candidate qualifying disruption last year over the filing of economic interest statements. Instead of…
Fresh off a no-hitter in game one of a doubleheader, fifth ranked South Carolina stormed ahead in the nightcap with six runs in the first three innings on the way to a 6-4 victory over Albany to sweep a doubleheader and the series vs. the Great Danes. Carolina is now 5-1 on the year. South…
Scott Firth pitched 8 scoreless innings of five-hit ball and the Tigers broke the game open with five two-out runs in the seventh inning in Clemson’s 7-0 win over Wright State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0 and improved to 6-0 all-time against Wright State, upped their…
The capital campaign to raise $990 thousand to meet Safe Harbor’s goal for Oconee County’s first shelter protecting adults and children from domestic abuse will become official this week in Walhalla. At 9:30 Friday morning, Safe Harbor’s capital campaign is to be announced in the second floor training room at the Oconee Sheriff’s Department. The…
Open house and dedication of the new fire department in the Pickens County town of Six Mile takes place at 5 p-m tomorrow at 629 Mt. Olivet Road, Six Mile. Everyone is invited!
Dr. Mike Lucas, Oconee Superintendent of Education, acknowledges the controversy surrounding the switch to a common core of state standards in public education. On his blog Friday, Lucas said, “Much of the controversy has been political, and I was pleased that lots of CEOs from America’s corporations posted an advertisement in support of the transition…
