Category: News

For the residents of a Westminster home, their fire-damaged home is considered unlivable–the result of a fire yesterday.  At the time, those who lived at the 204 Butler Street doublewide mobile home were away, according to Fire Chief Michael Smith. Fire damage was confined to the attic and ceiling and, according to Smith, originated near the chimney.

A select number of Clemson neighborhoods could see discolored  water temporarily on Monday, when city utilities tests for hydrant flow near the downtown.  The discoloration could affect those customers on SC 93, N. Clemson, and Strawberry Lane.  City utilities says the water will remain safe to drink and use.  If you have questions, you may call 864-653-2046.

Further details are likely to be made known today in Toccoa, Georgia as to a Tuesday night incident in which a Stephens County man drove his truck off a boat ramp into Lake Hartwell—moments after deputies arrived at his home to investigate a domestic dispute call. Two deputies then discovered the truck submerged and dove into frigid water to attempt […]

The Junior ROTC at West-Oak High School helped Schneider Electric workers this week send care packages to South Carolina military service men and women deployed as part of “Operation Inherent Rescue.”  They donated items and prepared more than 100 care packages for the 118th Combined Arms Battalion of the SC Army National Guard.  That battalion is now on a nine-month […]

This year’s Christmas parade in Seneca will follow a new route that’ll divert from N. 1st Street to further incorporate Ramcat Alley, East Main, and the Norton Thompson Park in the city’s holiday festivities. The 2019 parade will be 6 o’clock Monday night, December 2. There will also be the traditional tree lighting ceremony at the park. “The whole idea […]

A Tri-County Tech student from Clemson looked at her tuition balance for Tech’s spring semester and was pleasantly stunned to see that it read zero. The reason is a new assistance through state government. Kaelyn Minick qualified for both the Lottery Tuition Assistance and the new South Carolina Workforce and Industry Needs Scholarship (SC WINS) funding. The Medical Assisting major […]

A 44-year old man near Seneca has been arrested on charges of harassing his neighbor. In Oconee Sheriff’s Office records, the victim is identified as an Anderson sheriff’s investigator, a neighbor of the accused. Arrest warrants accuse Brant Astron Ross of the Return Church Road of harassment first degree and threatening the life of a public employee. In the offenses […]

Jesse Osborne’s sentencing hearing resumes at 9 o’clock this morning at the Anderson Courthouse. Testimony yesterday afternoon saw mental health experts adding brushstrokes to the portrait both the state and the defense are looking to develop of the confessed killer. Now 17 years old, Osborne pleaded guilty last year to charges stemming from his September 2016 spree that saw him […]

Once again, portions of one-month vehicle sales at Oconee dealerships are going to the fight against cancer. The beneficiary is the breast care center at the Oconee Memorial Hospital. This year’s donation is $35 thousand, raised by Lake Keowee Ford and Lake Keowee Dodge Ram. This year the efforts, led by Mark Williams, were joined by Chris Smith’s Harley Davidson […]

A psychiatrist for the defense testified today that he thought 17-year-old Jesse Osborne could be rehabilitated. Another psychologist, testifying for the state, labeled Osborne “dangerous,” painting a portrait of a pathological liar who would always pose a threat to society. The competing views were the keynote of the second morning of testimony on the second day of the sentencing hearing […]