Category: News

Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter, the Columbia lawyers who represented the estate of Zachary Hammond of Seneca, are now co-counsel for a former Clemson University employee. In a civil court filing Eugene Troutman, former executive secretary for the board of trustees, alleges malicious prosecution by James Barker, while Clemson president, and others for allegedly causing Troutman to be criminally charged […]

  Latest report shows four Oconeeans are entered in the November election for county school board of trustees.  They are District Two candidates Joe Rukat and Steven Moore, District Four candidate Denise McCormick, and District Five candidate Buddy Herring.  Qualifying for the three seats remains open until August 11.

Members of the county councils in both Oconee and Pickens are away this week, attending a statewide meeting on Hilton Head Island.  The South Carolina Association of Counties is holding its annual conference and continuing education sessions.  Four Pickens County Council members are attending and it’s believed a similar number are attending from Oconee.  The office of the clerk to […]

Two men sat down to watch a movie near Seneca.  Their recreation turned into an alleged case of robbery.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office has announced a 19-year old Seneca man, Jalen Malia Hughes, has been arrested and charged with armed robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime at a home on S. King Street.  A […]

Attorneys for Fred Shepherd, the former Community First Bank President, say Shepherd’s legal claim to require the bank to re-start his retirement benefit plan is “ripe for resolution.”  The attorneys made the declaration in a filing with the U-S District Court.  The quest by Shepherd is part of a complex set of litigation that pits Shepherd against his former employer and […]

A 15-year old boy at Walhalla High is showing his support for law enforcement officers by making paracord bracelets that his grandmother showed him how to make.  Tyler Orr, a rising junior, wants to be a law enforcement officer.  His passion for the field led him to classes in the criminal justice program at the Hamilton Career Center and plans […]

Three former state DOT employees have been indicted in Columbia, and the Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has issued a short statement acknowledging the State Grand Jury indictments. Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall said, “SCDOT has zero tolerance for wrongdoing of any kind and wishes to express its appreciation for the hard work of both the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and […]

  After a young JoAnn Robins lost her job at a Walhalla department store, she walked down the street and found work as a teller at a one-year old bank.  That was 58 years ago, and her career continues today.  That teller is now JoAnn Bryson and her employer, the Blue Ridge Bank, is celebrating a career that saw her […]

More than 1,000 Clemson University students will receive degrees Friday, Aug. 5 at the summer graduation ceremony at Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena. More than 100 doctoral students will receive diplomas and be hooded in their regalia during a separate ceremony Thursday, Aug. 4. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m. and will be streamed live on ClemsonTV. Clemson’s graduation ceremonies have […]

After survey results were factored, the board of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce in Seneca voted to dissolve in favor of a three-member board representing the chambers in Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster.  The effective date is August 31.  Ed Halbig chaired a committee that considered the venture and said today there were no dissenters among the directors who voted.  Questions […]