Category: News

In the week leading up to the national title game, someone stole a Tiger statue belonging to a Clemson bank.  The city police say the Tiger statue was stolen sometime between 6 o’clock Monday night and 9 o’clock Tuesday morning from the Bank of America at the corner of College Avenue and Wall Street.  If you can help solve the […]

An Oconee manufacturer is being accused of violating the state’s hazardous waste management regulations, and the board governing DHEC plans to consider action during its meeting tomorrow at Columbia.  DHEC staff seeks an order requiring the Johnson Controls Battery plant near West Union to ensure that its hazardous waste containers are managed according to regulations, along with a civil penalty […]

A former Oconeean in prison for life appears to have won a partial victory at appeal.  The state Supreme Court this week both upheld and vacated parts of an earlier bid by James Randy Frady to win relief at the post-conviction level.  The high court denied 15 grounds of Frady’s previous appeal, but could not make a judgment on six […]

A homeowner in Mountain Rest can thank a smoke detector for saving her from injury or death.  Chief Charley Vissage of the community’s volunteer fire department says the smoke detector sounded and awoke the homeowner shortly before 4 o’clock this morning and she was able to make a telephone call to report her house on fire.  The damage estimate on […]

Heavy fire damage is reported this morning at a home in Mountain Rest.  This morning’s fire scene is a home on the Chattooga Lake Road.  The fire was reported shortly before 4 o’clock this morning.

Paul Cain succeeds Wayne McCall as chairman of the Oconee County Council.  Cain, the young Senea lawyer, was elected by acclamation in place of McCall, who chose not to offer for re-election.  Cain also ascended to the chairmanship of the council’s budget and finance committee, although last year’s chairwoman, Edda Cammick, voted against Cain.  The council was more divided on […]

Brian Ramey recited the oath of office as given by the city attorney this afternoon and became the new mayor of Westminster.  He immediately announced a celebration event later this evening.  Ramey and two the three candidates elected to the city council were also sworn into office.  Like Ramey, Susan Ramey and Ronald Dotson are starting four-year terms in office. […]

Election workers are needed to help Oconee stage next month’s Presidential primary elections.  The primaries take place February 20 and 27.  The office of Oconee Registration and Election urges you to show your patriotism and get paid for it. ·        Training classes begin next week so call the Office of VR and Elections ASAP if you are interested! ·        Must […]

J-C Cook saw the Clemson Tigers win the national championship in 1981, and 35 years later he’s not going to miss the chance to see that happen a second time.  So, Cook, now the mayor of Clemson, will be one of the many Tiger fans boarding planes this week to fly to the Phoenix area.  Cook these days finds himself […]