Category: News

In the days leading to the annual celebration of Halloween, the Oconee Sheriff’s Office has been getting questions—such as whether those on Sex Offender Registry may participate.  Sgt. Kelly Winchester, the sex offender registrar for the Sheriff’s Office, says there are no restrictions on those who are part of the registry—except those on probation.  “Probation requires them to stay at […]

Grand opening took place yesterday for the $10 million addition to Clemson University’s Freeman Hall.  According to the university, the end of this construction project for the industrial engineering department signals the birth of a new era toward pre-eminence.  The three-story addition on Fernow Street is among the first projects to be completed since the building boom began on and […]

Across 28 states there are 87 specially trained dogs that help comfort and support crime victims and their families during the investigation and prosecution of crimes.  A courthouse facility dog will soon join the office of the Oconee-Anderson Solicitor and become the first dog of its type in South Carolina.  Courthouse facility dogs are trained to be confident, affectionate, and […]

Salem resident Dawn Lusk often does the kinds of things that help her small town, and town leadership is appreciative of her.  Last night the mayor announced a certificate of appreciation for Lusk, who helps line up bicycle riders for Salem’s 4th of July celebration.  She also makes the town look good with her eye for a pretty flower.  Just […]

Those who rode the 19th century trail from Charleston to what became Walhalla, in the estimation of a local history buff, were a thrifty and industrious group of people who succeeded in founding a new town far from heavier populated areas.  Lowell Ross, who grew up in the Walhalla area, today remembers the German Colonization Society of 1848.  If it […]

Once again, those who drive the Bountyland Road are faced by a detour.  The DOT is administering the replacement of a problem bridge over the Richland Creek.  If all goes well, says one DOT official, the new bridge should be finished, wrapped in a bow, and ready for vehicle traffic in time for Christmas.  A few years ago, bridge traffic […]

The maker of Seneca’s all-electric buses is California bound, but the city expects it will notice little impact from the move.  Seneca’s Ed Halbig says it’s his understanding that bus-maker Proterra will add a new manufacturing component in the Golden State to take advantage of West Coast demand for electric buses.  “It’ll have very little effect on us.  The folks […]