Category: News

Spring commencement at Clemson University today is being handled in three ceremonies in the Littlejohn Coliseum. Graduates in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and the College of Business and Behavioral Science receive degrees at 9:30 this morning. A second ceremony begins at 2:30 for graduates in the colleges of Agricultural Forestry and Life Science; and Health, Education and […]

At a Homeland Security hearing, South Carolina’s Third District congressman said he’s “amazed” over what appears to be a failure to connect dots that may have avoided the bombings at last month’s Boston Marathon. And it prompted Congressman Jeff Duncan to bring into question the billions that are spent by the government to coordinate and interpret intelligence when it comes […]

Overall, in the federal government’s view, the Oconee Nuclear Station’s three units operated safely during the year 2012. The lack of inspection findings or performance indicators that would cause the NRC to raise its oversight and inspection reflected into the informal atmosphere in which last night’s annual assessment meeting was carried out at Duke’s World of Energy. Duke and the […]

Today is Confederate Memorial Day in South Carolina. All county offices are closed.

For any and all future elections, those who cast ballots in Westminster precincts one and two have a new home. The Oconee Election Commission has announced Westminster voters will now cast ballots at the fire station at 116 Emergency Lane—in place of the traditional Legion Hut location on Lucky Street. The move is designed to shorten lines, ease parking, and […]

Thieves took cash and electronics in a series of Wednesday night car break-ins at Seneca. By yesterday afternoon, the police were following leads to solve four car break-ins—one at a South Townville Street apartment and three in the area of the Laing Court apartments. Police Chief John Covington says one vehicle had been left unlocked. Side glass windows were pried […]

An Oconee County inmate was served yesterday with an additional 20 arrest warrants. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the new warrants naming Robert Scott Ivester cover each of Oconee’s public schools—charging him with disturbing schools. The warrants allege Ivester threatened to harm himself and others between April 29 and May 3 at a college campus. The warrants allege Ivester made […]

Oconee School District administration recommends raising student breakfast and lunch prices for the next year. But, if the trustees are looking for an out, there’s one available. Recommended are five-cent a meal increases for student breakfasts, for elementary lunches, and secondary school lunches. Currently, prices are $1.20 for breakfast, $1.85 for elementary lunch, and $2.05 for secondary lunch. In advance […]

A spokesman for Oconee Sheriff’s Department has confirmed this afternoon the apprehension of a 31-year old man wanted as part of an investigation of an incident last evening near Westminster. Jimmy Watt, OSD spokesman, says officers placed Bradley Scott Cantrell into custody today in the vicinity of where he was wounded around 6 p-m on Greenfield Road. Cantrell was taken […]

Friday night is still considered a date night. And the joke going around at this week’s meeting of the board of directors of the Pioneer Rural Water District followed this line. If you need a place to take your date this Friday night, consider a meeting at the water district headquarters in Oakway. To meet the requirements of a one-year […]