Category: News

Water samples collected in an area of Clemson were found to be safe, and the city utilities department has repealed the boil water advisory.  That advisory had been in effect late last week and applied to customers on Ashley Road, Hyde Lane, Colleton Court, Carteret Court, and Albemarle Drive.

A 29-year old man was jailed on two charges of assault in an investigation of a case of domestic violence yesterday at a home in the Richland Community of Oconee County. According to Sheriff’s Office records, Artis Oneal Wright is accused of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. […]

At its first meeting of 2020, the Oconee Board of Zoning Appeals will consider a variance request.  The issue is whether to grant a 20-foot variance from a 25-foot front setback requirement from the right-of-way line on property on the Clemson Boulevard.  The public hearing will be 6 o’clock Monday night, January 27 in the chambers of Oconee County Council […]

K-9 teams in Stephens County, Georgia lost the trail of a jail escapee, and the sheriff believes Calvin McCoy is likely no longer in the area. Twenty-four year old McCoy vanished without being noticed on Wednesday morning as jail workers unloaded a delivery truck. The K-9 lost the track, likely because McCoy took to creeks in waist-deep water. Investigators have […]

Often, a common response to a problem in government is to throw at a committee at it. And that’s exactly what Oconee Planning Commission has done to evaluate what can be done to improve the highway corridors that lead into the county. Those corridors include the heavily-traveled 123 from Clemson into the changing eastern section of Oconee. Three county planning […]

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Freshwater Fisheries division has started the process of stocking thousands of catchable-sized trout into the lower Saluda River near Columbia. The rainbow and brown trout that are raised and transported from the Walhalla State Fish Hatchery in Oconee County will be delivered by trucking fish to four locations in the upper two-thirds of […]

According to one weather observer, Upstate South Carolina could see a brief period tomorrow morning of patchy, light freezing between the hours of 6 and 7 am.  But any ice accumulations that might result are liable to be miniscule.  What’s in play that’ll prevent any significant accumulation on roads is the fact that in the past day and a half […]

An Oconee school district administrator expressed the hope yesterday that, during a meeting next month or the following, the county board of trustees will be in position to resolve where the district will build the replacement Seneca Middle School. The district identified Wells Highway property for the new school last year, but never consummated the purchase. And it’s believed the […]

A water main break on Ashley Road in Clemson that has caused low pressure has resulted in a boil water advisory for parts of the city.  Until otherwise notified, Clemson water customers on Ashley Road, Hyde Lane, Colleton Court, Carteret Court, and Albemarle Drive should vigorously boil their water at least one full minute before drinking or cooking.  Any ice […]

One suspect was arrested, a second is being sought in the continuing investigation of a shooting this week in Utica. A homeless man was wounded and hospitalized. Earlier sheriff’s officers arrested Robert Martain Robertson on charges of attempted murder and possession of weapon during a violent crime. Now, a second man is being sought on identical charges. He is identified […]