New split seen on county governing board

John Elliott remains chairman of the Oconee County Council, although indications are he is not the unanimous choice among two of his sitting colleagues.  Julian Davis nominated Elliott for a new term.  However, the remaining councilmen—Glenn Hart and Don Mize—declined to vote.  David Root, the county attorney, advised the county fathers that Elliott shall stay as chairman until the point […]

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Clemson ICAR to display at Vegas show

Clemson’s ICAR — International Center for Automotive Research — looks forward to exposure during the large electronics showcase this week in Las Vegas.  University students, faculty and staff are to debut a prototype born out of a two-year graduate program.  The Clemson students were tasked with creating a vehicle from scratch that addresses current and future challenges in the automotive […]

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Store clerk arrested

A 21-year old woman arrested Friday is charged with breach of trust near Seneca.  Records released by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office show Meadow Angelinna Culp-Blount, cashier at Dollar General on Friendship Road, charged in a warrant alleging she took about $1,400 from the store.  The crime is alleged to have occurred between September 2022 and December 15, 2022.  

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Trouble at a shopping center

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a  disturbance during the lunch hour today at Hartwell Village near Clemson.   The E-911/Communications Center received a call around 12:20pm that a white male walked into a business at Hartwell Village and was bleeding.  He ran out of the store, acted erratically in the parking lot, and then ran into two more […]

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An invite to all interested Republicans

Conservative Republican matters will be at the front on the night of Thursday, January 26 at an Oconee County meeting hall venue.  From 6 to 8 that night at the Lighthouse Event Center, Oconee Republican Men invite all interested Republican men and women for a meeting and dinner, guest speaker for which will be the former U-S lawmaker from South […]

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High-speed chase near Walhalla

For Oconee law enforcement, the New Year’s weekend started Friday night with a chase that, as one bystander described it, “They were letting the gravel fly” – a reference to the dirt road when the vehicle chase came to a stop.  The location was Cody Lane near SC 28/the Highlands Highway.  Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said suspicion led officers to check […]

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