Category: News

On the week, gas prices are cheaper in every state except four, including South Carolina and Florida. “Hurricane Dorian is not threatening major gas infrastructure, but its impact has localized to the states along its path, including South Carolina,” said Tiffany Wright, AAA Carolinas spokesperson. “While motorists across the country are seeing price drops, South Carolinians and those traveling through […]

Two juniors at Clemson University are a step closer to their goal of medical and doctorate degrees.  Clemson was selected to take part in the Beckman Scholars program, and now Nathan Matzko and Shaoni Dasgupta receive stipends of $18,200, plus funds for research supplies and travel.  The Clemson program director said both Matzko and Dasgupta were selected on their academic […]

Oconee’s resident circuit judge, Scott Sprouse, has been assigned to out of area court duty this week.  Sprouse, an Oconee-Anderson circuit judge, is scheduled to preside at a term of non-jury civil court this week in Newberry County.

A meeting this week will impart additional information about an ongoing study to determine the feasibility of a new aquatic center in the greater Clemson area.  And everyone with an interest is invited to an input meeting from 7 to 9 Thursday night at the Clemson United Methodist Church, 300 Frontage Road.  The meeting announcement reads:  “We invite you to […]

The board of architectural review in Clemson has announced a hearing next week for a 123 proposed development that has engendered talk and attention on both sides of the Seneca River Bridge.  It’s that mixed-use development proposed at 894 Tiger Boulevard, the empty property that, for many years, was a Holiday Inn motel.  Applicant Clemson Dockside LP requests a preliminary […]

A member of the Bountyland business community has an idea that might serve a dual purpose in lessening traffic congestion in the Seneca bedroom community which 50 years ago was a quiet place in the country. Houses had yet to be built on Keowee, and 28 highway thru Bountyland was a two-lane road. Tate Rochester of R&R Fabricators thinks a […]

The police in Seneca say they now believe their suspects in two days of burglaries at the local homeless shelter acted together.  Chief Covington says the crimes occurred at Our Daily Rest on E. Main on both Tuesday and Wednesday.  One of the accused gave a Utica address; the other, a Tennessee address.  Covington says, “Ten new warrants have been […]

The project for the West Terminal Apron Expansion at the Oconee Regional Airport makes its way to the meeting table of the county leaders.  County Council will be asked Tuesday to approve expenditures to make the project reality.  Part of the project entails a partial re-location of the nearby Mount Nebo Church Road which is considered to be an obstruction […]

A Walhalla banker is one of seven tri-county community leaders elected to serve on the Tech Foundation Board of Directors. She’s Alisa McCall Suddeth, senior vice president and chief talent and marketing officer for Community First Bank, Walhalla. She holds a B.S. in administrative management from Clemson University and currently is enrolled in a master’s program at Southern Wesleyan University. […]

A 23-year old man was charged this week with crimes last May at an address in the Madison-Cleveland area of Oconee County. Law enforcement authorities list the following charges against Cleveland Pike Road resident Jeffrey Seth Lamar Hawkins: burglary/safe cracking, larceny, and wearing masks. According to arrest warrants issued by Magistrate Daniel Pollock, Hawkins is accused of wearing a mask […]