A new home for a Clemson University department

Clemson University believes it has begun a new era to help steward South Carolina’s natural resources.  Ground was broken Friday for a new home for the university’s Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation.  The building at Cherry and Perimeter roads is to contain 85 thousand square feet and be ready in 2026.  According to the state Forestry Commission, forestry generates […]

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Fatal motorcycle crash in Anderson County

A Georgia motorcyclist was killed yesterday morning in a crash in Anderson County on highway 29.  Coroner Greg Shore said the victim was Bowman, Georgia resident Austin Mykal Bestwick.  The coroner’s announcement states that 26-year-old Bestwick apparently lost control of the motorcycle and was ejected.  Speed, the coroner says, was a major factor.

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Fatal home fire at Pickens

A Pickens man lost his life in a home fire yesterday at 307 Mile Creek Road.  The coroner’s office identifies the victim as Robert Dwayne O’Bryant.  The cause and manner of the fire remained under investigation by the coroner’s office, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

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I-85 work

Among multiple South Carolina projects to be funded in a fiscal year 2024 federal spending package are funds to modernize the I-85 interchange in Anderson County.  The approved $5 million for that project was a request Graham made to the Senate Appropriations Committee.  A Graham spokeswoman says the work is to be done at I-85 and U-S 178, interstate exit […]

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Gena Acree for Oconee Treasurer

A West Union area woman will bid this year to be Oconee’s next county treasurer.  A campaign announcement from auditor office employee Gena Acree says she intends to file to run in the Republican primary when qualifying starts on Saturday.  Acree says she has 17 years’ relevant experience in local government.  She works currently as senior tax records specialist in […]

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Councilwoman to register a no vote

“At this point, I’m a no vote.”  Catherine Watt, Clemson city councilwoman, made such a declaration to 101.7/WGOG NEWS when asked her position on the proposed HUB planned development that will change the landscape of her city’s Uptown District.  The city council is scheduled to vote one week from tonight.  Primarily, a new student housing complex, the HUB would erase […]

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Guldner’s pitch to her fellow Democrats

An Anderson teacher from Walhalla brought her campaign Saturday to her fellow Oconee County Democrats.  Frances Guldner expects to be part of what appears to be a three-candidate campaign to win her party’s nomination to run for the U-S House of Representatives.  Guldner shared with 101.7/WGOG NEWS one part of her five-point platform which reads:  “Let’s make sure we work […]

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