Voters’ feedback requested on Clemson election changes

Today’s city of Clemson announcement starts out:  “Due to circumstances at the state level and beyond the City’s control, the City of Clemson’s municipal elections will be moving to odd numbered years.”  And Clemson voters are invited to a public hearing Monday, February 6 to express opinions and concerns.  Clemson concedes that keeping city elections on even-numbered years with the […]

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Oconee included in an updated transportation plan

Thirty Oconee intersection improvements are included in an updated regional transportation plan, according to a planner with a government service agency headquartered at Greenville.  Lance Estep of the SC Appalachian Council of Governments said the long-range plan was updated in October.  Across the counties that border I-85, a total of 80 intersection projects were identified.  As far as Oconee is […]

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An Eagles reunion in Salem

No longer is there a public school in Salem.  But alive are the memories of those who attended middle and high school when there was a Tamassee-Salem Middle and High School.  All T-S alumni have an invitation to return to visit with classmates, friends, teachers and staff during a reunion 2 to 4 o’clock Saturday   afternoon, March 4.  Here are […]

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JoElla White

West Union – JoElla Bolt White, 86, wife of the late Hugh Horace White, passed away Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 at her residence.   Born in Westminster, SC, JoElla was the daughter of the late James Henry Bolt, Sr. and Eva Vinson Bolt.  JoElla was retired from Clemson University where she worked for the Dean of Agriculture.    JoElla is […]

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Statements on the murder of Tyre Nichols.

ABC reports new pressure on Capitol Hill lawmakers to act on long-stalled federal police reform legislation in the wake of the beating death of Tyre Nichols.  Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina says, “America cannot stand silent.  This was a man beaten by the power of the state.”  South Carolina’s top police officer, “SLED” Chief Mark Keel, said, “Law enforcement […]

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Mountain Rest crimes lead to arrest

Oconee Sheriff’s Office announces 16 charges against a 35-year old man who has displayed two addresses:  Mountain Rest and the Seneca area.  By Friday afternoon, Zachary James Johnson remained jailed in Oconee, under a combined surety bond of $325 thousand.  According to authorities, a car reported stolen in Lexington County was retrieved at an address on the Verner Mill Road.  […]

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Fatal home fire Friday in Clemson

An autopsy has been ordered in the death of an 81-year old Clemson man who died in a fire Friday night at his home on the Pendleton Road.  Edgar “Ted” Hunter Jr., retired from the nearby Mac’s Drive-In.  Chief Deputy Coroner Andrew Wilson of Pickens County says Hunter died at 9:17 pm.  Damage was heavy at the 307 Pendleton Road […]

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