Sam Walters

WALHALLA — The man accused of shooting former Oconee County Sheriff's Office deputy Lucas Watts was found guilty on all charges in court on Thursday.

By Sam Walters The Journal SENECA — The secret is out about Oconee County.

SENECA — Joseph “Leon” Morgan, 99, and Betty Morgan, 94, have spent 77 years building a life together centered on faith, family and devotion to one another.

EASLEY — The School District of Pickens County approved final reading of its fiscal year 2026-27 budget during Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting.

CLEMSON — In an effort to connect the places that residents love in an accessible way, the Green Crescent Trail is making progress across the local community.

SENECA — The affordable housing problem in Oconee County is documented, growing and well understood by the people closest to it. The harder question is what, if anything, can be done about it.

CLEMSON — Clemson City Council advanced a proposed $69 million budget Monday that holds the millage rate steady while funding new staff, infrastructure and utility upgrades.

CLEMSON — First reading of a new student housing development at 201 Pine St. in Clemson was passed 4-3 by Clemson City Council on Monday with the help of an abstaining vote from a council member.

CENTRAL — During a Tuesday event at Occasions at Wedgefield in Central, members of the Clemson Sertoma Club surprised Janna McHale with an award recognizing her more than 30 years of service, something the community volunteer and Sertoma club member said she never saw coming.

COLUMBIA — A new state law is aiming to overhaul how South Carolina manages its roads, who's accountable at the top and how your neighborhood potholes get fixed.