LakeFront Hartwell - Pickens County

DHEC forcasting an Orange Ozone Action Day 8/19/08

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:48:17 UT

COLUMBIA – Conditions are likely tomorrow for increased ground-level ozone concentrations in some areas of South Carolina, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today. DHEC is forecasting an Orange Ozone Action Day for much of the Upstate

Governor Sanford urges water conservation

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:38:42 UT

Governor Mark Sanford again urged citizens to take water conservation measures upon themselves and voluntarily conserve water in advance of any state requirement

"Summer Gospel Show" Sat 8/16/2008

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:06:27 UT

"Summer Gospel Show" This Coming Saturday, August 16 at the Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center

Clemson Extension Offers 4-H2O Camp this Summer

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:00:34 UT

PICKENS – Clemson Extension is offering a 4-H2O camp for ages 8 to 12, June 16-18 and July 22-24. Cost is $25, which includes a certificate of completion, t- shirt, program supplies, daily morning snack and a hot dog lunch on the last...

Man Drowns in Lake Keowee

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:30:53 UT

PICKENS, SC - Mario Aguelar Commacho, a Mexican who was living with friends in Pickens County, has been identified as the man who drowned while swimming in a cove known as War Path...

Three SC Artists Showing Works in Pickens

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:06:53 UT

The Pickens County Cultural Commission is pleased to announce the opening of three very special exhibitions at the Pickens County Museum of Art & History to run June 21-August 21, 2008....

Miss SC Teen USA Seeks Young Women

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:00:17 UT

MOORE, SC - Carolina Pageant Productions an unofficial preliminary to the Miss Universe Organization is looking for young ladies between the ages of 13 - 26 to compete for the titles of Miss...

Southern Wesleyan University Receives NCATE Accreditation

Mon, 19 May 2008 22:01:19 UT

CENTRAL, SC - The Unit Accreditation Board of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) granted accreditation to the School of Education at Southern Wesleyan...

Campground Season Extended at Lake Hartwell

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:01:01 UT

HARTWELL, GA - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that the campground season for several areas has been extended. The campgrounds include Twin Lakes in Pickens County...

Road Closings Along Lake Hartwell

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:14:47 UT

The north and south lanes between mile markers 10-19 on I-85 will be closed for construction, 9 p.m.-9 a.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, April 22-23, and 10 p.m.-9 a.m., Thursday, April 24, 2008. Feltman...

Chinese Student Follows Dream, Prayer

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:02:33 UT

CENTRAL, SC - Years ago, a young Chinese girl sat on her mother’s lap and looked into the heavens. “She would just hold me and point at the sky and say ‘star,’ ‘moon,’” Chen Chen said of her mother...

Peregrines Likely Nesting in Jocassee Gorges

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:02:42 UT

PICKENS, SC - In what would be only the second documented nesting site in South Carolina in decades, peregrine falcons are apparently nesting in the Jocassee Gorges in northern Pickens County...

Clemson’s New summer Camp Provides Wilderness Adventure and Education

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:00:43 UT

PICKENS, SC – Clemson’s Youth Learning Institute (YLI) has adde a wilderness adventure camp to its 2008 line-up of summer programs for those aged 8 to 16. The new Adventure Summer Camp joins the YLI's Camp Voyager, Camp Sewee...

Recycling Awards Given Locally

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:00:24 UT

COLUMBIA, SC – Madaline Braxton, Alysen Woodruff and Charley Butts were named Recycling Professionals of the Year during the 13th annual Recycle Guys Awards Program, the S.C. Department...

SCDHEC Laptop Stolen

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:01:42 UT

COLUMBIA, SC - On Tuesday, January 22, a DHEC employee's personal vehicle was stolen from a convenience store near the DHEC Region 2 office in Spartanburg. Inside the vehicle was a DHEC...