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The outdoor warning sirens around Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested multiple times during the week of June 28 to close out their recent upgrade project on the sirens. A select, limited number of sirens will be tested using both a short, 20-second test as well as longer three-minute tests. These tests will occur from June 28 through July 1 […]

A new headquarters for the Seneca Police department is under renovation. A 7,500 square foot facility at the Shiloh Road Seneca Industrial Complex will be the new home for most of the department, and officers will begin operating from there within the next few months, with more moving in next year. City officials said the 911 dispatch center will get […]

The Blood Connection is hosting a mobile blood drive today in Seneca at Norton-Thompson Park from 10:00am until 6:00pm. The Blood Connection’s O negative blood supply has now reached a critical level. The Blood Connection (TBC) is the primary blood provider for hospitals in this region, which means the need for O negative blood donations is dire. The combination of […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a woman who was reported missing just yesterday morning, but has not been seen in five years, according to her family. Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies said 65 year-old Beth R. Roberts suffers from mental health issues and has not had contact with relatives since she was last seen in Belton about five […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the release of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. OVERVIEW:  “As a long-time gun owner and strong supporter of the Second Amendment, I have been horrified by the recent spate of mass shootings and the link between mental health and gun violence.   “My goal in working with the bipartisan group […]

Oconee County resident Patsy Davis spoke last night during the public comments portion of the Oconee County Council meeting. She brought with her a petition that contained twenty-three signatures from concerned citizens regarding land development in Oconee, in particular, the building of new subdivisions. Davis said the county has become a “sitting duck” for development, and she’s worried that city […]

Clemson City Council will hold a public hearing in City Hall on Tuesday, July 5th at 5:30pm to hear comments from the community about plans for the development of almost 25 acres of land for residential and commercial use. C. Todd Kennedy’s application to annex five parcels near Lawrence Road and develop the acreage calls for 105 multi-family cottages, 44 […]

State lawmakers have finalized next year’s record setting budget. Thanks to a booming economy, and federal pandemic money pumped into the state, revenue from tax collections over the past two years has been at record levels. The current fiscal year, which ends in two weeks, produced a $2 Billion surplus, and the revenue estimate for the new budget is $13.8 […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) recently published the 2020 Hospital Infections Disclosure Act (HIDA) Annual Report, which shares data on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) acquired in health-care settings or as a result of medical procedures. This annual report is presented by DHEC’s Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology (DADE) in an effort to address HAIs […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has released their scams update for this month. A deputy spoke with a victim, a man who had been corresponding with a female on social media. The victim had been sending the female money under the belief that she was in the military in order to help her. The victim told the deputy that this […]