Seneca City Council Approves $60 Million Budget with No Public Input

The Seneca City Council unanimously approved its more than $60 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday evening, with no public comments or questions raised during the meeting. Mayor Dan Alexander and the council quickly passed the spending plan, which comprises several separate budgets… The largest, the Light and Water Department budget, projects revenues and expenses balancing at $44.9 […]

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Clemson Promotes “Down Under Electric” Program to Combat Power Outages

Following significant power outages during Hurricane Helene, the City of Clemson is actively promoting its “Down Under Electric” program, designed to help residents bury overhead power lines and potentially save thousands on the conversion. This partnership with Duke Energy, established in 2022, has already seen over 150 applications, allowing homeowners to receive a $3,000 stipend towards the cost of moving […]

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DPH Emphasizes Water, Swimming Safety for the Summer

COLUMBIA, S.C. – As temperatures rise and South Carolinians spend more time enjoying private or public pools, lakes, rivers, oceans, hot tubs and splashpads, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reminds residents about the importance of practicing water and swimming safety. Each year, more than 4,000 unintentional drowning deaths occur in the United States. In 2022, the most recent […]

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Clemson to Hold Public Hearing for New 528-Bed Residential Development

Clemson City Council has announced a public hearing for June 16 regarding “Varsity Club III,” a proposed 528-bed mixed-use multifamily development. Submitted by Jonathan D. Silkworth and 2111 Packard LLC in February, the project would feature 44 townhomes and 108 apartment-style dwellings on 17.7 acres of vacant land near Summey and Hawthorne Streets. This development would result in a density […]

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Seneca Woman Charged with Attempted Murder

According to jail records, on Monday Seneca Police arrested 24-year-old Carissa Armoni Strickland of a Friendship Pointe Drive address and charged her with malicious injury to property, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, discharging a firearm inside the city, two counts of discharging firearms into a dwelling and a count of attempted murder. Details surrounding her arrest should […]

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Seneca City Council to Repair Hurricane Damage to Popular Trail

The Seneca City Council will dedicate Saturday, June 21, to a service project aimed at repairing damage caused by last year’s Hurricane Helene to a popular local recreation amenity. Councilwoman Denise Rozman secured a grant to replace the directional signs blown away along the 2.5-mile “Trail of Adventure,” located behind the Shaver Recreation Complex… This trail complements the city’s disc […]

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EF1 Tornado Confirmed in Elbert County, Georgia

The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down Monday evening in Bobby Brown State Park near Mount Carmel in Elbert County, Georgia. The tornado caused significant damage, snapping and uprooting dozens of trees as it approached a cove along the Savannah River and damaging pavilions at the Bobby Brown Recreational Center. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities […]

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