Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
According to reports from the Oconee County Detention Center, on Friday, Seneca Police arrested 30 year-old Austin Tyrell Cousins and charged him with Second Degree Assault and Battery by Mob with Serious Injury. Bond on that charge was set at $50,000 and he is also being held for another agency. Also on Friday, West Union Police arrested 52 year-old Joey […]
Read moreThe Wreaths Across America Mobile Exhibit is coming to Clemson’s Nettles Park. Wreaths Across America Location Coordinator Ann Warmuth said that Saturday’s event is all about the veterans… Wreaths Across America’s Mobile exhibit is presented by four local DAR Chapters – Andrew Pickens, Fort Prince George, Wahalla, and Wizard of Tamassee. Again, the exhitbit will be on display from 10am […]
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Gas prices have continued to jump by leaps and bounds since last week, with state averages rising another ten cents on the week. South Carolina’s current gas price average sits at $3.25, having a dime increase on the week. This is 20 cents more than a month ago and $1 more than last year. The average U.S. price of regular […]
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J. STROM THURMOND DAM, Ga. – Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District participated in a tabletop exercise simulating a power plant oil spill at J. Strom Thurmond Dam on Feb. 10. The exercise presented a worst-case scenario of an oil spill with the intention of helping personnel become properly prepared and know the detailed procedures needed […]
Read moreOn Thursday of last week, a familiar face around Seneca lost a battle with cancer. 54 year-old Stoney Lee Medlin was a Seneca native and loved his community. Stoney was someone who many described as a hard worker, who was always smiling and ready to lend a helping hand. Seneca’s Mayor Dan Alexander offered his condolences to the family upon […]
Read moreDerek Shoemake of the US Attorney’s Office said that due to a defense attorney contracting COVID-19, his office “has decided to wait until the last defendants are sentenced to issue a release” regarding a child sex trafficking case, which involved former SRO Deputy John Towery, who worked at Fair-Oak Elementary. Last week, a judge placed Towery on probation and ordered […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has updated its COVID-19 Guidance for Childcare Centers to include a Test to Stay (TTS) recommendation, similar to the one already being implemented by South Carolina school districts. In addition, DHEC has modified its COVID-19 Guidance for K-12 schools to include updated standards for masking and TTS requirements for sports and other extracurricular activities. […]
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) introduced a Senate resolution in support of providing a new diplomatic approach to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions and avoiding a destabilizing arms race in the Middle East. The bipartisan resolution calls for the United States government to adopt a policy that allows any Middle Eastern state access to nuclear […]
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Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies said a 9 year-old child is expected to recover after being accidentally shot last night. Around 7:30pm, Anderson Deputies were dispatched to a Don Avenue residence and took the child to an area hospital for what were described as non-life threatening injuries. Dispatchers said a gun fell out of the boy’s mother’s purse and discharged when […]
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster paid a visit to Greenville this week and, while there, said that the CDC is going overboard with COVID-19 precautions in schools. The Governor referred to recent conversations he had with school board members who told him that masking mandates and COVID-19 testing in schools are “hurting the children”… New CDC guidance has reduced the […]
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