Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The City of Seneca could be getting a new outdoor venue in the form of a small amphitheater, according to City Administrator Scott Moulder, who says that the view from the back window of City Hall inspired the discussion…
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Gov. Henry McMaster has reappointed Design South Professionals founder and civil engineer Chuck Joye of Anderson to the S.C. Board of Health and Environmental Control to represent Oconee, Anderson and all of the 3rd Congressional District on the policy board. The reappointment was recently approved by the state senate. His term will expire June 30, 2023. He has served two […]
Read moreThe smell of smoke Saturday afternoon at Morningside Assisted Living on Wells Highway prompted a call to fire fighters, who said that it was the result of a burned compressor relating to an electrical power issue. No one was hurt in the incident according to reports, and it was not clear whether or not a temporary evacuation of the facility […]
Read moreSouth Carolina’s DNR said that those deer hunters who held Lifetime, Senior, Gratis and Catawba hunting licenses last year will automatically receive a free base set of tags this year and into the future. Youth and Disability license holders must still request their free base set of tags. Deer hunters who have an active or three-year hunting license and big […]
Read moreLate Saturday night, just before 11:00 pm, a fatal accident was reported near Fountain Inn on Jones Mill Road at Shellstone Drive in Greenville County. Corporal Matt Southern with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has details…
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The Oconee County Council will hold their regular meeting in the Council Chamber in Walhalla tomorrow evening at 6:00 pm. A presentation by Shawn Johnson and Tinishia Graham regarding the creation of an “Oconee County Commission on African-American Affairs” is on the agenda. Those in attendance are encouraged to wear masks and social distancing measures will be in place. The […]
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Emily Hodge, director of research and existing industry for the Oconee Economic Alliance said that the latest unemployment figures for Oconee County and all of South Carolina are encouraging, as it showed a drop in the percentage of those who are unemployed but actively seeking work in South Carolina. She said June’s numbers were drastically different from just a month […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 2,335 new confirmed cases and one new probable case of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 19 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 69,765, probable cases to 221, confirmed deaths to 1138 and 17 probable deaths. On Sunday there were […]
Read moreSeneca’s Planning Commission will entertain a public hearing tonight during a meeting tonight at 6:00 pm at City Hall. An application to rezone property at 10126 Clemson Boulevard from office commercial to highway commercial is being proposed by Chad Hamilton with D1 Performance. The property is owned by State Representative Bill Sandifer.
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The focus for today’s meeting of the Oconee school trustees will be if and when the public schools re-open. But there’s also the matter of what students will pay for school breakfast and lunch. There will be no change in the cost of a student breakfast the next 12 months, but the trustees will consider a ten cent increase in […]
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