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Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) announces that Grayson Kelly has been promoted to vice president for institutional advancement and business relations. In addition to continuing in his role as executive director of TCTC’s Foundation, he now has the added responsibilities of business relationship management with the college’s community partners. Along with providing direct leadership to the foundation operations and staff, alumni […]

At approximately 9:30pm Thursday night, Oconee 911 Communications received a call reporting a possible drowning on Lake Keowee near Treehaven Court in Seneca. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that a 71-year-old Seneca man and his wife were returning to their dock after a boat ride. As he was exiting the boat onto the dock, he fell into the lake. […]

The City of Clemson is now seeking volunteers for the final Abernathy Park community build days. The city has designated Thursday, Oct. 11, Friday, Oct. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 25, from 8am to 12:30pm and 1-5pm as well as Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8am to 12:30pm. Due to the rebuild effort, Abernathy Park will be closed […]

Seneca High School (SHS) will host a spirit week to raise funds and awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® through the Team Up for St. Jude Spirited by Varsity Game Day program. The SHS Student Government Association and cheerleaders are enlisting students and fans to “Team Up” to tackle childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases by wearing Bobcat gold […]

An Oconee County task force team has produced a 2018 Public Transportation Survey allowing residents to provide input into future electric bus service. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander encourages everyone to take the survey and make their opinions known. “Being able to have that survey and I know in those areas that I have heard a lot of people say they […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reports that two people have been referred to their health care providers after being potentially exposed to rabies by a kitten that tested positive for the disease in Pickens County. The exposures occurred when the victims were bitten or scratched by a kitten near the City of Liberty. The kitten […]

A search of Lake Hartwell Sunday afternoon proved unwarranted, reports Oconee County Deputy Chief of Special Operations and Emergency Manager Scott Krein. “We had a report of a possible jumper off of the railroad trestle that was investigated and after diving and using some sonar techniques we did not find anything and believe that possibly it was just a missed […]

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce encourages you to get your tickets to Farm Oconee now. Tickets for the Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, event from 5:30-7:30pm are $30 per person. A great dinner is planned and will be prepared by Chef Sandeep Pantey, Executive Chef at The Cliffs Communities. In continued celebration of Oconee County’s Sesquicentennial, Retired Clemson Extension Agent […]

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at Griffin Grocery located at 1804 Pumpkintown Highway on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Surveillance video collected during the investigation confirms that at approximately 6:15pm, a white male believed to be in his late 20’s or early 30’s walked into the business and presented a dark colored, semi-automatic handgun […]