Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Thanks to the generous community, Blue Ridge Bank President and CEO Kyle Thomas announces that the Day for Durham fundraiser has raised $19,414.09 so far. Days before Christmas, Kayla, wife of Seneca Police Sgt. Michael Durham, suffered from a serious medical event called AVM. She required surgery and was hospitalized for a lengthy period. On Feb. 15, Chick-fil-A of Seneca […]
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Monday night, the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) voted to forgive two inclement weather days, which were the fourth and fifth days the district missed this year, explains Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We asked the board to forgive days four and five that we had missed because of the bad weather. The […]
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Oconee County Councilman Paul Cain was one of five residents from the Golden Corner to speak during a City of Clemson public hearing Monday night in opposition to the proposed annexation of seven acres inside Oconee County. “One of the things that was important to stress to the Clemson City Council is that Oconee County is not in favor of […]
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The Seneca Lady Cats are going to The Well. The Seneca High School varsity girls basketball team has survived and advanced to Saturday’s Upper State Title Game. The Lady Cats beat cross-county rivals the Walhalla Lady Razors Monday night, 61-41, in Bobcat Gym. A large home crowd motivated the girls to victory as the two teams split their regular season […]
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Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief of Emergency Management and Special Operations Scott Krein also serves as a volunteer with CureSearch Ultimate Hike. Recently, he made the decision to try a different kind of involvement, by hiking 28.3 miles in one day to raise funds for the 43 children that are diagnosed with cancer everyday. Chief Krein’s father recently died […]
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Extra counselors are at Seneca Middle School today after a tragic event over the weekend. Seneca Middle School sixth grader Emmalee Budrevich was killed in a hit and run accident Saturday night, Feb. 17. Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland says counselors will be talking to students today. “There are additional counselors on staff for any student who needs […]
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With a dramatic, 50-48, win over the Berea Lady Bulldogs in the second round of the AAA State Basketball Tournament, the Seneca Lady Cats survive and advance. Seneca High School Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach Jimmy Towe tells about the win over Berea. “It was a back and fourth game. Two good teams playing. Berea has an unbelievable shooter, she was […]
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Prayers are going out today from the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) to Broward County, Florida where a former student is accused of killing 17 people at a school on Wednesday afternoon. Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland encourages the community to be vigilant against threats made to schools. “Well, it certainly was tragic. Words can’t even described […]
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In preparing this months’ utility billing, the City of Westminster has noticed some high consumption in residential accounts. Home plumbing systems may have become compromised because of the stress of the cold weather. But you can check your house for leaks. Westminster installed all new residential meters finishing the project in the spring of 2016. All are outfitted with leak […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed charges against a Westminster man in relation to an early Wednesday morning shooting near Walhalla. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of 24-year-old Tyler Mark Broome of Dewey Street on one count each of murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and entering a premises after a […]
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