Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Marines are once again coming to the Upstate of South Carolina in June. Special Operations Command Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina are coming to Oconee and Pickens counties. Southern Wesleyan University hosts an “Honoring Their Service Parade and Welcome” in Central that includes a short program, concessions, and music. Citizens are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue […]
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Koops, Inc., a manufacturer of automation systems, is growing its existing Greenville County production operations. The company’s $2.2 million investment is projected to create 20 new jobs over the next five years. Koops, Inc. is a full-service systems integrator that provides turnkey solutions from project conception to completion. The company features a variety of in-house services, including 3D mechanical design, […]
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The Seneca City Council unanimously approved first reading of the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget last night; however, there are still several questions about the budget as the city awaits census data from the state that will determine the value of a mill. In his first two weeks on the job, new Seneca City Administrator Scott Moulder has been hard at […]
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It was a tearful conclusion to last night’s Seneca City Council Meeting as longtime City Administrator Greg Dietterick announced it was his last meeting in an official capacity. “I’m just very thankful for the opportunity to serve. It’s be 20 years and that is pretty unique.” Even though it was anticipated, the announcement still came as a shock to the […]
Read moreAT&T reports that someone stole roughly 600 feet of copper wire near Seneca. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of the copper wire cable, which is valued at $5,000. This theft caused several customers in the vicinity of Keowee School Road and Lakeside Drive to loose service over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Read moreA lawsuit claims that a pilot who flies helicopters for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is grounded after being attacked by a dog outside his front door. The lawsuit filed for Dan Suddeth in Oconee Common Pleas Court names as defendants two people who it claims owned the dog. It alleges Suddeth was attacked on March 23, outside his home […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Drought Response Committee met Tuesday, May 29, to update the drought statuses of all counties in South Carolina. Above average rainfall totals across much of the state during the month of May, along with improving numbers across a range of indicators, prompted members of the Committee to vote unanimously to change the drought status of 13 counties […]
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More rain has fallen in Oconee County. It was a wet Tuesday, reports official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson from her weather station in Walhalla. “Over the past 24 hours, part was overnight and it was just pouring yesterday afternoon and I recorded 1.60 inches. The high yesterday was 76 and the low was 70. We’re fast approaching 13 inches […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces an additional arrest in the sixteenth “Operation Infinity” drug sweep round-up that began on April 5, 2017. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with law enforcement partners from the Seneca and Westminster Police Departments in this operation. The latest suspect arrested was 20-year-old Hanna Brooke Justus of Mountain Rest for one count of […]
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The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about reporting suspicious or criminal activity. According to its website: “Recently, numerous postings have been made on social media regarding various activities that citizens have felt was either suspicious or criminal in nature. Some of the postings have contained photos or perhaps video footage. Please understand that the premature posting of information […]
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