Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
An additional arrest has been made in the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office’s eighteenth “Operation Infinity” drug sweep round-up that began on Jan. 22, 2018. In all, 21 individuals were being sought on a variety of drug charges involving distribution of methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, crack cocaine and prescription drugs. The most recent suspect arrested was 40-year-old Kelley Suzanne Sosby of Westminster […]
Read moreThe Foothills Area YMCA has received approval from the USDA Rural Development Program and the South Carolina Community Loan Fund for two loans that will fund the construction of a YMCA aquatic facility on the campus of GHS’s Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca. This is a major milestone in the effort to bring such a center to Oconee County. With […]
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Magical Educator Chad Crews will be performing his program, “Reading ROCKS!” at all branches of the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) this summer. The “Reading ROCKS!” program is part of the OCPL’s Summer Reading Program, which takes place in public libraries all summer long. Crews’ program contains a combination of magic, storytelling, music, and a live animal or two. Additionally, […]
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The City of Clemson has scheduled another public hearing on land regulations. Last week, the Clemson City Council held its first and Mayor JC Cook says they wanted to give citizens more time to review the regulations. “It has been a lot of years since the land regulations in the City of Clemson have changed and we just thought it […]
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The Friends of the Oconee County Public Library have installed a new Little Free Library at High Falls County Park near Seneca, SC. Little Free Libraries are based on the idea of take-a-book, leave-a-book, where one would not need a library card to check out a book, but is free to take a book or donate one to the unit. […]
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The Bookmobile of the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) will begin stopping in the Utica community in Seneca at Ann Hope United Methodist Church on the 2nd and 4th Mondays, from 10-11am, starting June 11. It will also begin a stop on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at the Foothills Shopping Center in West Union, from 1-2pm, starting June 13. […]
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The weather is heating up, children are fast moving toward the final days of school and visions of summer fun are dancing in the heads of families all across South Carolina. Have fun, but be careful, says the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). While swimming is an excellent outdoor activity, it is important to make sure […]
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There will be no leadership changes on the Seneca Board of Zoning Appeals at least for another year. During a meeting last week, the board re-elected Marvin Gray as chair and Tammy Garland as vice chair.
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New budget readings are scheduled by the Seneca City Council during a special meeting tonight at City Hall. The mayor and council will take up the 2018-19 budgets during a special meeting that will follow the council’s 6pm work session. The meeting is open to the public.
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It has been a very wet month of May in the Golden Corner of South Carolina. Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson gives rainfall amounts from her station in Walhalla. “Saturday was fine, there was just a tad and Sunday like .23, but from 7am yesterday to 7am this morning over two inches, which will give us over eleven inches […]
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