Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Seneca High School (SHS) varsity baseball team hosts Indian Land tonight, May 9, at 5pm in the Upper State Title Game at Coach Mac Field. Seneca needs to win just one game of a possible two tonight in order to repeat as the AAA Upper State Champions and return the State Championship Series. SHS Varsity Baseball Coach Andy Bay […]
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Seneca High School (SHS) track and cross country senior Elijah Stewart was awarded the Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Scholarship by the South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association this week, reports www.senecabobcats.com. The Singleton Scholarship, named after a Goose Creek Track and Field Coach who was one of the nine victims of the Emmanuel Church shooting in Charleston, is awarded to […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of ten people killed on state roadways over the weekend. As of May 6, 297 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 356 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017. Locally, Anderson County lists 13 in 2018 and 16 in 2017. Oconee County has experienced […]
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U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) recently joined the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to honor Callie’s Biscuits, a Charleston-based grab and go restaurant, to be highlighted as Sunday’s Small Business of the Day in recognition of National Small Business Week. This business, which was nominated by Scott, will be recognized in the Congressional Record. Callie’s Biscuits, founded in […]
Read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people to be on the lookout for ticks and the diseases they can spread. May through July is when people get more tick bites and tick-borne diseases than any other time of year in the United States, according to the CDC. The CDC suggests making preventing tick bites a part of […]
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When Denise Bailey graduated from Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Accounting program in 2004, she narrowed her entry-level career options down to two areas in public accounting; tax or audit compliance. She successfully landed a full-time job as a tax preparer in a Seneca accounting firm, expanding her skills in tax preparation while beginning work on a bachelor’s degree. Sixteen years […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Monday afternoon on multiple child sex crimes. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center was 34-year-old Brandon Ray McKern on 25 counts of first degree sexual exploitation of a minor, 10 counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree and 3 counts of criminal sexual conduct with […]
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A large crowd packed the Council Chambers of Seneca City Hall Tuesday night to voice concerns about a proposed short-term rental amendment to the zoning ordinance. This is an ordinance that would codify short-term rentals as a conditional use in the zoning ordinance. Currently, the zoning ordinance does not address short-term rentals and the city’s position has always been that […]
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After an executive session Tuesday night, the Oconee County Council appointed Rick Martin interim county administrator. Martin replaces Scott Moulder, who resigned last week to take the job of Seneca City Administrator. Martin will receive additional compensation of $1,000 a month, through three months after the council selects Moulder’s permanent replacement.
Read moreA Townville man has been indicted on federal gun and ammunition charges, reports United States Attorney Beth Drake. A Federal Grand Jury in Greenville returned an indictment against 23-year-old Devon Samuel Prater of Townville. He is charged in a one-count indictment with felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The maximum possible penalty Prater could receive, depending on his prior […]
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