Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Seneca City Council will have a Work Session followed by a Special Called Council Meeting tonight, April 24, at 6pm. The agenda for the Work Session includes discussions on an ordinance to regulate short-term rentals, rename Almond Street, the Seneca Development Committee incentive program and Recreation master plan. Immediately following the Work Session, the council will hold a Special […]
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Over four inches of rain fell in Oconee County in just two days, reports Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson from her weather station at Hickory Hollow Farm in Walhalla. “What I recorded from Sunday was 1.19 inches and then from 7am Monday to 7am Tuesday, we had 2.89 inches, which gives us just over four inches. Then a couple […]
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The City of Seneca and Pioneer Rural Water District are close to reaching a water agreement. During a special meeting on Monday, the board of directors for Pioneer unanimously approved a five-year deal with the city. Pioneer will pay the city $276,000 in base fees for 2.6 million gallons of water per month. The Seneca City Council holds a Special […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four persons killed on state roadways over the weekend. As of April 22, 255 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 315 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017. Locally, Anderson County lists 11 in 2018 compared to 15 in 2017. Oconee County reports […]
Read moreClemson University is resuming normal operations today, April 24. Workers have completed repairs on downed Duke Energy transmission lines, which left Clemson University’s main campus without power on Monday. Power has been restored to the main campus. Therefore, Clemson University’s main campus will be on normal class and office operation schedules today.
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Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) INSPIRE Lab Project is receiving $100,000 from the South Carolina Department of Commerce Office of Innovation. TCTC is one of nine organizations selected as part of the Startup Fuel Challenge grant series. The College seeks to create an entrepreneurial education curriculum that supports the INSPIRE Lab project in cultivating a network of small businesses. TCTC will […]
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The Upstate of South Carolina is under a flood watch through Tuesday morning. Residents are encouraged to plan accordingly for the weather, says Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief of Emergency Management and Special Operations Scott Krein. “Give yourself a little more time and give yourself a little more distance. The roads are wet and we have some puddling on […]
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The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce held a grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration for Hobby Lobby Monday morning, April 23. Chamber Executive Director Vanessa Penton said, “The unfavorable weather on Monday didn’t deter folks from coming out to celebrate the opening of the new Hobby Lobby store located in the old K-Mart building in Applewood Shopping Center off Sandifer […]
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The Oconee County Council holds four public hearings on Tuesday, April 24, at 6pm. The first deals with Ordinance 2018-07, which is “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN OCONEE COUNTY, THE CITY OF WALHALLA, AND MICHAEL CRENSHAW, AS SHERIFF FOR OCONEE COUNTY, IN RELATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AT COUNTY FACILITIES AND DURING COUNTY […]
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The agenda has been amended for the Oconee County Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 24, at 6pm. Following the regular start to meetings, the County Administrator will give a report and agenda summary. Then public hearings are scheduled for the following ordinances: Ordinance 2018-07 “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN OCONEE COUNTY, THE […]
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