DHEC encouraging STD Testing

April is National STD Awareness Month and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging South Carolinians to get STD screenings. This year’s theme for National STD Awareness Month is “Treat Me Right.” To assist in these prevention efforts, DHEC’s public health clinics will be offering free testing on April 18. Appointments are encouraged. Call 1-855-472-3432 […]

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National Donate Life Blue and Green Day

Today is National Donate Life Blue and Green Day. Every April, citizens are encouraged to wear blue and green to promote organ donation. According to Donate Life America, nearly 124,000 people in the United States are awaiting some type of organ transplant. Organ donor registration is critical and there are many types of organ donation. National Donate Life Blue and […]

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Seneca Healthcare Worker arrested

A Seneca Healthcare worker has been arrested in an investigation of missing funds at the facility where she worked. Law enforcement records show 42-year-old Trisha Rae Fuqua of Easley was arrested Thursday on breach of trust with fraudulent intent charges. An arrest warrant alleges that between July 25, 2017, and March 16, 2018, Fuqua received in trust, property valued at […]

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TCTC Chorus’ Spring Concert is April 20

The Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) Choir and Jazz Band will present its annual spring concert on Friday, April 20, at 7pm in the Marshall Parker Auditorium on the Pendleton Campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Music instructor Julia West says the upcoming concert will showcase student talent through solos, as well as ensemble pieces by members […]

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Justice Department announces Initiative to combat Sexual Harassment in Housing

This week, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide roll out of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an inter-agency task force between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Justice Department to […]

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Seneca Planning Commission to consider Rezoning

At their meeting this month, the Seneca Planning Commission considers a rezoning request for 88.92 acres of wooded property that is currently undeveloped. The property is bound by Frontage Road, Queen Anne Lane, Knollwood Drive and Lake Keowee. Seneca Planning and Community Development Director Ed Halbig tells more about the rezoning request. “The rezoning is a piece of property that […]

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YMCA hosting Growing Our Future Event

The Foothills Area YMCA, serving Oconee County and the cities of Clemson and Central, hosts the “Growing Our Future Event” on June 8. The 6pm event at The Lighthouse Event Center will feature dinner, live and silent auctions, a designer container garden competition, music and more. Money raised from the charity event will provide funds for YMCA Summer Camp and […]

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