Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Seneca City Council will have their regularly scheduled monthly council meeting tonight, April 10, at 6pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Among the items on the agenda are an update on the Pioneer Water contract, electric generation controls project and first reading on an ordinance to regulate short-term rentals. The meeting is open to the public.
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The City of Seneca’s 2018 business licenses for businesses located within the city limits of Seneca are now due. Penalties will be applied for any unpaid business license after April 30, 2018. Contact the City of Seneca at 864-885-2700 with any questions.
Read moreIn observance of Arbor Day, Blue Ridge Bank will hold a free paper shredding event. The bank invites the community to bring personal or sensitive documents to be safely shredded and recycled from 10am to 1pm on Friday, April 27, at the Seneca branch at 118 Bountyland Road. Shred-A-Way, will provide an on-site mobile truck to shred paper, light cardboard, […]
Read moreThe small business optimism index reached its 16th consecutive month in the top five percent of 45 years of survey readings, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends survey, released today. The 104.7 March reading, down from 107.6 in February, remains among the highest in survey history and for the first time since 1982, taxes received the fewest number […]
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It costs $95,000 initially to place a School Resource Officer in a school in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). A new plan called the Armed School Alliance Program (ASAP) would lower that cost to $1,495 per employee. The plan aims to train 50 school employees to carry concealed weapons to deter violence in schools and respond to active […]
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A plan to arm as many as 50 school employees was presented Monday night to the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said the Armed School Alliance Program (ASAP) would serve as a deterrent and offer more time for law enforcement to respond to an active shooter situation. “More than […]
Read moreWith almost 500 votes from community members in Upstate South Carolina, the Collins Children’s Home is the winner of the second annual Festival of Eggs decorating contest, sponsored by Duke Energy’s World of Energy at Oconee Nuclear Station. The contest, a spinoff from the World of Energy’s annual Festival of Trees, invited local organizations to adopt and decorate 16-inch plastic […]
Read moreThe Peace Center has received a $30,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation supporting the 2017-2018 Field Trip Performance Series, one of the Peace Center’s Community Impact initiatives. On the morning of Monday, April 9, Duke Energy staff members were on hand to greet local fourth and fifth grade students attending ArcAttack: Electricity. Duke Energy’s South Carolina president, Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe, […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Association for Justice, the state ’s leading voice for plaintiff attorneys, has a new Director of Development. Courtney Mitchum Barts joined the group to manage their fundraising and membership recruitment efforts. With over 1,300 members, Courtney will coordinate multiple development campaigns in regions across South Carolina. A native of Berkeley County, Courtney graduated with a joint degree […]
Read moreNational Crime Victims’ Rights Week is this week, April 8-14. The DJJ commemorated the occasion by unveiling a juvenile-made “Healing Tree.” Juveniles in DJJ’s welding program made the Healing Tree to serve as a symbol of healing and strength. Ribbons of Remembrance were attached to the tree with messages for victims and their families. A woman whose son was murdered […]
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