Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Senecans who live on S. Stribling Street and area made clear last night they don’t want a mobile home or a mobile home park in their neighborhood. And they left a City Hall hearing knowing that, at least for now, the city won’t approve a variance to the zoning law needed by Andrew Brown. The board of zoning appeals ruled […]
Read moreApplause rang out in an upper section of a Ramcat Alley restaurant for the announcement that Seneca is in line for a brewing company to feature a line of several craft beers. Keowee Brewing Company will locate down the street in a building to be remodeled at 401 E. Main at the N. Walnut intersection. The owners-operators are Alex and […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigation a shooting that occurred at an address in the Seneca area that left one person dead. A deputy responded to an address on Lands End Road during the early morning hours Wednesday in regards to a shooting incident. When deputies arrived, they discovered a male subject lying inside the residence with a gunshot […]
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Santee Cooper has approved a $3 million loan to the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) for a 50,000-square-foot industrial speculative building to help Oconee County attract new businesses and jobs. The loan was approved through the Santee Cooper Economic Development Loan Program. The spec building will be located within the Golden Corner Commerce Park, which is just two miles off Interstate […]
Read moreA shooting incident occurred early Wednesday morning at 641 Lands End Road near Seneca; this is located in the Crossroads Community of Oconee County. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis announces that this incident was first reported at 3:37am to Oconee E-911 Communications. The shooting resulted in the death of 43-year-old Jason Edward Dalton of Seneca. He resided at the incident […]
Read moreDuke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station teammates recently presented local United Way agencies with checks on behalf of employee fundraising efforts in 2017, tells Mikayla Kreuzberger, Corporate Communications for Duke Energy. “In total, Oconee Nuclear Station employees raised more than $72,000 for Anderson, Oconee and Pickens United Way agencies. Anderson County received $10,822.52; Pickens County received $27,142.99; and Oconee County received […]
Read moreThe Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee amended and approved a medical marijuana bill on Wednesday, sending it to the full Senate Medical Affairs Committee for consideration. The vote followed a gathering of patients and advocates from around South Carolina at the State House on Tuesday urging lawmakers to allow similar legislation to move forward. The South Carolina Compassionate Care Act, known […]
Read moreStereotypes begin at a young age and middle school students are not immune to its touch and influence. Perhaps it is this experience that enabled two Seneca Middle School (SMS) eighth grade students to write essays about stereotypes that earned them both recognition and prizes for their powerful work. Brianne Argo and Ava Kelly recently attended the awards ceremony for […]
Read morePiggie Park Enterprises Inc. is recalling Gourmet Carolina Gold Honey Sauce manufactured in the past two years (March 11, 2016 through March 11, 2018), because it contains undeclared wheat and soy. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat or soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Gourmet Carolina Gold […]
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The Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) has created a new contest involving their digital ambassador program with cash prizes to help spread the economic development news shared from the OEA. Now through Nov. 9, the three allies with the most points will be invited to the OEA’s annual meeting on Nov. 11, and there we will award cash prizes. The first […]
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