Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Results must still be certified but Tuesday’s Seneca Municipal Election had three incumbents and one challenger voted into four year terms on the city council. Scott Durham received 487 votes, Joel Ward got 460, and Denise Rozman had 394 votes as incumbents and W.C. Honeycutt Jr. garnered 354 votes as a challenger. Those were the top four vote getters and […]
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A new study from Smart Asset ranked the ten best places to retire in South Carolina, https://smartasset.com/retirement/retirement-calculator#southcarolina>. The study considers taxes (both income and sales), the number of doctors’ offices and opportunity for recreation and social life. According to the study, Seneca ranked among the top spots in South Carolina. Also listed as among the top places to retire in […]
Read moreSix months after the remnants of Hurricane Irma blew through South Carolina, the state is well on the road to recovery with repairs to 99 public works projects for which the state may receive up to $17 million in FEMA grant funding. High winds and heavy rains from the storm caused damage to all counties in the state and the […]
Read moreThe Clemson University Police Department (CUPD) soon will move from its current location on Centennial Boulevard to 124 Ravenel Center Place, just more than a mile from the main campus off Walter T. Cox Boulevard, reports the Clemson University Media Relations Department. CUPD will begin a partial move of its staff the week of Spring Break, March 19-23, and dispatchers […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is educating citizens about the importance of sleep. This is Sleep Awareness Week. DHEC says that sleep is a vital indicator of overall health and well-being. Join the National Sleep Foundation in celebrating its annual Sleep Awareness Week, March 11-17. This year’s theme, “Begin with Sleep,” highlights the importance of […]
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One of the biggest annual events in the world of professional bass sport fishing comes to the Upstate of South Carolina this weekend. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) announces that the Bassmaster Classic fishing tournament returns to Lake Hartwell for a weekend of high-stakes professional bass fishing. The 2018 Bassmaster Classic professional bass fishing tournament, which will […]
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A new organization chart is under consideration by the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). At their work session meeting this week, Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland presented a chart that lists Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey as second in command. “We have not had it set up like that where there […]
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Candidate qualifying opens Friday for South Carolinians who want to compete in their party’s June 12, primary election, tells Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich. “Friday at noon, we open filling for partisan filling that would be if you want to be on the ticket under the Republican or Democratic party. That is State House 1 and […]
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Students nationwide held protests today, which is a month after the deadly shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida. Students were encouraged to leave class at 10am for 17 minutes, one minute for each victim in the Florida shooting. In the School District of Oconee County, students gathered peacefully to protest. Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey […]
Read moreOn Tuesday, March 13, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) met with actress Jennifer Garner, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee to discuss the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. In South Carolina, MIECHV funds are used to implement several home visiting models, including the Nurse-Family Partnership. Sen. Scott said, “It […]
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