Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Voters will select from six candidates vying for four open seats on the Seneca City Council today. Voting is open from 7am to 7pm at the Shaver Gym. Seneca voters in precincts 1-4 can vote for up to four candidates. The six candidates running for Seneca City Council are Scott Durham, Robert Holbrooks, W.C. Honeycutt Jr., Stuart Pohl, Denise Rozman, […]
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Rain both Saturday and Sunday added to the running count of precipitation for Oconee County in the month of March, reports U.S. Officially Weather Observer Barbara Wilson. “For Sunday, we had 0.55 inches, which is a little over half an inch of rain and for Saturday, we had 0.37 inches, which gives us for March close to a total of […]
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There are a lot of students playing spring sports this year at Seneca High School, says Guidance Director Cari Carter. “For spring sports, we have 347 students participating in various sports, which is 36% of our student body and that is quit impressive. We are really proud of our students, they work hard in and out of the classroom. We […]
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The community is invited to play Bingo tonight, March 12, at the Seneca Library. Oconee County Public Library Director Blair Hinson says this will be fun for the whole family. “Bring the family for a fun night of Bingo. We’ll play several rounds and have plenty of prizes for all ages.” The fun starts at 5:30pm at the Seneca Library, […]
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In celebration of the county’s sesquicentennial, the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) is challenging residents to pick up 150 bags of litter, explains OEA Marketing and Communications Manager Daja Dial. “We’re doing one bag at a time during the month of March. It is about trying to collect 150 bags of trash in relation to our 150th anniversary of Oconee County. […]
Read moreIn 2017, South Korea was South Carolina’s seventh-largest export destination and Japan was sixth. Recognizing this, SC Commerce is leading a multi-sector trade mission to South Korea and Japan on Sept. 5-11, 2018. Approved companies will have one-on-one meetings with prospective end-users, distributors, agents and partners that are set up by the U.S. Commercial Service. The trade mission is open […]
Read moreThe New Year ushered in rising unemployment rates in the tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina. According to the latest figures released by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), Oconee County’s jobless rate was 5% in January compared to 4.1% in December. Pickens County posted 4.9% in January, up from 4.1% in December. Anderson County’s unemployment rate […]
Read moreNuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Oconee Nuclear Power Plant, operated by Duke Energy during an open house on March 20, at the World of Energy, which is located at 7812 Rochester Highway, near Seneca. The open house will run from 6-7pm, and NRC employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based […]
Read moreThis March, when you purchase one of Muscular Dystrophy Association’s (MDA) iconic paper Shamrocks, available now in more than 20,000 locations nationwide, a donation goes toward building a better future for kids and adults fighting muscular dystrophy. This year, you can do even more. On March 16, you have an additional opportunity to unite with MDA. Invite your coworkers, customers […]
Read moreThe Clemson Tigers men’s basketball team is going dancing. Sunday evening, the Tigers learned that they were selected to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Clemson plays New Mexico State in the first round of the Midwest Region of the tournament on Friday in San Diego, California.
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