Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Starting Thursday, Jan. 11, Duke Energy will manage the movement of three 700,000-pound transformers to the Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station. The transformers will be hauled by truck from West Union to Bad Creek in Salem. During these heavy equipment moves, traffic on highways 107 and 28 to Cashiers, N.C., will encounter lengthy delays. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes […]
Read moreToday, Jan. 10, is National Cut Your Energy Costs Day, which encourages people to look for ways to reduce energy costs and save on their energy bills. Terry Ballenger, Vice President of Communications for Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, tells how all customers on the system can save. “As far as an effort by all our folks, if people would try […]
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U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announced Tuesday that he will now be serving on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over matters relating to the Department of Defense, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and a variety of other defense-related issues. Senator Scott said, “This is an amazing opportunity to work closely on issues important to […]
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Three staff members have been honored as Tri-County Technical College’s Educators of the Year and will be recognized at the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) meeting in February. Glenn Hellenga, director of Career Services, is the College’s outstanding administrator; Timeko McFadden, Spanish instructor, is the outstanding instructor; and, Dr. Amoena Norcross, curriculum consultant, is the outstanding staff nominee. SCTEA […]
Read moreTuesday afternoon, the Board of Directors for the Pioneer Rural Water District authorized General Manager Terry Pruitt to negotiate new water contracts with the cities of Seneca and Westminster. The move comes as Seneca, which supplies 60% of Pioneer’s water, decided to put Pioneer on notice that it will terminate the agreement. But Seneca’s move is seen as a way […]
Read moreOconee County firefighters were dispatched at 4:50am this morning to a two-story house fire near Westminster. No injuries have been reported. The house is located on Vine Road near Greenfield Road.
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The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested today, Jan. 10, at approximately 11:50am. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested for three-minutes to assure each siren works properly. This full-cycle siren test is performed once each quarter in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens counties, who […]
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The Oconee County Council will hold a special meeting at 5pm on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 in the Oconee County Council Chambers located at 415 South Pine Street in Walhalla, celebrating Oconee County’s Sesquicentennial Birthday.
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Tri-County Technical College will celebrate the opening of the Student Success Center with a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on Friday, Jan. 12, at 11am. The event is open to the public. The Student Success Center is the first new building on the Pendleton Campus in two decades. The three-story, 75,000-square-foot building is designed intentionally to be open and accessible and […]
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All campuses of Tri-County Technical College (TCTC), Anderson, Easley and Pendleton, will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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