Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Seneca City Council holds their regular monthly meeting tonight, Dec. 12. In addition to the regular monthly business of paying bills, the Seneca City Council will hold an Executive Session in order to discuss one personnel matter and two contractual matters. The 6pm meeting in the Council Chambers of Seneca City Hall is open to the public.
Read more
In his weekly e-newsletter, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) writes: “Last week, I was honored to be named to the conference committee for Tax Reform that will be charged with ironing out differences between the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue working on our tax reform […]
Read moreThirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins announces that 60-year-old John Michael Hughes was convicted on Dec. 7, 2017, by a Greenville County jury of murder, conspiracy, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He was sentenced to 55 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections by the Honorable Perry H. Gravely. He will not be […]
Read more
Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) will be closed for the holidays on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, through Monday, Jan. 1, 2017. The College will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Important dates and deadlines for Spring Semester can be found on the Academic Calendar at www.tctc.edu.
Read more“AG”venture: Eco-Day is being held at the Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum of South Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 30. The one day mini-camp is designed for ages 6 through 12, costs $5 per child, and runs from 10am until 1pm. The theme for this “AG”venture is ecology and the environment. Participants will focus on defining an ecosystem and what factors, whether […]
Read more
Oconee County is still accepting applications to be the next tax assessor. So far, nine people have applied. The salary range is $68-$78 thousand. The job opened a few months ago on the retirement of Linda Shugart. In the interim, Don Smith has taken charge of the assessor office staff at Pine Street, while Brian Sires is in charge of […]
Read more
Since late last month, investigators with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office have been working non-stop to find a killer. They want to arrest the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 74-year-old widow who lived alone in Westminster. That victim on Nov. 26, was Joann McCarthy of Creekwood Lane, not far from SC 11. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office […]
Read more
One hundred kids from Seneca area elementary schools were treated to Christmas on Friday thanks to the Shop with a Bobcat Program at Seneca High School, tells Guidance Counselor Cari Carter. “This was the third year of Shop with a Bobcat. We pair a big Bobcat from the high school with a little Bobcat from one of the elementary schools. […]
Read moreTen people have taken advantage of the white flag outside Our Daily Rest in downtown Seneca. Oconee County’s only homeless shelter waives the white flag any time the temperature drops below 36 degrees, explains Our Daily Rest Executive Director Lauren Richardson. “We put out a white flag and let people know when the temperatures are getting down to about 36 […]
Read moreThree inches of snow fell in Walhalla Friday night and into Saturday morning. This was the earliest that Oconee County has received snow in quit awhile, reports Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson from her weather station in Walhalla. “We had three inches from Friday until Saturday morning. It was beautiful snow. No roads were blocked. There was probably less […]
Read more