Category: News

The power is back on in Pendleton and Highway 76 is back open after someone crashed into a power pole Thursday morning. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that the driver was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital following the crash just before 8:30am near the intersection of Highway 76 and SC 187. Duke Energy said that 455 customers lost power […]

The City of Clemson has released a revised agenda for the City Council meeting planned for Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at 6:30pm. In addition to Staff and Council reports, the agenda consists of consideration on second reading of an ordinance that terminates the 1998 Tax Increment Financing and Redevelopment Plan of the City of Clemson; consideration of the quote received […]

It’s FFA and 4-H Day at the South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair and there are numerous activities planned celebrating these two youth groups, says Melinda Harbin, Secretary of the Fair Board. “At 5pm, we have FFA tractor driving demonstrations in the rear parking lot, Mr. Twister under the Main Tent, and the 4-H Equestrian Drill Team exhibition. At 5:45pm, is […]

A power outage has forced Pendleton High School to dismiss at 10:45am today, Sept. 28. Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol report that a crash on US 76 knocked down a utility pole causing a power outage in the area. One person was taken to the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash. Highway 76 is closed from the […]

See a free Movie in the Park this Saturday, Sept. 30, in the City of Seneca. “Saturday we’re going to debut a new event that we are doing. Mayor Pro-tem Ronnie O’Kelley had this idea in the Events Committee and he wanted to do a Movie in the Park right there on the green. So, we’ve got “Beauty and the […]

The current exhibit at the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum in Seneca explores the first 100-years of formal education of African-Americans during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Oconee County. Entitled “Segregation, Integration, Assimilation” the exhibit is shown through the lens of local history-makers, says Museum Manager Shelby Henderson. “We’ve got our exhibit going on right now through May 25, […]

The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) Board of Trustees has approved the first draft of a calendar for the 2018-19 school year. The calendar will come to the board for final approval on Oct. 23, and the SDPC would like to hear feedback about the calendar before then. You can view the proposed calendar by visiting www.pickens.k12.sc.us. There is […]

Students in the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) outperformed state and national averages on the redesigned SAT exam in 2017. SDPC’s overall mean score was 1098, higher than the national score of 1054 and the South Carolina overall mean score of 1058. SDPC ranked 6th out of all South Carolina school districts in overall mean score with 32% of […]

The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) increased Advanced Placement participation by 140 students and 308 exams in 2017, according to data released by the College Board. 955 SDPC students took a total of 1,656 AP exams in 2017, earning a passing score 53% of the time. In 2016, 815 SDPC students took a total of 1,348 AP exams. The […]

The City of Seneca is still seeking bands for events next year. The Seneca Events Committee is looking for entertainment for both the 4th of July Celebration and Seneca Fest 2018 over Memorial Day weekend, says Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson. “Its a process, what we are doing is looking at all the entertainment that we have at our finger […]