Category: News

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Tuesday evening on multiple charges with drug and weapons warrants among them. A deputy responded to an address on Hidden Hill Drive to reports of a man waving a firearm at his neighbors. Dispatch informed the officer that subject was in a green Ford SUV and was attempting to leave the […]

Churches and faith-based organizations coast to coast are investing in the health, fitness, and wellness of their community through the purchase of quality playground equipment from American Parks Company. Marc Parker, vice president of marketing for American Parks Company reports that Utica Baptist Church in Seneca selected the playground experts at American Parks Company to assist them with the design […]

A crash killed a motorcycle rider in Pickens County Wednesday night. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, which occurred around 10:15pm on Liberty Highway. According to troopers, the motorcyclist attempted to pass another vehicle and hit a Jeep Cherokee head-on. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley reports that 24-year-old John Chastain of Six Mile died from blunt force […]

Looking to improve one of the entrances into the city, Seneca is applying for a million dollar TIGER Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. “We have wanted to try to do the North 1st Street project coming from Ingles into town. This is a million dollar grant that we are applying for and they are putting that together. We […]

Students at Clemson University have chosen Dr. Jack Wolf as the Alumni Master Teacher for 2015. Wolf is an associate professor of finance in the College of Business and Behavioral Science. The Alumni Master Teacher Award for outstanding undergraduate classroom instruction is presented to the faculty member nominated by the student body and selected by the Student Alumni Council.

Clemson University awards degrees to approximately 3,000 students in three commencement ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum on May 8. The first ceremony at 9:30am is for graduates of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and Business and Behavioral Sciences. The second ceremony at 2:30pm is for graduates of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences and Health, Education and Human Development. The third ceremony at […]

In a joint ceremony on May 7, Clemson University’s Army and Air Force ROTC units will commission 36 officers. The 1pm ceremony takes place in the Tillman Hall auditorium. Nineteen students will receive commissions into the U.S. Army, and 17 students will receive commissions into the U.S. Air Force. Following their commissioning, the new lieutenants will participate in a Silver […]

The City of Clemson invites the community to beat identity theft by shredding it. On Saturday, May 2, from 9am to noon, bring all the unwanted personal documents you can carry for shredding. Shred-It mobile trucks will shred documents free of charge in the Clemson City Hall parking lot at 1250 Tiger Boulevard. Representatives will also be offering tips on […]

The walls are up and the roof is on the future Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum in Seneca. House Manager Shelby Henderson says the museum is coming together on West South 2nd Street. “Construction is going well at the museum. They got to a point that the rain did not become a factor because in the beginning it rained so […]

The victim of a late night traffic fatality has been identified. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that 45-year-old James Austin Smith of Tamassee died Tuesday night from blunt force injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision around 11:30pm. The collision occurred on North Highway 11 near the intersection of Flat Shoals Road and Cheohee Valley Road. According to the South […]