Category: News

Just in time to clean that pollen from your house, the Seneca Lions Club announces they will once again be selling brooms. Seneca Lions Club publicity chair Jim Atkinson gives details. “Our well known brooms will be available for purchase on May 1 and 2 in front of Seneca Walmart. Several sizes will again be available. We thank Walmart for […]

Upgrades are progressing smoothly on the electric substation behind Seneca City Hall, says Mayor Dan Alexander. “Its coming together and we’re really grateful for that project. Bob Farris and his staff have done an amazing job seeing that through. It is something that has been needed for a long-long time. It will not be that much longer until they start […]

In observance of Arbor Day Friday, Blue Ridge Bank hosted a free community shred day. The bank brought in Shred-A-Way’s mobile truck to shred and recycle sensitive documents, explains Blue Ridge Bank CEO Glenn Buddin. “We advertised to try getting awareness in the community for the need to shred your personal documents, anything with personal information on it and it […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control seeks help preventing the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses. Anyone can help by submitting dead blue jays, crows, house sparrows, and house finches for testing. DHEC is accepting birds through Nov. 30. First, review the submission directions on DHEC’s website at http://www.scdhec.gov/birdtesting. By following those instructions, you can safely pick up and […]

On May 8 and 9, join costumed tour guide Ellen Harrison for a 1.5 mile and 2 hour walking tour through the historic town of Pendleton. Early architectural practices evident in houses built between 1793 and 1860 will be discussed as well as the lives of the people who lived in them. Diaries and letters of early Pendletonians will be […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca teenager last Thursday night on assault and battery charges. Deputies were dispatched to an address on Wood Gate Drive in regards to an assault involving a machete. Upon arrival, deputies began their investigation by interviewing witnesses. After questioning the two suspects involved in the altercation, deputies arrested 18-year-old Jarrett Lee Honeycutt for […]

Traffic delays on Friday and Saturday between Seneca and Clemson are blamed on a triathlon featuring over 1,300 collegiate athletes. Highway 93 and 123 were the routes for the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championship hosted by the City of Clemson. Campus Beach served as the event epicenter with the swim in Lake Hartwell, the run along Highway 93 and […]

The Algebra 2 students at TSMHS participated in a project based learning unit on solar cooking with Conics that culminated in an Earth Day Solar Cooking Event. Students were tasked with constructing solar cookers out of materials they had in their own homes while utilizing Algebra 2 ideas of Conic sections to harness as much of the energy as possible. […]

Oconee Appalachian Kids, also known as OAK, is an educational program at the Oconee Heritage Center for children ages six through 12. This summer, the OHC will offer four different day camps that connect to the rich history and heritage of Oconee County. Camp fees include craft supplies and other materials for the day as well as snacks that will […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Office opens campgrounds and day-use areas for the 2015 recreation season on May 1. The Oconee Point Campground in Oconee County, S.C. is open May 1 through Sept. 30. The campground is conveniently located minutes from Clemson and Townville with 70 sites (all waterfronts). All sites are equipped with water and electric […]