Category: News

A bill recently introduced by a Lexington County lawmaker that would cap business license fees at $100 dollars drew the ire yesterday of municipal leaders from Oconee and Pickens counties. But they were told by a state municipal official that the $100 dollar cap “isn’t going anywhere.” Nevertheless, House Bill 3490, in the view of Oconee Home Builders’ officer Russell […]

The jobless rate for Oconee County held steady between January and February. The state reported today that in February the percentage of the county’s workforce out of work but actively looking for employment remained 6.5%. The report comes on a day when Oconee County Council members are touring one of the county’s manufacturing employers—ITT Control Technologies. Across South Carolina, according […]

The South Carolina House of Representatives today gave second reading to forgiving up to three missed schools days due to this winter’s bad weather. State Representative Bill Whitmire supports forgiving the days, and says final reading of the bill takes place tomorrow. Oconee missed four days this year, but needed only one of the three because three makeup dates were […]

Four months after a worker’s death in Seneca, the report of an investigation of his death remains incomplete, according to a spokeswoman for the applicable state agency. Lesia Kudelka, ombudsman and communications director for the state Department of Labor and Licensing Regulation, said she checked yesterday for the status of the death investigation report from the Occupational Health and Safety […]

A music performance will help raise money tonight to pay for Seneca High School’s prom. Everyone is invited to hear Seneca’s own Sam Burchfield and his band in the school auditorium. Burchfield’s band includes some of Seneca’s talented students. Doors open at 6:30.

Seneca’s first ATAX (Accommodations Tax) advisory committee organized during its first meeting, with five of its seven members in attendance. At the start, city financial director Joel Seavey announced the city council-appointed committee became necessary once the city’s ATAX receipts exceeded $50 thousand a year. It will be the committee’s duty to consider grants to organizations that use the money […]

Amenities are coming to the downtown Seneca CAT Bus Stop on Railroad Street. The city has hired a contractor to install restrooms and an awning, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “There is a lot of work that is getting ready to take place down there where the buses actually stop and get charged, there are going to be some amenities […]

A multi-chamber Business After Hours is set for this Thursday night at Duke Energy’s World of Energy. Oconee County Chamber executive director Jillian Lusk says this is an event you will not want to miss. “This is probably our biggest Business After Hours of the Year. We do it every single March at the World of Energy because people really […]

The ROTC Unit at Clemson University hosts a Leadership Field Exercise for units from Furman University, Wofford College and Presbyterian College this Thursday through Saturday at Fant’s Grove Training Area in the Clemson Experimental Forest. The Clemson Media Relations Department reports that cadets from the four schools will mix in teams and test their leadership and critical thinking skills with […]

Jurisdiction regarding a recent hazing incident involving the Walhalla High School varsity boys’ soccer team has been determined. Sister station WGOG reports that a meeting between Walhalla Police Chief Ronald Wilbanks and Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw on Tuesday decided the case falls under city police jurisdiction and the Walhalla Police Department is to be the primary investigative agency to […]