Category: News

Faculty nominated seven students at Seneca High School for the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award. Melissa Bergey, Celeste Wearing, Brett Sherley, Zach Darst, Trey Scheiper, Josiah Thorsland and Bailee Hawkins were nominated based on four qualities: dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. The seven students wrote an essay to be judged by a committee from the Wizard of […]

Members of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) at Hamilton Career Center were presented a gift of $1,000, the result of a random drawing among hosts of a blood drive this past year. Every year, HOSA hosts at least one blood drive at the Center and most years there are two. Oct. 29-30, Hamilton Career Center students and faculty donated […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made a second arrest in a stolen vehicle case from November. Deputies arrested 37-year-old John Paul Simmons of West Union around 8:15am Monday morning. Simmons agreed to turn himself in and was picked up the Warrants Division at his address. Simmons, along with 33-year-old Joshua Wayne Griffin of Westminster, are accused in warrants of […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the release of a Senate Intelligence Committee report regarding the CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation techniques. On the timing and release of the report, Sen. Graham said, “The timing of the release is problematic given the growing threats we face. Terrorism is on the rise, and our enemies will seize upon […]

As we approach the end of the year, the number of people killed on South Carolina roadways continues to increase. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces four people were killed on state roadways over the weekend. As of midnight Dec. 7, 738 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 724 highway deaths during the same time […]

This Saturday, Dec.13, kids are invited to see a free movie at the Westminster Music Hall. The Polar Express will be shown at 1pm. All children are invited to see the movie, which is free. The announcement from the Westminster Music Hall states, “Come in your PJ’s and enjoy the magical Christmas story as our gift to you.” Refreshments will […]

Each October, the Guidance Office at Seneca High School encourages seniors to apply to at least one college. This year’s College Application Month went so well at Seneca High School that additional days had to be added, explains Guidance Director Karen Trammell. “We had College Application Month; it actually started the last week in Sept. and ran through the second […]

This Friday, Dec. 12, one of the Walhalla Civic Auditorium’s favorite performers takes the stage for a special Christmas Concert. Walhalla Civic Auditorium executive director Bill Chiusano tells more about the concert featuring Emile Pandolfi. “In what has become an Upstate Holiday tradition, pianist Emile Pandolfi brings his Christmas show to the WCA stage. His brilliant musical performance, his charming […]

Anderson District Four has a new schools superintendent. At their meeting last night, Trustees for Anderson District Four Schools, which includes Pendleton and Townville, announced that Dr. Joanne Avery would be the next district superintendent. Avery will work until July 1 as superintendent-elect with Dr. Lee D’Andrea, who is retiring. D’Andrea announced her retirement plans Dec. 1. By turning to […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office served a Seneca man already behind bars with multiple arrest warrants. Originally arrested and booked into the Detention Center on Nov. 5, 38-year-old Carey Joe Tollison was served with six grand larceny warrants and one breach of trust warrant at the jail. According to arrest warrants, Tollison is charged with stealing a Pace covered utility […]