Category: News

South Carolina’s Unclaimed Property Program now stands at $425 million. The money is from dormant bank accounts and other funds that have sat untouched for years. The program’s website says some accounts date back as far as the 1940s with roughly 25% of the South Carolina population due some cash. All you have to do is search your name, your […]

The idea of Duke Energy workers parking in Norton-Thompson Park and then shuttled by bus to the Oconee Nuclear Station has been scrapped, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “There is allocation that is closer to the Nuclear Station that they are going to be able to use instead of using the parking downtown. What we will do is work with […]

The South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control has issued a Public Health Order to create a statewide Health Preparedness Network, which will provide for essential email communications to a central database of key individuals and facilities who are on the front lines of South Carolina’s preparedness capabilities when dealing with potentially serious health threats like the Ebola virus. […]

As part of its College and Career Readiness initiative, the Seneca High School Guidance Office is establishing a SHS Professional Alumni Wall. SHS Alumni will be featured on 16 x 20 posters that show alumni in various professions. These posters will be displayed prominently in a high traffic hallway at Seneca High School. The cost for a poster is $25. […]

The Walhalla Main Branch of the Oconee County Public Library welcomes a representative from Safe Harbor on Oct. 21. Safe Harbor is Oconee County’s emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a big problem in Oconee County, and Safe Harbor’s representative will share ways we can help to break the cycle of abuse. Learn how you can […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces a new graduate from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Deputy Jamie Hellams is the sixth graduate from the Academy since Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw was sworn in as Sheriff on Jan. 1, 2013. Hellams graduated on Oct. 10. Hellams is a 2006 graduate of Walhalla High School and holds an Associate’s Degree […]

At their meeting Tuesday night the Seneca City Council passed first reading on a motion for employee bonuses, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “We passed our budget before the first of July, which is when our fiscal year starts and as we have gotten into this year we have had some more conservation numbers come in and there was an […]

The City of Clemson has contracted King Asphalt to mill the pavement and re-stripe the intersection of Highway 123 and College Avenue. The project begins at 3pm Sunday and continues through the night until completed. One lane will remain open in both directions; however, caution is advised during this roadwork.

Congressman Jeff Duncan is calling for the temporary suspension of visas for individuals traveling from areas of West Africa impacted by the Ebola virus. The suspension would last until the outbreak is under control. Duncan, chairman of a Homeland Security subcommittee, joined the chairman of the full committee to ask both the Homeland Security Director and the Secretary of State […]

On Wednesday, South Carolina recognized “White Cane Safety Day”. According to South Carolina law, the Governor each year “shall take suitable public notice on Oct. 15 as White Cane Safety Day.” The Governor also issues a proclamation and call upon the citizens of South Carolina to observe the law and encourages the use proper safety procedures and consideration of disabled […]