Category: News

Conservation Theory is showing its fans appreciation by having a beer tasting CD release party in conjunction with their Friday, Oct. 3 concert at the Walhalla Civic Auditorium. The beer tasting will start at 6:30pm and feature Thomas Creek Brewing, Franziskaner German Wheat beer, and Terrapin Brewing products. Conservation Theory has lined up a number of VIP tickets for this […]

Spruce up those resumes and get ready for a job fair this Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, in Seneca. Phillips Staffing hosts the job fair from 9am-4pm in the Shaver Complex, which is located at 698 West South Street in Seneca. Phillips Staffing hopes to fill job vacancies in Seneca, Clemson, West Union, Westminster, Walhalla and Salem. Positions include assembly technicians, […]

The City of Seneca is selling surplus vehicles. Labeled sealed bids will be accepted until noon on Oct. 24, 2014 at the City of Seneca Public Works Department located at 298 East South 1st Street. For information and bid sheets contact, the Seneca Public Works Department is open weekdays between 7am and 3:30pm. You may also call 864-885-2750. Bids will […]

With a threat of severe storms Friday, several area high school football games have been moved to tonight. The West-Oak Warriors visit the BHP Bears tonight for a 7:30pm kickoff. Also playing tonight are Byrnes at Spartanburg, Blue Ridge at Emerald, Mauldin at Dorman, Greenville at Greenwood, Union Co. at South Pointe, JL Mann at Wade Hampton, Southside at Travelers […]

A former Pickens High School assistant football coach has been arrested. Officers with the Pickens Police Departments charged 29-year-old Joshua Bennett Dorr with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sexual battery of a student. A judge set his bond at $35,000. The assistant football coach has resigned and has been placed on trespass notice from school property. Accusations […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help regarding a larceny case that occurred Tuesda in Seneca. A deputy arrived on the scene at the McDonald’s on Sandifer Boulevard just after 10am in regards to reports of a stolen pocket book. The deputy spoke to the complainant, who said she ordered breakfast at the counter. After her order […]

The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announces it has awarded nearly $63 million to school districts and research organizations through the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI). CSSI is a large-scale, multi-agency research effort to build knowledge about effective approaches to increasing school safety nationwide. Through the initiative, 24 research projects receive funding under two different solicitations. […]

The State of South Carolina is expanding its export initiative for in-state businesses through a new program; South Carolina Opportunities for Promoting Exports or SCOPE. Administered through the South Carolina Department of Commerce, SCOPE is aimed at assisting small and medium-sized businesses as they enter new markets and increase their exporting activities. The South Carolina Department of Commerce has ramped […]

On Tuesday, the Greenville Health System Board of Trustees unanimously passed a $2 billion operating revenue budget that will expand access to patient care, enhance quality and help create more than 500 additional jobs in the Upstate. While the budget calls for a jobs increase, it does not call for a price increase. For the second straight year, room rates […]

Greenville Health System celebrated the addition of its eighth hospital campus on Wednesday with several events at the newly renamed Oconee Medical Campus. In June, the board of directors of the former Oconee Medical Center agreed to along-term lease with Greenville Health System. Under the lease, which took effect Wednesday, the Oconee Medical Campus becomes part of an integrated health […]