Category: News

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the South Carolina Obesity Council, announce the state’s first-ever obesity action plan, SCaledown.org. A culmination of collaborative efforts, the initiative focuses on both long-term and short-term strategies that can be immediately implemented to begin reducing the rate of obesity in the Palmetto State. The website directs residents to proven […]

Clemson University has garnered another prestigious national ranking. Clemson is ranked No. 3 on Glassdoor’s 2014 Top 25 Universities to Work For. Glassdoor provides company reviews, CEO approval ratings, salary reports and other information based on employee feedback. This year’s rankings were based on employee feedback shared on its website between Sept. 1, 2013, and Aug. 31, 2014. Of the […]

Investigators with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office have interviewed over 50 people about the death of a Clemson student. The body of 19-year-old Tucker Hipps of Piedmont was found Monday afternoon by a Clemson University police officer who was looking for him after he was reported missing. In a release from Clemson University, Tucker was said to be participating in […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Deputies booked 19-year-old Anthony Brett Shaw of 146 Dewey Street into the Oconee County Detention Center after picking him up at an address on Highway 24. Agents from the Narcotics Unit of the Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Blackjack […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made the following statement regarding President Obama’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly. “I believe today’s speech was a missed opportunity by the President to detail a clear, decisive strategy to defeat radical Islam and deter aggressors like Putin. President Obama rightly said radical Islamists only understand the ‘language of force.’ However, when […]

Seneca residents are invited to view drawings and ask questions about the city’s plans to build a new utilities’ complex behind City Hall between North Second and Third Streets and bordered by Depot and Walnut Streets. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander says information on the project is available on the city’s website. “You can see the drawings of the new layout […]

When Oconee County voters head to the polls on Nov. 4, they will decide on a proposed one-cent sales tax increase that would fund ten projects across the county, including new and improved library facilities. Oconee County Public Library Branch Services Librarian Blair Hinson says information on the sales tax referendum is available on the library’s website. “We’ve got, not […]

Those unable to vote in person on Nov. 4 have a place to cast their ballot early in Oconee County. On Oct. 1 at 8:30am, the Oconee County Absentee Precinct opens and will remain open until 5pm on Nov. 3, which is the day before the General Election. During these dates, the absentee precinct will operate Monday through Friday 8:30am […]

Seneca High School Principal Cliff Roberts announces that Melissa J. Bergey has been named as a Commended Student in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and the NMSC will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic […]

The SC Women’s Business Center (SCWBC) is partnering with the Oconee Business Center, SBDC and SCORE to help entrepreneurs in Oconee County. They will host two seminars this fall; an Entrepreneurial Readiness seminar on Sept. 25 and a Business Plan Clinic on Oct. 23. The Entrepreneurial Readiness seminar is for people who are starting or growing a business. It helps […]