Category: News

Hospitals are smoke free zones. When smokers are admitted to the hospital for any reason they must leave their cigarettes behind, which can be a good opportunity to try to quit. A new study examined whether offering hospitalized smokers medication and counseling would help them remain smoke free when they return home. “We know that medication works and that counseling […]

The Seneca City Council is currently shopping to see if they can get a better rate on wholesale electricity. At their work session meeting this week, the Seneca City Council heard that time has come once again to start negotiating a new electric wholesale contract for the city. This will determine how much Seneca will pay for its future electric […]

Internet social media sites may be the new communication medium, but according to a new study, they are not being used for hard news subjects. Keith Hampton, a key author of the study comments. “Most people aren’t using facebook and twitter to find news about important issues. In fact, really a minority of facebook and twitter users are using it […]

Motorists traveling along Highway 28 in Seneca will experience a new patch of asphalt after a water line broke this week causing 200,000 gallons of water to spill across the road. Crews with Seneca Light and Water repaired the road early Monday morning when the old 10-inch asbestos cement line failed. City officials blamed the break on an aging infrastructure […]

Drawings of a new warehouse facility for Seneca Light and Water were unveiled to the City Council Tuesday night during their work session meeting. The proposed facility is planned for property behind City Hall on a block of North Walnut Street between 2nd and 3rd streets, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “It is taking the existing site where it already […]

Depression can have a significant impact on teenagers, increasing their risk of suicide and drug use. Many teens experiencing depression have problems engaging in treatment. A new study looked at whether offering screening, treatment and support in a primary care setting would be successful in improving depressive symptoms in teens. “Really talking to teens to understand what they need and […]

For the second time in as many months, the Oconee County Board of Zoning Appeals delayed a decision on the expansion of a group home in Mountain Rest. The Board voted Tuesday to table a hearing on Whetstone Academy’s plan to build a new dormitory so they could gather more information. Several people spoke in opposition to the private middle […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a scam that involves someone calling on behalf of court trying to bilk residents out of money. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “Monday, the Sheriff’s Office was notified by a senior citizen from the Westminster area who said that an individual called claiming to be […]

Getting muddy for a good cause attracted a large crowd Saturday to the City of Seneca’s Shaver Recreation Complex, explains Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson. “A lot of folks came into town and HAT money did what it is exactly to do, it is to get tourists into town. We had 71 teams to come take the challenge of Seneca’s […]

As the summer driving season winds down, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces seven people killed on state roadways over the weekend. Labor Day marks the end of the summer driving season, sometimes referred to as the 100 deadliest driving days of the year. As of Aug. 24, 460 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to […]