Tri-County Properties to host Grand Opening today

The ribbon is officially cut on a new real estate company in Seneca today. The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce announces that Tri-County Properties will host its official grand opening from 3-6pm with a special ribbon cutting at 4:30pm, explains Oconee County Chamber executive director Jillian Lusk. “Tri-County Properties is a newer real estate company that is here in town. […]

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Job Fair on Thursday in Seneca

A job fair is planned for Thursday in Seneca. Stratosphere Quality is hosting a job fair from 9am to 1pm at the SC Works office in Seneca. Stratosphere Quality is looking for Quality Inspectors. The pay rate is $9 an hour. The job fair takes places at the SC Works office in Seneca, located at 104 Vocational Drive.

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OC Deputies investigate Shooting

A shooting is under investigation by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. It occurred in the northern part of the county on Tuesday afternoon. Deputies responded to a report of a shooting at 4:15pm on Burrell Drive in Tamassee. When they arrived, they found one gunshot victim, who was treated by EMS and flown by helicopter to Greenville Health Systems. A […]

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Westminster Man found Dead after Stabbing

Deputies of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis are investigating a Westminster homicide after a man was found dead inside his home on Tuesday. Deputies were called to a residence on Jefferson Drive in the Foxwood Hills neighborhood around 4:30pm. When deputies arrived, they found a man dead. Addis identified the victim as 71-year-old Donald […]

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Missing Man found dead in Lake Hartwell

Clemson Police are investigating after a missing man was found dead in Lake Hartwell. Pickens County Deputy Coroner Gary Duncan identified the man as James Davis of Clemson. Police said he was reported missing on Tuesday afternoon. His body was found floating in Lake Hartwell at the border of Pickens and Oconee counties along Highway 123. His body was taken […]

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Clemson Men arrested for stealing University Equipment

Clemson University Police have charged three men in connection with the theft of a large piece of printing equipment from the school. Campus police arrested and charged 57-year-old Ronnie Young, 48-year-old Elmer Garner and 25-year-old Tyson Reese with grand larceny more than $10,000. The university said the charges stem from the theft of a piece of printing equipment from a […]

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New Strickland Museum striving to educate Community

A new museum in Seneca is being designed with education in mind. The new Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum in Seneca invites the community to share their stories about the African-American heritage of the Golden Corner, warts and all, explains Shelby Henderson, coordinator of the Strickland Museum Preservation Group. “We want to have a very strong education arm in the […]

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New Study examines College Dropout Rate

A new study finds 31-million students who enrolled in college in the last 20 years left without receiving a degree or certificate. Almost a third or 10-million, decided pretty quickly that college wasn’t for them and left school after only one semester, but 4-million had made at least 2 years of progress in their education. Study author Dr. Doug Shapiro […]

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More Americans claiming High Levels of Debt

A new study shows 35% of Americans have debt that has been reported to a collection agency. That could be money owed for anything from mortgages to cell phone contracts. The Urban Institute says, overall, Americans have reduced their credit card debt, since the Great Recession. However, roughly the same rate of people is still getting reported for old, unpaid […]

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