Category: News

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s re-election campaign continued building grassroots momentum today by announcing a statewide Farmers for Graham coalition.  The Farmers coalition includes leaders from the agriculture industry across South Carolina, which is one of the top economic engines in the state. Agribusiness is one of the largest industries in the state, with an economic impact of $33.9 billion a […]

A report released today by InsuranceQuotes.com suggests that there is a lot of misperception about the factors that affect a person’s insurance rates. For example, fewer than half of respondents realized that education levels play a role. Only 54% realized that a person’s gender affects how much they pay. InsuranceQuotes.com Senior Analyst Laura Adams says rates are complex. “Insurance rates […]

The City of Seneca is selling wristbands to aid an employee’s fight against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  Anna Smith who works in the City Police Department was recently diagnosed with the disease.  On the city’s website, www.seneca.sc.us, the Seneca Police Department is selling $3 wristbands to support Anna.  You can purchase a wristband from Kay Rowlinson at the Seneca Police Department by […]

Mandy Hanks, an adjunct instructor in Tri-County Technical College’s Expanded Duty Dental Assisting program, received the College’s 2014 Adjunct Faculty Presidential Award on Tuesday. This award is given annually at the spring faculty/staff convocation to the adjunct faculty member who is recognized for excellence in teaching, who has consistently high student evaluations and who supports the philosophy and goals of […]

The regular meeting of the Oconee County Public Library’s Board of Trustees will be held at the Seneca Branch Library on May 19 at 5:30pm. The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period at the beginning of the meeting is set aside for anyone who wishes to comment. Board meetings are held every other month on the […]

If Oconee County voters approve a one-cent capital sales tax referendum in November than a new Seneca Library is to be the first project.  At their meeting Tuesday night, the Oconee County Council prioritized the list of projects to be funded by the tax.  Council gave second priority to a waterline in the Salem area as part of Northern Economic […]

A helicopter airlifted a Seneca man Tuesday afternoon after a tractor fell on him.  Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King reports that a man was using a tractor to plow a garden at his home on Singing Pines Road in the Friendship community when a mechanical problem occurred.  When the man went to inspect the tractor it rolled over on […]

A second man sits behind bars wanted in connection to an April shooting at Newport Commons apartments in Anderson.  Deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 32-year-old Cedric Katron Williams of Greenville on attempted murder, attempted robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime charges.  The incident occurred on April 21 in the parking […]

A map showing active hate groups in the United States has been created by the Southern Poverty Law Center.  This interactive map breaks down the groups by state.  In 2013, the Southern Poverty Law Center identified 939 hate groups currently active across the country.  In South Carolina, the Center found 20 such groups.  The Center’s website states that only groups […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in regards to a March burglary in which weapons and electronics were taken, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “A deputy responded to 580 Lawrence Bridge Road around 6:37pm on March 10 in regards to a call from the wife of the residence who stated she left […]