Police arrest Knife-wielding Man

Police used a stun gun to disarm a knife-wielding man Saturday evening in Seneca.  A reserve officer responded to a complaint at a home on South Townville Street around 5:40pm.  Upon arrival, the officer encountered an intoxicated man brandishing a knife and threatening to do harm.  After police backup arrived, repeated attempts were made to disarm the man before a […]

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Carolina Recycling Association News

Yesterday on the 45th celebration of Earth Day, the Carolina Recycling Association released news from their recent 24th Annual Conference “Zeroing in on Waste Reduction”.  The Association called the conference a success with over 700 attendees, 89 exhibitors and 24 sponsors, both the largest yet. This year was a little different with two conferences in one, as the Manufacturer’s Zero Waste […]

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Corps leases Hartwell Lake Parks to GA Counties

Thanks to a lease agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Hart and Stephens counties, three parks at Hartwell Lake previously slated for closure this year will remain open to the public. Effective May 1, the government of Stephens County, Ga., will begin operations and maintenance of Stephens County Park; and the government of Hart County, Ga., will begin operations and […]

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SC DEA heads up 8th Prescription Drug Take-Back

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) South Carolina District Office and other DEA offices throughout South Carolina, are partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold an eighth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10am to 2pm.  This one-day event will make it convenient for the public to […]

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Oncology Nurse says TCTC enabled Second Degree

Rich Snead will be the first to admit that there were fears and uncertainty associated with leaving his longtime and lucrative position as an insurance executive in Manhattan and moving to South Carolina to contemplate a return to college and a third career change. He was an Army infantry officer for five years following graduation from Kent State University in […]

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TCTC Commission elects New Officers

Tri-County Technical College’s Commission, its governing board, elected officers for 2014 at its April meeting.  Leon (Butch) Harris, III, of Anderson, was elected chairman.  He has been a member of the Commission since 2008 and previously served as vice chair. John Powell, of Walhalla, was elected vice-chairman.  He was appointed to the Board in 2010.  D. Pruitt Martin, of Anderson, […]

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Science Saturdays to Take Place at OCPL

The Youth Services department at OCPL has coordinated with volunteer science teachers to launch an exciting new program at OCPL called Science Saturdays.  Crystal Talley, one of the Science Saturday instructors says, “The purpose of ‘Science Saturdays’ is to engage children at a young age in math and science, provide hands-on opportunities for children to explore scientific principles and promote literary resources correlated to […]

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorses Graham

This week, the United States Chamber of Commerce officially endorsed Senator Lindsey Graham’s re-election campaign during a press conference at William Barnet & Son, a 116-year old textile manufacturing and distribution company that employs 150 workers in South Carolina. “Senator Lindsey Graham is a true champion for free enterprise,” said Jack Howard, the U.S. Chamber’s senior vice president for Congressional and […]

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