Category: News

For many Americans who are severely obese, bariatric surgery can offer an effective way to lose weight. It can also help reduce blood sugar, cholesterol levels and blood pressure. A new study examined outcomes for severely obese individuals three years after undergoing two common gastric bypass procedures. “We’ve confirmed improvements in weight and health after bariatric surgery in a very […]

Norovirus, a common stomach illness that causes an array of unpleasant symptoms, is already in North Carolina and could spread to South Carolina, according to doctors.  Norovirus causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pains, fever and chills. The reason it’s so contagious is that people eat things that are contaminated with it.  Health officials say that is why it’s important to […]

The National Retail Federation reports that 10% of Americans will return holiday gifts this year.  Officials offer these tips on returning gifts.  The first and most important thing is bring the gift receipt with you.  Also, bring an ID with you. The National Retail Federation says stores will lose $3.4 million dollars on fraudulent returns and an ID will help.  […]

Millions of Target customers are checking their financial statements closer this holiday season after an attack by hackers. Now the company is warning about strange emails stating your information has been stolen. Target announced in early December that hackers stole credit and debit card numbers and names.  However, company executives said they have no reason to believe that personal identification […]

Did the holidays come and go this year?  Did you forget to make and send those yearly Christmas cards? Well, Seneca’s Lunney House Museum is your answer.  There is still time to have your picture taken in an old fashion Christmas setting at the museum in downtown Seneca.  Lunney House Museum curator and director Dr. John Martin tells how the […]

As we approach the New Year, many will begin to reflect on the past.  LunneyHouseMuseum curator and director Dr. John Martin is reflecting on the past four years at the city-owned museum.  “This month begins my fifth year, I‘ve really enjoyed this opportunity I have at the Lunney and working with the city.  It is amazing, you know, how time […]

‘Tis the season for Christmas tree recycling at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake. Now through Feb. 15, the Corps will collect used, natural Christmas trees (no artificial trees) for use as fish attractors throughout Hartwell Lake.  The trees will be tied in bundles, weighted with concrete anchors, and submerged in various locations marked with fish attractor buoys. Please […]

Clemson University’s Brooks Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate its 20th birthday and the accomplishments of student performers at 8pm on Feb. 6. The evening will feature past and present students who will perform and speak about how their educations at the Brooks Center helped them succeed. Various student ensembles are scheduled to perform as well. Tickets are $35 for adults […]

A student program at Clemson University is educating children about tiger conservation.  Tigers for Tigers is reaching out in the local community through Cubs for Cubs.  The program emphasizes the extinction and abuse that tigers face, the public’s duty to help save them and the impact of increasing awareness.   The group visited NorthsideElementary School in Seneca three times as well as […]

For the second year in a row, South Carolina has claimed the top spot among U.S. states in a report gauging the global impact of foreign-direct investment. In the annual IBM-Plant Location International Global Location Trends report released this month, South Carolina ranked first in the nation for per-capita employment by foreign-owned firms investing last year. Presently, there are more […]