Category: News

The Westminster Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade is today at 4:30pm.  Westminster Chamber executive director Sandra Powell said, “This year’s grand marshal of the Westminster Christmas Parade is Mrs. Juanite Stewart, who has given a lot to the community as a volunteer and she recently helped get a monument for the Korean and Vietnam Veterans of the area put […]

A new report from Nerd Wallet named Oconee County as one of the best places in South Carolina for job seekers.  Nerd Wallet, a personal finance and consumer advocacy website, asked three fundamental questions when evaluating the PalmettoState to gauge the top locations for job seekers.  Is the county growing? Can you afford to live in the county comfortably? Are […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces three additional arrests in the third phase of “Operation Infinity,” which began last Thursday. Officers from the Salem, Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster Police Departments assisted the Sheriff’s Office in the operation.  Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said, “Operation Infinity is a reference to the ongoing commitment of the Sheriff’s Office to combat the drug […]

The Seneca Events Committee is waiting to receive signed contracts from this year’s entertainers for SenecaFest 2014.  The Committee is hoping to bring artists John Anderson, The Bellamy Brothers and McKayla Reece to the city’s Memorial Day Festival on May 24 at Gignilliat Community Center, explains Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson.  “SenecaFest is a tradition here in Seneca and of […]

Experts are predicting it will cost more to heat American homes this winter.  Jonathan Cogan with the U.S. Energy Information Administration gives details.  “Following a colder-than-expected November, U.S. households are forecast to consume more heating fuels than previously expected, resulting in higher heating bills.  Homeowners that rely on natural gas will see their total winter expenses rise nearly 13% from […]

CareerBuilder.com has a dozen hot jobs that are growing in 2014. The list was based on occupations that grew 7% or more from 2010 to 2013 and are projected to increase in 2014. These jobs also fall within a higher-wage category of $22 an hour or more. CareerBuilder’s Jennifer Grasz gives details. “There is a high concentration of technology jobs, […]

More than 1,100 students are expected to receive degrees when Clemson University hosts its fall 2013 graduation ceremonies next Thursday, Dec. 19, at Littlejohn Coliseum.  Two ceremonies will be held that day; the first at 9:30am for the colleges of Business and Behavioral Science; and Health, Education and Human Development; the 1:30pm ceremony is for the colleges of Agriculture, Forestry […]

Clemson University has been named to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2014. The ranking cites four-year schools that deliver a quality education at an affordable price. Clemson, the highest ranked school in South Carolina, is ranked No. 31 for in-state students among the top 100 colleges thanks to its high four-year graduation rate, […]

The Education Foundation of Oconee County was selected to receive a $1,000 grant from the Sodexo Foundation, earmarked to support the BackPack Program. Across the United States, one in five children, are at risk of hunger.  The Sodexo Foundation works to ensure that every child in the United States, especially those most at-risk, grows up with dependable access to enough nutritious […]

Oconee County officials and community leaders gathered Wednesday for a ceremony to mark the beginning of an economic development project that will bring sewer infrastructure to the Golden Corner Commerce Park. The County has been working to provide sewer infrastructure to the industrial park since its’ acquisition in 2005 and the groundbreaking marked the start of what is referred to […]