Category: News

The annual running of the game ball for the Clemson versus South Carolina football game next Saturday is underway. The Clemson University Media Relations Department reports that Sigma Nu fraternity brothers gathered around The Esso Club early Thursday night to start the running of the game ball to Greenwood to meet up with fellow Sigma Nu brothers from the University of […]

Celebrate Christmas with a Hero is helping even more kids and families this year.  Sergeant Lisa Williams with the Seneca Police Department is one of the organizers of the countywide program and she announces that this year, the board of directors has decided to do things a little differently. This will be the first year that there will not be a party for […]

Once again, Seneca High School’s chorus student’s triumphs as 31 were named to the South Carolina All-State Chorus.  Of the 84 schools participating in the state, SenecaHigh School had the fourth largest number of students chosen. Students selected will sing at WinthropUniversity in March with world-renowned conductors. Congratulations to those placing in the Honors Mixed Chorus: Soprano I: Hannah Donald, […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement on Senate Democrats vote to change the rules of the Senate. “Let’s call it what it was — a raw power grab by Senate Democrats and President Obama.  Previous efforts to resist the temptation of turning the Senate into the House of Representatives were lost today and the ‘advise and consent’ […]

Schools in the School District of Oconee County will be closed for Thanksgiving Holidays beginning on Wednesday, November 27th through Sunday, December 1st.  Students will return to school on Monday, December 2nd.

AAA Carolinas expects about 567,000 South Carolinians to travel this Thanksgiving holiday. According to AAA, motorists compose about 90% of all travelers. The group estimates most travelers will leave Wednesday and return on Sunday, making the holiday one of the most dangerous each year. Last year, 13 people died in crashes on South Carolina highways over the holiday weekend, an […]

On December 11th and 12th, the Pickens County Probate Court will close for training.  Pickens County Probate Judge Kathy Zorn announces that this is mandatory training authorized by Chief Justice Toal per order dated November 7, 2013, on the revisions to the Probate Code, which becomes effective January 1, 2014. Please plan your probate business around these dates. The Pickens […]

Dressing for success apparently means leaving the orange suit in the closet. CareerBuilder.com Executive Career Adviser Michael Erwin says orange was at the bottom of the list of colors that hiring managers say job seekers should wear to an interview. “When we asked employers ‘what is the color that somebody wears when they come in that is going to make […]

The City of Liberty is receiving state funds to improve the community. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley sent a letter to government officials this week, informing them that Liberty will receive $500,000. The money is a community enrichment grant from the Community Development Block Grant Program. City officials plan to use the funds for infrastructure and streetscape improvements on Commerce […]

Today in support of GIS Day, Connect South Carolina is releasing new broadband analysis showing the broadband availability gap in South Carolina is shrinking with notable increases in mobile wireless broadband. According to the latest data, 99.51% of South Carolina households now have access to broadband speeds of 6 Mbps download/1.5 Mbps upload, including mobile wireless. This is an increase […]