Category: News

Fighter jets are to fly across parts of the Upstate on Tuesday.  The South Carolina Air National Guard announces that it is part of a routine exercise.  Jets are scheduled to fly over portions of Anderson, Greer and Florence as part of an air defense exercise.  So Upstate residents might be able to see the fighter jets assigned to the […]

Former Major League Baseball player and Seneca native, Willie Mays Aikens is coming home to sign copies of his new book.  Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson gives details.  “Willie Mays Aikens is going to be in Seneca.  He has written a book, its called ‘Willie Mays Aikens’ and he will be signing copies of the book on Wednesday from 5-7pm […]

A new report is critical of professional athletes who promote foods, which are not healthy. For example, Peyton Manning pushes Papa John pizzas. Serena Williams is a spokesperson for Double Stuff Oreos. LeBron James suggests people need to eat at McDonalds. The report also says teenagers are being bombarded by these advertisements. Maria Bragg, a researcher who worked on the […]

Gas prices keep tumbling. The average cost of a gallon of gasoline fell 14 cents over the past two weeks to $3.38 according to Lundberg Survey Publisher Trilby Lundberg.  She doubts prices at the pump will continue to fall at this level.  “We will probably not see further price cutting at the pump, certainly not to this magnitude that is […]

Recipients of a supplemental food program are getting a few more weeks of help thanks to South Carolina’s health department.  The state Department of Health and Environmental Control announces that it would continue to back the federally funded Women, Infant and Children program through the end of October.   DHEC serves more than 122,000 clients in the Palmetto State through the […]

The ACC has announced the time and television schedule for the Clemson versus Florida State game on Saturday, October 19th. Kickoff is set for 8pm and the game will be televised on ABC.

Rain has postponed filming of a feature film on Ram Cat Alley in downtown Seneca.  The romantic Southern comedy ‘Elbow Grease’ plans to film its street festival scene on Wednesday, explains Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson.  “The rain came in and we were expecting a down pour, so what the movie cast decided to do is postpone the shooting until […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a man from the Bountyland Community after deputies and investigators responded to reports of a stolen heat pump from Seneca Church of the Nazarene.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “Deputies were dispatched to the church around 12:32pm and arrived on the scene about five minutes later to […]

Parts of the federal government are shut down in a major dispute dividing Democrats and Republicans. But the national health care law, championed by President Obama, is up and running. An information meeting to help those without insurance sign up and learn more about the program takes place tonight in Seneca.  The meeting takes place at 6:30pm in the Gignilliat […]

The Oconee County Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee and the Transportation Committee meetings scheduled for October 8th have been canceled and rescheduled for Tuesday, October 29th at 5:30pm and 6:30pm respectively in County Council Chambers of the Oconee County Administrative Offices, which are located at 415 South Pine Street in Walhalla.  The meetings are open to the public.