Category: News

South Carolina is now 13-10 in the SEC after a pair of losses versus Vanderbilt this past weekend. The Gamecocks lost 3-2 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday to the Commodores.  South Carolina is in second place in the SEC Eastern Division and fourth place overall in the conference standings.

The threat of rainy weather has forced the City of Seneca to cancel Saturday’s Cruzin on Main.  Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson gives details.  “Due to the bad weather that is in the forecast, we are canceling Cruzin on Main for this Saturday.  We would love to still have you visit downtown but the weather is going to make our […]

The search is over for 23-year-old Robert Andrew Ivester after he turned himself into Probation and Parole officials this morning in Walhalla.  The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has two-warrants on Ivester on forgery charges.  Probation and Parole officials also had warrants on him as well.  Ivester had threatened to harm himself and others, including on a college campus.  The Oconee […]

During his recent visit to Seneca, Third District Congressman Jeff Duncan asked constituents to friend him on Facebook.  Duncan was recognized for his use of social media in interacting with residents as he finished fourth in the 2012 House GOP New Media Challenge.  This year he wants to win.  “If you will friend me on Facebook.  We have a New […]

The SC Council on Competitiveness unveiled TransformSC, an initiative to transform public education in South Carolina, at an education summit held on May 1. A stellar line up of education innovators and innovation supporters energized and motivated a packed conference of over 300 business leaders, school superintendents, school administrators, school board members, and many other parties interested in rethinking public school […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled an open house for May 9 to discuss the agency’s assessment of safety performance during 2012 for the Oconee nuclear power plant, which is operated by Duke Energy. The open house is scheduled to run from 6 to 7:30pm at the World of Energy, located at 7812 Rochester Highway in Seneca. There will […]

The Board of Hospice of the Foothills is hosting its second annual Sunset Soiree from 6:30 – 9pm on Friday, May 31 at Tiger Park on Highway 93 near the Esso Club in Clemson. This year’s theme is Hawaiian Luau with authentic food, beer, wine and soft drinks. Festivities include a Silent Auction and Live Auction, in addition to live music provided by […]

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for April 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted and is specific to 18-29 year olds.  The youth unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds for April 2013 is 11.1%. The effective unemployment rate is 16.1%, which adjusts for labor participation rate by including those who have given up looking for work. The […]

Forty-five Belton-Honea Path seniors attended a special Tri-County Technical College enrollment day at the Watkins Center April 10 and registered for their freshman classes.  For the first time this fall, general education credit courses will be offered at the Senator Billy O’Dell Learning Center in downtown Honea Path’s community center. “After gathering the names of students who had applied last […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety and SUBWAY® Restaurants have announced the winning schools in their W8 2 TXT campaign to prevent distracted driving, especially texting while driving. During March and April, high school students were asked to take the online pledge to wait until they are not behind the wheel to text. The winning schools were based on […]