Category: News

New safety rules go into effect this high school football season in South Carolina.  The new rules primarily deal with concussions.  Seneca High School Head Football Coach Wayne Green said the new rules have made coaches re-examine how they teach tackling.  “We have actually changed a lot of the ways that we teach tackling and we went and visited with […]

Record rainfall in the Palmetto Sate has caused the entire state to be declared a federal disaster area.  Heavy rains have inundated the state since last spring.  This week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack notified Governor Nikki Haley that her request for a disaster designation had been approved. That means farmers across the state who suffered crop losses because of […]

The lakes are expected to be busy this weekend as area residents and visitors alike enjoy the last days of summer over the long Labor Day holiday.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encourages all those who enjoy the water to remember safety first and wear a life jacket.  According to the Corps, that is the most important safety tip, […]

An additional $9,000 was approved to complete the repair work done on the Propex building.  At their meeting this week, the Seneca City Council transferred the money to pay a change order for the repairs, explains Seneca Mayor Day Alexander.  “We just have re-done the roof on the facility, the majority of it.  We had a little bit of an […]

A man wanted by Clemson City Police turned himself in Wednesday morning.  Police arrested 24-year-old Chadwick Marion Abercrombie and charged him with one count of grand larceny, but investigators are questioning him about recent thefts of other vehicles from within the city. Clemson Police Chief Jimmy Dixon said investigators are trying to track down 23 mopeds, 6 motorcycles, 5 utility […]

After a rainy summer, Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander is hopeful that tourism will pick up this fall with the start of college football.  On Saturday, the Clemson Tigers kick off the 2013 season by hosting the Georgia Bulldogs at Memorial Stadium.  Mayor Alexander expects to see many people and is optimistic about the impact it will have on the local […]

A new hardwood gym floor will soon be installed at the City of Seneca’s Shaver Recreation Complex.  The City has received bids and Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander expects work to begin soon on the project.  “At Shaver we are getting ready to redo the gym floor and the stage area there is also being torn out and having another way […]

Tri-County Technical College recently released its new Schedule Booklet and Janelle Hicks, director of Health Care Programs for the Corporate and Community Education Division at Tri-County Technical College says there is still time to take a class, even if you did not get a Schedule Booklet.  “There times a year, we try to produce what we call our Schedule Booklet […]

Many employers are considering factors other than strong skills and experience when deciding who they will hire. A new CareerBuilder.com study looks at other traits that decide who gets hired. CareerBuilder’s Michael Erwin shared these thoughts via Skype.  “A good sense of humor, an eye for fashion or even knowledge of current events is really going to help you move […]

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Probably best remembered for the keynote speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the “I Have a Dream” speech.  However that dramatic speech was something that was unscripted, explains Clemson University Political Science Professor Dr. Joseph Stewart.  “It really is a momentous day in American […]