Category: News

A new street sign design has been selected by the City of Westminster.  At their meeting Tuesday night, the Westminster City Council approved the design for five new signs that will replace worn-down old signs.  These signs are to be placed at entrances to the city and in front of Rite-Aid Pharmacy, which is in the heart of downtown. The […]

First year city employee Mollie Smith has been appointed by Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander to represent the city on Oconee County’s Capital Projects Sales Tax Commission.  The mayor made the announcement on Wednesday.  The Sales Tax Commission is responsible for deciding which projects should be funded by a proposed 1-cent sales tax increase.  Oconee County voters would have to approve […]

An ordinance was unanimously approved this week by the Oconee County Council that makes it illegal for anyone to advertise, sell, posses or deliver a variety of drug paraphernalia whether the items contain residue or not.  This new ordinance forbids stores from selling items that are fashioned into crack pipes and marijuana cigarette holders.  Proponents of the ordinance said these […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested of a man from the Tamassee area on multiple charges, including burglary and larceny.  Two of the locations where the reported burglaries and larcenies took place involve Oconee County churches, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “31-year-old Jonathan Allen Finney of 436 Maple Circle in Tamassee was arrested on August […]

Recreation basketball players in the City of Seneca will have an extra spring in their steps this season.  New hardwood floors are being installed at the City of Seneca’s Shaver Recreation Complex, explains Seneca Mayor Pro Tem Ronnie O’Kelley.  “The hardwood is actually being delivered now and they will start immediately on that and by basketball season we will be […]

During his campaign for office last year, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw vowed to bring attention to unsolved cold cases.  In his first nine months of office, Sheriff Crenshaw has profiled five unsolved homicides that occurred in the county over the past several years, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “Sheriff Crenshaw wanted to bring these […]

The City of Seneca lost one of its heroes this week.  David Wright died in a motor vehicle accident Monday night on Highway 24 at the Double Bridges in Anderson County.  He had been a member of the fire service in Oconee County for more than 35 years.  He was currently serving as the Chief of the Friendship Volunteer Fire […]

A review of child obesity studies found a lack of long-term and large-scale research that examined the right factors to explain the surge in childhood obesity. Clemson University researchers partnered with other university researchers to examine the studies into childhood obesity.  The results of their analysis suggest that funding maybe going to the wrong types of child obesity studies. The review […]

The firm that has been offering free credit monitoring for nearly 1.5 million people whose sensitive information was compromised in the hacking of a South Carolina Department of Revenue database last year will no longer provide the service for free. Experian said in a statement that it will not be bidding for a state contract to continue offering the service after it expires […]

Drugs and alcohol dependence can become a chronic problem like smoking and depression. Many health systems are looking to treat these conditions by implementing coordinated chronic care management. A new study examined whether substance abuse improved after providing this care to patients with addiction. “People with addictions receive among the worst quality care in the health system.” Dr. Richard Saitz […]