Category: News

Authorities are investigating a moped accident that left a 25-year-old man dead in Easley.  Police report that the accident occurred around 7:30pm Saturday at the intersection of Hillcrest and Fleetwood drives. Police said Roy Alderman Jr. was driving a moped when he ran a stop sign and struck a van. Alderman was taken to Baptist Easley Hospital, where he died from […]

The trial of James Bartee, a former candidate for Oconee County Sheriff charged with plotting to kidnap a judge, resumes today.  Bartee testified Friday denying that he plotted to kidnap former Judge James Williams. In May 2012, Williams filed a motion against Bartee calling into question his qualifications for office. The prosecution alleges Bartee plotted to have Williams kidnapped so […]

Fraenkische Industrial Pipes announces that it will expand its existing operations and North American headquarters in Anderson County. The $5 million investment is expected to generate 50 new jobs over the next few years. “We are very happy to be expanding again in Anderson. We have grown from 20 employees in 2009, at the worst of the great recession, to […]

Due to their outstanding applications and agricultural related essays, Seneca FFA members Candace Gibby, Bailee Hawkins, and Brittany Shook, were recently awarded a scholarship to attend the New-Era Sustainable Farming workshop sponsored by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Clemson University and the Daniel-Mickel Foundation.  Only a small group of students from Upstate South Carolina was chosen to have the opportunity […]

Clemson City Police now want a second man in connection with a number of vehicle thefts in the city. Clemson Police Chief Jimmy Dixon announces that 24-year-old Todd Wayne Finklea II stands charged with grand larceny greater than $2,000 and less than $10,000. He is wanted in connection with the thefts of over 30 vehicles in the city. Finklea is […]

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 […]