Category: News

The Seneca Agricultural Education Program has been selected to receive a 2013 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant in the amount of $5,000 for the Ag Students at Work project from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation.  This project consists of landscaping several areas around different athletic fields at Seneca High School.  Agricultural education students will be responsible for the design […]

The Keowee-Toxaway Basin is now officially out of any drought designation, as rainfall has improved storage in Duke Energy’s reservoirs and met other conditions outlined in the regional drought response plan. The basin includes the Duke Energy reservoirs at Bad Creek, Lake Jocassee and Lake Keowee. Because the Duke Energy reservoirs are upstream of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs, […]

A Federal Grand Jury in Columbia has indicted an Anderson man for possessing child pornography.  United States Attorney Bill Nettles states that 54-year-old Kenneth Olbon Dew was charged in a one-count indictment with possession of child pornography. The maximum penalty Dew could receive is twenty years imprisonment. The case was investigated by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and […]

Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seized a wanted suspect on Tuesday.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt talks about the arrest of 34-year-old Ronnie Joe Patterson, Jr. on multiple charges.  “According to investigators, deputies acting on an anonymous tip responded to a house at 120 Curtis Drive off Keowee School Road at around 2:31pm.  After […]

In recent weeks, tornadoes have cut a path of destruction across the United States.  The American Red Cross is on the scene assisting these devastated areas.  Kath Rogers, executive director of the Oconee County Chapter of the American Red Cross tells how you can assist in the recovery efforts.  “We’ve just had a string of tornadoes, not only did it […]

Statistics show almost two-thirds of all gun deaths in South Carolina are suicides. Information from health officials obtained by The State newspaper show in 2011 that 421 people committed suicide with a gun, while 251 people shot and killed someone else. University of South Carolina Suicide Prevention Services Coordinator Jennifer Myers says people sometimes overlook how often guns are used […]

Want to find a restaurant that serves up locally grown produce? There’s an app for that. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture unveiled its new “Fresh on the Menu” app this week. It helps users identify restaurants that include at least 25% Certified South Carolina Grown produce and products on their menus when in season. The app features four tabs; […]

A teacher from Clemson was recently named the 2013 South Carolina History Teacher of the Year.  Congratulations go to Sarah Turpin of Clemson Elementary.  The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, HISTORY® and Preserve America selected her from teachers across the state.  Turpin teaches American History and Civics at Clemson Elementary, which is in the School District of Pickens County. […]

Utility projects highlight the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget in the City of Seneca.  The proposed budget of $45 million includes two major utility projects that call for upgrades to be made at the city’s water treatment plant and electric substation.  Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander says this is an investment in the city’s future.  “When I know I am putting […]

Summer is here!  That means it’s time to fire up the backyard barbecues and just enjoy playing outdoors.  It’s also the time when summer stingers begin to make their appearance.  Stinging insects send more than 500,000 people to the emergency room every year. These pests are not just a nuisance.  In addition to their painful stings, they can pose a […]