Category: News

Students from Clemson University’s College of Health, Education and Human Development are not waiting until graduation to tackle the issues of breast cancer and heart disease, which are among the leading causes of death of women ages 45 and older in the United States.  This summer, nursing and public health sciences students, supervised by professional faculty and staff from the Joseph […]

A Seneca Police Officer has been honored at the state level.  Staff Sergeant Robbie Johnson is the South Carolina American Legion 2013 Officer of the Year.  Johnson was nominated for the award by his supervisor, Captain Tommy Williams.  “The American Legion does a yearly nomination for a local officer and in this case it was my pleasure to nominate Robbie […]

Two more suspects sought in the recent drug round up by the Seneca Police Department are in jail.  The Seneca Police Department reports that 30-year-old Gerome Christopher Smith and 19-year-old Christopher James Roger, both from Seneca, were arrested on Monday.  Smith was charged with two counts of distribution of crack cocaine.  Roger faces two counts of distribution of marijuana.  The […]

A 10-person class that features five All-Americans, two National Champions, three ACC 50-Year Anniversary team members, a two-time ACC Coach of the Year, and one of the school’s best two-sport athletes will be inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame October 11-12.  Bill D’Andrea, executive director of the Tiger Letterwinner’s Association, made the announcement on Tuesday. The class will […]

Clemson University’s Class of 1963 will celebrate its golden anniversary by presenting a $744,000 gift to the university for its Bridge to Clemson program at 9:30am Friday on the bridge in front of R.M. Cooper Library. The class also will present a check of $6.6 million, representing the total amount class members have given since their graduation. The anniversary gift […]

Clemson University and Greenville Health System will establish a healthcare research powerhouse that will fuel growth in medical research and break­throughs, create opportunities for faculty, physicians and students and accelerate the flow of research funding into the Upstate, boosting the region’s economy. The collaboration will lead to job-creating start-up businesses in the Upstate’s growing medical and bioengineering hub. Under the […]

Sekido Technology Corporation, a maker of metal components, has expanded its existing operations in Anderson County. The $3.7 million investment is generating six new jobs. Sekido uses cold forming technology to make metal components for the automotive and tool industries. The company has added space and equipment to its existing facility, located on Hampton Road in Williamston.

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 […]