Category: News

Three area Chambers of Commerce host a Business After Hours this Thursday, May 8, from 5:30-7:30pm at Chattooga Belle Farms, located at 454 Damascus Church Road in Longcreek.  Greater Oconee County Chamber of Commerce executive director Jillian Lusk gives details. “A lot of people who have not had an opportunity to visit somewhere like Chattooga Belle Farms is because it […]

In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina Department of Commerce is awarding $2.4 million in grant funds to 14 organizations across the state to further high-tech and entrepreneurial economic development. As part of its efforts to support and grow an innovative, technology-based and entrepreneurial business environment, the Department of Commerce launched the state’s first Office of Innovation […]

A new report released by The American Academy of Pediatrics finds the problem of alcohol-impaired driving remains a threat to the safety of child passengers. This descriptive analysis of 2000 – 2010 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data found that 2,344 children under the age of 15 were killed in crashes involving at least one alcohol-impaired driver, of which sixty-five percent […]

There is a new director of Clemson University’s Cooperative Extension Service.  This week, the University introduced Tom Dobbins as the new leader.  Clemson Extension takes the university to the people through a statewide network of county offices. Extension agents share university research in agriculture, forestry and natural resources in all 46 counties of the state. Clemson University’s land-grant mission is […]

Clemson University announces a partnership between the Watt Family Innovation Center and Haworth Incorporated.  The international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products has pledged a gift of $3 million to the Watt Center, now under construction in the center of campus.  The gift includes $800,000 in research funding and a $2.2 million gift-in-kind of interior products. The […]

Clemson University awards degrees to more than 3,200 students at spring graduation ceremonies Friday at Littlejohn Coliseum. Three ceremonies are planned: the first at 9:30am for the colleges of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, and Engineering and Science; the second at 2:30pm for the colleges of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, and Health, Education and Human Development; and the last at […]

Jason Burroughs of Hodges, SC, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division tournament of 2014 on Lake Hartwell. For his victory, Burroughs earned $6,427.  Kevin Landreth of Seneca, weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 11 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win $2,064 in the co-angler division. […]

Don’t miss Chick-fil-A Farm Day this Saturday, May 10, from 10am to noon at the Chick-fil-A of Seneca.  Come out with the family for this free community event that brings the farm to your fingertips.  The event will highlight the many steps involved in getting food from the farm to the table.  Vendors at the event include the Oconee County […]

The Oconee Economic Alliance hosts the next Business Forum on Thursday, May 8, from 8-9am at Thrift Development, 180 Bountyland Road in Seneca. The Oconee Economic Alliance Business Forum is a monthly opportunity for citizens and business leaders to come together to network, receive timely updates on topics facing the community and discuss ways to work together in making Oconee County […]

This Friday, May 9, at Seneca High School, the community gathers to celebrate the fight against cancer.  It is the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life event. Every Relay For Life event is a time for family and friends to honor cancer survivors, remember those lost to this disease, and raise funds and awareness to help end cancer forever.  Funds […]