Category: News

The Upstate District of the International Lions Club recently recognized a member of the local Seneca Club for his service and outstanding leadership.  Seneca Lion Kathy Carrol gives details. “The past District Governor Jim Starnes and the present District Governor Joe Dill presented an award to last year’s President Dean Garland.  It is called a 100% medal because everything that […]

A Seneca High Schoolteacher will participate in a prestigious science teacher academy.  Stephen Hudson was chosen from hundreds of applications nationwide to participate as a fellow in the 2012 New Science Teacher Academy.  The largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all, the National Science Teachers Association hosts 244 science teachers […]

A judge’s ruling was delivered this week in a dispute between a TV station and the City of Seneca. Tenth Circuit Judge Cordell Maddox ruled that materials sought by WSPA should be produced “with the exception of those items listed in a forthcoming order.”  The Oconee Common Please Court decision was handed down on Wednesday in the case brought by […]

According to a CareerBuilder survey, 69% of employers reported that their companies have been adversely affected by a bad hire this year, with 41% of those businesses estimating the cost to be over $25,000. The survey also revealed that 24% of employers said a bad hire cost them more than $50,000. CareerBuilder senior career advisor Michael Erwin discusses the effects […]

The community is invited to the Oconee County Council Chambers on January 8 for a special ceremony.  The oath of office ceremony is scheduled for 5pm in Walhalla. Three re-elected council members; Wayne McCall, Joel Thrift, and Reg Dexter, will take the oath for their second, 4-year terms. Administering the oath will be Probate Judge Kenny Johns.

A new survey of social networking in 21 countries makes this key point according to Richard Wike, director of the Pew Global Attitudes Project.  “This survey highlights the fact that social networking really is a global phenomenon.” The United States is second only to Britain in social networking according to Wike.  “In countries like Britain, United States, Spain, and Russia, […]

Vision loss is increasing in the United States and so is the prevalence of diabetes.  Americans are being diagnosed with the disease at a much younger age and that means they are living with the disease for a longer period of time.  A new study examined what effect diabetes along with other risk factors, are having on vision loss in […]

Pursuant to an undercover illegal drug operation, officers with the Seneca Police Department executed a search warrant shortly after 9pm Tuesday night at a residence on East Main Street.  The resident and three occupants were all arrested as a result of the raid.  Seneca Police report that 39-year old Karen Denise Gibson, the resident of the house, was charged with […]

Dogs will no longer be required to have a special tag in the City of Seneca.  At their monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Seneca City Council amended the dog license ordinance, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander.  “On the dog license ordinance, we actually have these little tags that people are required to put on their dogs.  There is something on […]

The United States is expected to continue cutting its dependence on petroleum and liquid fuels imports over the rest of this decade because of growing domestic crude oil production and more fuel-efficient vehicles on America’s highways.  The new long-term outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows America’s dependence on imported petroleum and liquid fuels will decline from 45% of […]