Category: News

The Oconee County councilman serving District One wants to make it a second, four-year term in the 2014 elections. Paul Corbeil today announced his intent to seek re-election. Corbeil has been serving since August 2009. The Keowee Key resident expresses his desire to move the county forward. And, in a prepared statement, he said this, “Together, Council, staff, our many […]

A Tri-County Technical College staff member from Seneca is one of three educators of the year at her college. And the honor for Stephanie Winkler will include recognition next month at a meeting of the South Carolina Technical Education Association. Working as Disabilities Coordinator since 2011, Winkler spends much of her time on the telephone or in student meetings, educating […]

Coroner Karl Addis has now identified the fatality in yesterday’s crash near Seneca as Sidney Michael Allagood, 64-year old resident of Miller Farm Road, Westminster. Addis said Allagood died in the emergency department at Greenville Memorial Hospital at 11:52 a-m of multiple trauma.

A hopeful this year for the U-S Senate from South Carolina speaks Wednesday in Seneca. Republican Richard Cash speaks during the 7:30 Wednesday morning meeting at the Seneca Family Restaurant of the Golden Corner Rotary Club.

At the request of the family, Oconee Coroner Karl Addis is waiting until today to publicly identify the man killed in the crash of a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer accident. Yesterday’s accident at 10:15 a-m on highway 76 at the truck entrance to Cryovac Industries proved fatal to the motorcycle operator—identified so far as a 64-year old Westminster man. Highway […]

Three major infrastructure projects are planned in the City of Seneca this year.  Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander says these projects are being necessitated by the need for more space and more safety.  “The Light and Water project, causing we are moving from Kellett moving to a different location, that will come through this year as far as the new location […]

There is more evidence of growing optimism among American workers. A new survey by the on-line career community Glassdoor.com found one-in-three employees have a pay raise among their top work-related resolutions this year. And 42% expect to get a raise in the next 12 months. Glassdoor’s Rusty Rueff says that companies are also feeling more confident about the economy. “We have […]

Restaurant Week kicked off Thursday in South Carolina and diners can get great deals at restaurants across the Palmetto State. Restaurant week is an eleven-day celebration of South Carolina cuisine at hundreds of participating restaurants. The South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association organize it each year. The week is designed to help bring customers to state restaurants during the typical […]

With the start of the New Year, the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce announces a new membership structure.  Oconee County Chamber of Commerce executive director Jillian Lusk gives details.  “So what we decided to do this year was we wanted to clean up our membership structure a little bit.  We have had the same membership dues and structure in place […]

Uninsured smokers in South Carolina can now benefit from a state program providing free nicotine gum, lozenges or patches. The Department of Health and Environmental Control is promoting its tobacco Quitline 1-800-QUIT-NOW. The agency’s tobacco prevention and control division said that many people without health insurance do not use aids like nicotine gum because of the costs.  The program is […]