Category: News

In recognition of the “Week of the Young Child”, Marie Dunnam of Oconee County First Steps presented brochures and booklets to law enforcement representatives in Oconee County, including the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. The presentation took place Monday morning during a ceremony at the Seneca Police Department.  The booklets and brochures are titled “Resource Guides for Families with Young Children” […]

Goodwill Industries’ Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) certification program can be the answer for local industries looking for a pipeline of skilled entry-level technicians. “It’s a business-driven training program,” said Becky Godbey, Goodwill’s vice president of career development services, about the organization’s nine-week training program that consists of a week of work-readiness training and a mix of industry-based basic skills […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day on April 24, from 2 – 6pm at Halbert Hall on its Pendleton Campus.  Dogs are leash trained and taught basic commands, while the cats are socialized with people and other cats.  All animals are spayed or neutered and vaccinated.  There is a $45 fee payable at the […]

The Oconee County SC Works Center, in partnership with the 10th Judicial Circuit, the SC Probation, Parole and Pardon office and Tri-County Technical College, will offer a Pardon and Expungement Workshop on Monday, April 22.   The workshop will be held at 3:30pm at the SC Works Center in Seneca, located at 11091 Radio Station Road.  The workshop is designed to […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of S. Res. 65, a bipartisan resolution Graham introduced expressing concerns about the Iranian nuclear threat and the need for the United States to stand with Israel. Graham’s resolution, which currently has 81 cosponsors, now goes to the Senate floor for consideration. “Our bond with Israel is deep.  […]

South Carolina residents are encouraged to cast their vote for the state’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer. The recognition is part of the Salute to Senior Service program, sponsored by Home Instead, Inc., the franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care network. The program honors the contributions of adults 65 and older who give at least 15 hours a month of volunteer […]

United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced a $24.9 million settlement with Amgen, Inc., a California based biotechnology company. Amgen, Inc. agreed to the settlement to address allegations it paid kickbacks to long-term care pharmacy providers Omnicare Inc., PharMerica Corporation, and Kindred Healthcare Inc. in return for implementing “therapeutic interchange” programs that were designed to switch Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries from […]

Oconee Hospice of the Foothills has partnered with local funeral homes and ministerial associations to offer an education and support group for adults who are grieving the loss of a loved one. The program, called The Journey of Grief, is offered at no charge to Upstate residents who have recently experienced the death of someone close to them. Participants share […]

All-pro San Francisco 49er punter Andy Lee is remembering his hometown of Westminster. Lee received an equipment grant valued at $1,500 from USA Football to donate to the youth or high school program of his choice. Lee will award his grant to Westminster Recreation Department’s Youth Football League, where he played as a youngster. Herb Poole, Westminster recreation director, said, […]

Seneca High School science teacher John Michael Hammond and senior James Eister attended the South Carolina Junior Academy of Science (SCJAS) annual conference this past weekend.   James Eister presented research that he had done using a pneumatic projectile launcher to an audience of judges, comprised of college professors from SC universities, as well as peers.  Competing against hundreds of the […]