Category: News

The classroom of the future. A game changer. Technology showcase. These are all terms used to describe the new Edgar Brown Digital Resources Laboratory in Clemson University’s R.M. Cooper Library. The newly renovated space resulted from a growing partnership between Clemson Computing and Information Technology and the libraries to create a living laboratory space for use by faculty and students across campus.  In […]

Clemson University will hold the 41st annual Poetry Declamation Contest for high school students from 10am to noon this Saturday in Daniel Hall. An awards ceremony will follow the competition at 1:30pm in the Tillman Hall Auditorium. High school students from North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina participate in the competition, which is hosted by the department of languages. Students will […]

Taxpayers can start signing up for a second year of state-paid credit monitoring resulting from last year’s massive hacking of South Carolina’s tax collection agency. Enrollment for consumer protection services through CSIdentity Corporation has begun. It’s free to the millions of residents and  business owners whose unencrypted personal data was stolen last September from the Department of Revenue’s computer servers. South […]

Earlier this month, Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander signed a proclamation recognizing Pilot International Founders Day.  Pilot International is committed to service in areas of youth development and leadership, brain safety and fitness, and caring for families in times of need.  Mayor Alexander said he was pleased to bring attention to this worthy civic organization.  “This is another organization that is […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the City of Seneca is raising awareness and funds through the sale of t-shirts.  Cancer survivor Helen Martin gives details. “Get your ‘Jazzing for a Cure’ t-shirts, they are beautiful t-shirts, they are gray and on the back it has pink and black with ‘Jazzing for a Cure’ on the back.  We would […]

Clemson University alumnus Maurice “Butch” Ferree and his wife, Joy, have created a charitable remainder trust valued at more than $1 million to benefit students in the university’s College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences.  Half of the money will establish the Dr. Maurice E. “Butch” Ferree and Joy Culver Ferree Scholarship Endowment to provide scholarships for students in the college. […]

South Carolina’s advanced manufacturing and workforce development efforts took a significant step forward Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Commerce and other departments and groups awarded Clemson University more than $3.5 million to support regional economic development and advanced skills training. As part of the federal government’s Make it in America Challenge, the Clemson University Center for Workforce Development will receive $3,549,610 […]

The South Carolina Department of Transportation seeks public comment on a proposed 2013 Act 98 Special Bridge Replacement Program prior to inclusion in the South Carolina Transportation Improvement Program. Projects listed in the program have been allotted $52,944,000 and involves the replacement of 90 bridges in 33 counties across the state. Under the program, only load-restricted and closed bridges will […]

Parents must now complete and return the Parental Permission For Over The Counter Medication form in order for the school nurse to administer any sort of over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol, Benadryl, or cough drops.  South Carolina school districts recently received a Joint Advisory Opinion from the South Carolina Boards of Medical Examiners, Nursing and Pharmacy.  This opinion makes it easier for […]

Flu season is here and that is why it is more important than ever for you to take care of your health. The flu is a contagious disease, which affects the lungs and can lead to serious illness, including pneumonia. Vaccination is the best protection against contracting the flu and everyone 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated […]