Category: News

Hiring the wrong person for the job can disrupt a workplace but it can also affect the bottom line. A CareerBuilder.com survey of 3,000 companies suggests that more than half said that a bad hire has negatively affected their business. CareerBuilder’s Michael Erwin explains. “27% of U.S. employers report that single bad hire costs them more than $50,000 and there’s […]

The drought is officially over for all South Carolina counties and recent rains are helping to sustain recovery from the drought.  On April 24, the S.C. Drought Response Committee for the first time in three years declared the entire state drought-free.  The Committee downgraded the drought from moderate to no drought for 22 counties and from incipient to no drought […]

Summer school in the School District of Oconee County is getting a make over.  This summer, students will attend Seneca High School for “Summer aCATemy”, which is a summer school program for students to earn credits towards graduation, explains Seneca High School Guidance Director Karen Trammell.  “Summer school for the District this year will be housed at Seneca High School.  […]

The Media Relations Department at Clemson University reports that the University’s presence in downtown Greenville soon will have a new home in the ONE Building, thanks to a gift of office, classroom and storefront space valued at more than $9 million from the partners of Greenville ONE: Hughes Development Corporation and GAB Properties LLC. The partners’ total gift-in-kind includes 70,000 square […]

Clemson University is honoring one of its most famous alumni, “Entertainment Tonight” co-host Nancy O’Dell, with an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities at commencement exercises on Friday at Littlejohn Coliseum. O’Dell graduated summa cum laude from Clemson with a degree in marketing. Clemson will hold three ceremonies for its spring commencement. Graduates in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and […]

Good news for motorists this summer, gas prices are forecasted to be lower, says Jonathan Cogan with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.  “U.S. gasoline prices are expected to be lower this summer than previously thought. The price for regular gasoline this summer is now expected to average $3.53 a gallon, according to the new monthly forecast from the U.S. Energy Information […]

During Healthy Vision Month in May, the American Society of Retina Specialists urges adults to schedule an eye examination to check for early signs of diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration, the two leading causes of new cases of vision loss and blindness among adults. Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that affects more than four million Americans and […]

Congratulations to Seneca High School’s Brittany Reynolds for receiving the honor of Aprils’s Student- Athlete of the Month, sponsored by Ralph’s Trophy Shop.  Brittany is an AP/Honors student ranked in the top 6% of the junior class.  She plays shortstop for the 2013 District Champion Lady Bobcat softball team.  In her high school career as a Lady Cat, she has […]

Congratulations to Seneca High School’s Kendra Holland for receiving the honor of the March Student-Athlete of the Month, sponsored by Ralph’s Trophy Shop.  Kendra is a hard worker and is well respected by her teachers and peers.  SHS’s Women’s Varsity Track Coach Karl Addis stated, “Kendra is only a junior, but has been in our program for 4 years.  I […]

Sister station WGOG reports Pioneer Rural Water District is moving forward with its plan to locate its first treatment plant in the Golden Corner Commerce Park.  Tuesday night, Pioneer Rural Water District general manager Terry Pruitt presented a timeline to the Oconee County Council for completing the sale of property. According to Pruitt, the deal should be complete at the […]