Category: News

A Pickens County jury has reached a decision in the case of Don Kinsela, who stood accused of killing his wife by setting fire to a storage shed. He was found not guilty yesterday on both counts, the arson and the murder. His wife, Cheryl Kinsela died in July of 2010 from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in […]

A downtown Seneca restaurant has been approved to remodel. At their meeting Tuesday night, the Seneca Board of Architectural Review granted Ye Olde Sandwich Shoppe owner E.E. Riggs a certificate of appropriateness. Riggs plans to remodel the entryway of the North Townville Street restaurant. The downtown restaurant sits inside the city’s design review district, which falls under the governance of […]

Thousands of people lined the downtown streets of Seneca on Monday night for the annual Christmas Parade through downtown. The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce organizes the parade and executive director Sandra Jones was pleased with the large turnout, the weather, and the fun that was enjoyed by all in attendance. “The Chamber of Commerce was so excited with the […]

It will not be long now before electric buses roll into Seneca making the City the first in the country to offer all-electric public transportation.  Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander is excited about the buses rolling into the City.  “Next year, the electric buses are going to be rolling here in Seneca.  We are going to be getting four brand new […]

Every year during the holidays, people receive new gadgets.  If you get a new cell phone this year, the School District of Oconee County wants your old one, explains Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas.  “The Education Foundation supports innovative ideas in the classroom and one of the things they are going to be doing is collecting cell phones.  Therefore, if you […]

Congratulations to Crystal Talley for being recognized by The National Association of Geoscience Teachers as an “Outstanding Earth Science Teacher” for 2012.  Talley will receive a two-year complimentary membership in the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, one-year membership in the Geological Society of America’s Geoscience Education Division membership, an Earth Science Week Kit from the American Geological Institution and assorted […]

Five community leaders have been elected to serve on Tri-County Technical College’s Foundation Board of Directors. Joining the Board’s current members are Hugh Burgess, representing Anderson County, Linda Bacigalupo, Dave Eldridge and Larry Smith, all representing Oconee County, and Nancy Hedrick representing Pickens County. Members of the Foundation Board raise money to supplement appropriations thereby helping the College to meet […]

The Clemson City Council is seeking applicants to serve on the Arts and Culture Commission.  In September, the Clemson City Council approved the recommendation for the creation of this Commission, which will act as an advisory board.  It is charged with providing recommendations to the Clemson City Council on a variety of arts and culture issues affecting the long-term quality […]

Less than a month before a series of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes are set to go into effect, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says he is pessimistic about a deal being hammered out. Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Graham predicted that the nation is set to go over the so-called “fiscal cliff.” “My side knows we […]

For the last several months, the Oconee County Economic Development Commission has been working towards the formulation of a new five-year economic development strategy that will help guide future growth for Oconee County. One final key aspect is to gather public input via a survey. Richard Blackwell, executive director of the Oconee County Economic Development Commission gives details. “This survey […]