Category: News

Would you like to have the forest in the palm of your hand? Now you can. The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests has released its first mobile app that helps visitors locate recreational activities on the two national forests in Georgia. The app is free and delivers information about 49 recreation sites.  In addition, the app will deliver forest news and alerts […]

Rain remains in the forecast for the Upstate and as it continues to fall in areas already, heavily saturated, flash flooding is a likely possibility. The National Weather Service has issued A Flash Flood Watch for our area through late tonight. A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Authorities remind everyone not to […]

A correction to a story run earlier this week about the theft of baseball equipment from a team participating in the 2013 Dixie Boys World Series in Seneca.  The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported that several bags of equipment were stolen from a mobile trailer belonging to the Sumter, South Carolina team.  The theft occurred while they were staying at […]

After a few postponements due to rain, the 2013 Dixie Boys World Series finally wrapped up Wednesday night and this year’s 13-14 year old champion is Mississippi.  Seneca Recreation Director Rick Lacey gives details. “Mississippi proved to be the best team, going through this tournament undefeated is a pretty good accomplishment; you don’t see that very much in the World […]

The extremely wet summer has kept maintenance staff at the Seneca Recreation Department busy.  After 20 inches of rain fell on the fields of the Shaver Complex the last two weeks of July, the city hosted the 2013 Dixie Boys World Series the first week in August.  That combination of rain and tournament play has people applauding the work done […]

U.S. retail gasoline prices should be slightly lower during the second half of 2013.  Jonathan Cogan with the U.S. Energy Information Administration gives details.  “In its new monthly energy forecast, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects regular grade gasoline will average $3.59 per gallon in the current third quarter and $3.33 in the fourth quarter. Pump prices are expected to […]

ESPN’s College Game Day is coming to Clemson.  According to officials with ClemsonUniversity, the show will broadcast from Death Valley on Aug. 31 when the Tigers take on the Georgia Bulldogs. Game Day last visited Death Valley on Oct 21, 2006, the first and only time Clemson has hosted the show. Chris Fowler hosts the show with Lee Corso, Kirk […]

The Upstate of South Carolina experienced another summer soaking last night courtesy of a lightning storm that arrived shortly before 8:30pm. The area remained under a flood warning until 12:30 this morning. The rain created flooding conditions on parts of Shiloh and Davis Creek roads near Seneca. Crews were called to deal with downed trees on Shiloh Road.  In PickensCounty, […]

Rain and lightening postponed last night’s Dixie Boys World Series games in Seneca.  Just as the first game between Georgia and North Carolina concluded, lightening rolled in and ended baseball for the day, explains Seneca Recreation Director Rick Lacey.  “Lightening delayed the start of the second game. Dixie rules state that you have to wait 30 minutes after a lightening […]

More than a million children are seen in emergency rooms every year with sports-related injuries. Kate Carr is the President and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide. Of particular concern, she says, are concussions.  “Concussions are particularly serious, we are talking about an injury that is internal and they make up 12% of the visits to emergency rooms.” The ages of […]