Category: News

In a further effort to save money and reduce waste, the City of Senecais instituting direct deposit for its employees.   At their meeting this week, the Seneca City Council accepted City Clerk-Treasurer Joel Seavey’s recommendation to switch to direct deposit, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander.  “When Joel Seavey came on the City Council had wanted to set up an option […]

The first flu related death has been reported in South Carolina.  Officials with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control report that death was in Barnwell County.  Officials did not release any further details on the flu death. Health officials report that flu season has started earlier than usual this year in the Palmetto State with widespread cases of […]

The Seneca and Westminster Lions Clubs recently announced winners of the Lions International Poster Contest.  This year the theme was imagine peace and students were invited to draw a poster and write an essay on what that means to them.  Lion Jim Atkinson once again served as chair of the International Poster Contest.  “The winners who got their awards Tuesday […]

A survey from CareerBuilder.com finds that there are often significant problems with the references given by job applicants, not the least of which is the fact that the references may not actually exist. CareerBuilder’s Jennifer Grasz says that you cannot fake references and you had better check with your references in advance. “What the study really speaks to is the […]

The FBI is warning homeowners and prospective renters in South Carolina of a new scam.  The press release reports that potential victims are contacted by an individual in a foreign country by either email or phone then asked to wire money to a third person in an overseas location.  Perpetrators are searching for homes listed for sale on public search […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has issued a CrimeStoppers Alert regarding a woman found laying in the sand on the shore of Hartwell Lake in Fairplay.  The incident occurred on Tuesday, November 27 at approximately 10am when a passerby discovered the woman. Deputies identified the woman as Diane Johnson from Westminster. She appeared to have been severely beaten, and was […]

Seventeen Palmetto State football greats from various eras and colleges have been named finalists for the inaugural class of the South Carolina College Football Hall of Fame. The members will be inducted during the South Carolina College All Star Bowl on March 23. The list of 17 was created from voting from game organizers as well as members of South […]

On November 6 residents in the City of Seneca voted 60% to 40% in favor on Sunday Alcohol Sales inside the city limits.  That measure has now passed second reading by the Seneca City Council.  Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander gives the background on Sunday Alcohol Sales in the city. “Several restaurants in the Seneca area had asked about the possibility […]

Shortly after midnight, Oconee County firefighters were dispatched to Weinackers Restaurant on Coneross Creek Road. Upon arrival, firefighters found the building well involved in fire. Approximately 60 firefighters from Oconee and Anderson counties were able to bring the fire under control within 90 minutes from arrival.  Units responding to the scene were Crossroads, Oakway, Friendship, Fairplay, and South Union stations […]

Some 29,000 South Carolina residents will be impacted when federal unemployment benefits end next month.  Individuals nationwide are to be affected when the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program expires.  The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce estimates this change will remove an estimated $6.2 million from the state’s economy each week.  Regardless of where an individual falls on the four-tier […]