Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
(Seneca, SC)—————-The Clemson Literary Festival has received a $3,000 grant from the South Carolina Humanities and the South Carolina Arts Commission to help with costs of bringing nationally known writers to the event. More than a dozen writers and literary events are scheduled during the three-day Literary Festival at venues on and around the Clemson campus. The event will take […]
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(Seneca, SC)——————-The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is advising South Carolina residents that they can assist the agency as they track the West Nile Virus this spring and summer by submitting certain species of dead birds for lab testing. The surveillance program allows SCDHEC to better understand where and when there is an increase in West Nile […]
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(Seneca, SC)——————————————–Earlier this week, the Seneca Board of Architectural Review held a meeting in Council Chambers at City Hall. During that meeting, the owner of a residence at 406 S. Townville Street came before the Board in regards to making changes to the exterior of the home. The board voted unanimously to allow the homeowner to change the appearance of […]
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During the work session last night with Seneca City Council, there were several items that City Administrator Scott Moulder will be sending to City Council in the future for their consideration. One of these is a hydrant use policy for contractors as they are permitted to withdraw water from hydrants for the tanks on their trucks that go to job […]
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(Seneca, SC)———————————-Today, there will be a Special Called Meeting of the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees at Noon in the School Board Conference Room at the School District Office on Pine Street. The School Board will go into executive session to discuss personnel items.
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(Seneca, SC)——————–Last night during a work session and special called council meeting, Seneca City Council approved unanimously a resolution which would allow the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority to issue special revenue bonds to pay for capital improvement projects. Scott Moulder, who is the City Administrator, said the Sewer Authority has about $5 million dollars in capital projects that would […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)——————–Clemson University has announced that George Mason University Scholar and author David Wiggins will be speaking tonight at 6:30pm in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts on the Clemson University campus about African-American athletes and their involvement in the civil rights movement. The presentation is entitled “An Altered Athletic Landscape: Sport, Race and the Civil Rights Movement.” The […]
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(Seneca, SC)——————The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release yesterday reminding students as well as parents and guardians that School Resource Officers, who are in the schools in the School District of Oconee County, will be writing tickets to any student caught vaping or possessing any e-cigarette paraphernalia.. Plus, students will also face school punishment from administrators for violating […]
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(Seneca, SC)——————-The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control are partnering with several South Carolina veterinarians to help pet owners protect themselves, families, communities and pets from rabies. The participating practices are offering low-cost vaccinations during spring rabies clinics beginning this week. State law requires that all pets cats, dogs and ferrets are vaccinated for rabies. And even though […]
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(Seneca, SC)————————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Walhalla man recently on charges of Second Degree Burglary and Petit Larceny. 20 year old Ricardo Mauricio Heller was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center by a deputy from the Warrants Division on the two outstanding warrants. According to the arrest warrants, Heller is accused of breaking into a home on […]
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