Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
It’s Family Movie Night at the Westminster Library tonight, Oct. 29. At 6pm, they will be showing Frankenweenie, explains Oconee County Public Library Director Blair Hinson. “Our last Frankentober event will feature Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie. When a boy’s beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment. This movie is […]
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It was a hard landing for a small plane Sunday evening in Oconee County, tells Oconee County Deputy Chief of Special Operations and Emergency Manager Scott Krein. “Last night we had reports of a small plane going down in the remote areas of Mountain Rest and upon arrival we found the people in the plane were OK. They did do […]
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Trick-or-Treaters and adult costumed partygoers will soon be flooding the streets and neighborhoods for Halloween celebrations throughout the Carolinas. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Halloween is consistently among the top days of the year for pedestrian injuries and fatalities. NHTSA data reveals that one-third of Halloween crash fatalities involve a pedestrian and from 2009 to 2016, […]
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Peace and kindness. It doesn’t take much to understand that you can’t achieve one without the other. For more than 25 years, Lions Club International has sponsored a Peace Poster Contest for children ages 11-13 in an effort to encourage young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. Sponsored locally by the Seneca Lions Club, art students at Seneca […]
Read moreIt’s Monday Night Football for the Seneca Bobcats tonight, Oct. 29, 2018. Due to the forecast of heavy rain, lightening and thunderstorms, the Seneca Bobcats at Pendleton Bulldogs varsity football game was moved from Friday night to tonight at 7:30pm. This game will decide the winner of the Region 1-AAA Title. As the home team, Pendleton High School decided to […]
Read moreSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces the arrest of 43-year-old Christian Thomas Young of Anderson on 21 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Anderson Police Department and United States Secret Service, all also […]
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The City of Clemson will be hosting public input sessions for the last two remaining elements of the city’s Comprehensive Plan. The city will be seeking input on the Town and Gown element on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, from 11:30am to 2:30pm and will have a public input session on Land Use on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, from 11:30am to […]
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Oconee County Emergency Management was notified by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) officials of the county’s first West Nile bird death case. The deceased bird was found in central Oconee County, near the Poplar Springs community. To increase public safety and decrease the potential for mosquito larvae to continue in development, Oconee County has contracted with […]
Read moreAs a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 27, 2018, the President has issued a proclamation directing that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at […]
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Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announces that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award additional priority points to Solid Waste Management Grant Program applications proposing innovative projects to promote the safe disposal of prescription drugs in rural communities. Hazlett made the announcement in observance of the 16th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. […]
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