Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Congratulations goes out to Seneca Middle School (SMS) teacher Delaine Childress for winning the Educator Charity Day event at the Belk store in Seneca. Two representatives from Belk, store manager Chip Forester and human resources manager Carolynne Nix, recently came to the school to award her a $500 gift card. Childress, who is also the current Teacher of the Year […]
Read moreCompeting against musicians from all over Anderson, Greenville, Pickens and Oconee counties, four Seneca Middle School (SMS) students recently learned that they have made the cut and earned spots in the Region 2 Orchestra. In fact, Luke Bleuel performed so well that he was named first chair violin. Also named to the Region 2 Orchestra were Ruby “Sam” Prosser as […]
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A woman was sentenced this week by an Oconee County judge to three years in prison for the actions she took she took last winter on Bypass 123 in Seneca that sent people scattering from the gas pumps at a convenience store. Latoya Denise Emry pleaded guilty to assault and battery in the first degree. Seneca police charged Emry with […]
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The Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) is sending out a notice to save the date of Nov. 15, 2018, for its Annual Meeting. It takes place from 4-6:30pm. The meeting will be followed by networking and drinks. If you plan to attend, RSVP by emailing [email protected].
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Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) holds their 2017-18 Annual Report Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at 11:30am in the New Student Success Center on the Pendleton Campus. TCTC announces a revised parking plan for the luncheon. Attendees should park in Lot B directly behind the Student Success Center. Campus Police will be there to direct you. If you plan to […]
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The City of Clemson is notifying residents of an upcoming workshop on Oct. 30, 2018. With development of Keowee Trail highly likely in the near future, the city wants to hear your thoughts on the streetscape for that stretch of road. While limited by the right of way and Corp property, there are still options in how the city can […]
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A large crowd attended Celebrate Oconee! on Friday, Oct. 12, at Chattooga Belle Farm in Long Creek. Celebrate Oconee! was the county’s big sesquicentennial or 150th anniversary party with all proceeds benefiting Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) museums. OHC Director and Curator Leslie Hagerty said it was a great night. “Oh it was great. We had perfect weather. Everybody that had […]
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Students who enroll in CNC classes at Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Oconee Campus this spring will train in a spacious classroom and lab space filled with state-of-the-art equipment just like you would see in local manufacturing facilities. Spring semester begins Jan. 7, 2019, at the Oconee Campus and TCTC’s other community campuses in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley and ITC in Sandy […]
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An engaged Clemson couple will start their life together in a new home after a win in the South Carolina Education Lottery. According to the lottery, the groom won $125,000 on his lunch break off a lottery ticket he scratched at the Murphy USA on Eighteen Mile Road in Central. On his way back to work he called his fiancée […]
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announces approval of a request to allow Walhalla to build and operate a raw water intake facility within the Keowee-Toxaway Hydro-electric Project. The proposed facility is designed to withdraw a maximum rate of 6.75 million gallons a day from Lake Keowee and consist of a 130-foot, dual 20-inch diameter raw water intake line and 4-inch […]
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