Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
This past weekend marked a first for the state of South Carolina as Pick Me! SC was held at animal shelters and rescues across the state. Sponsored by the Petco Foundation and organized by No Kill South Carolina, the goal was to save 1,500 pets through adoptions in just one weekend. Angel Newman with the Oconee Humane Society says the […]
Read moreU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, released this statement applauding Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) for announcing her intention to vote in favor of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Graham was on the Senate floor and listened to Senator Collins’ address. “Senator Collins’ floor speech in a word, wow. It will go down in history […]
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The Seneca City Council will have their regularly scheduled monthly council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at 6pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Among the items on the agenda are pay city bills, an equipment purchase for the fire department, a hometown economic development grant application resolution, first reading of an ordinance to rezone property on Old […]
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Oconee County is known as the Golden Corner of South Carolina not only for its location as the northwestern-most county, but also for its beautiful mountains and lakes. Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) Interim Executive Director Janet Hartman says those are just two of the things that make Oconee County an easy sell to prospective industries looking to locate here. “It […]
Read moreToday is Columbus Day, which is observed in the United States each year on the second Monday in October. The day signifies Christopher Columbus’ arrival to America on Oct. 12, 1492. In 1937, Columbus Day became a federal holiday in the United States. To celebrate the day, all Sumter National Forest offices and ranger stations are closed and will resume […]
Read moreSouth Carolina Governor Henry McMaster orders that the flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in tribute to Sergeant Terrence F. Carraway of the Florence Police Department, who died in the line of duty. Governor McMaster requests that flags over buildings of the political subdivisions of the state similarly […]
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The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Easley resident following an investigation into drug sales from her residence. The investigation stemmed from an undercover operation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office following leads that the female resident was selling narcotics. On Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, a search warrant was executed at the residence in the Easley community of Pickens County […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, near Seneca. Dispatch received a call around 8:07pm regarding a reported shooting in the 100 block of Carver Street, which is just off of West North 1st Street. The victim, who is the homeowner, was shot inside the residence by an individual who left the […]
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Spit and polish your vehicle for the final Cruzin’ on Main of the season this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in downtown Seneca. On the first Saturday of each month, April through October, the City of Seneca hosts Cruzin’ on Main, which is a car show that brings lots of visitors downtown, says Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “This weekend is the […]
Read moreAcura Team Penske driver Dane Cameron, Honda Performance Development engineer Eric Hsu and Michelin North America Motorsports Technical Director Ken Payne will be the featured presenters Tuesday, Oct. 9, during the Acura STEAM Connections Tour event at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville. The Clemson University Media Relations Department reports that the 9:30am to 1:30pm […]
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