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The U.S. Justice Department today reached a settlement agreement with Palmetto Beach Hospitality LLC (Palmetto), a company that provides housekeeping services to hotels in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. The agreement resolves the Department’s investigation into whether Palmetto unlawfully denied employment to qualified and available U.S. workers because it preferred to hire temporary foreign workers with H-2B visas. It […]

Now that Hurricane Florence has passed, Oconee County is breathing a sigh of relief that the Golden Corner is still shining bright. However, other parts of the state are just beginning to recover from the storm. Oconee County Deputy Chief of Special Operations and Emergency Manager Scott Krein encourages residents to be vigilant with the weather year round. “The biggest […]

The City of Seneca is growing to the north and east. At their most recent meeting, the Seneca City Council approved first reading on two annexation requests, property at South Cove Road on the north side of the city limits and property at Radnorshire Road on the east side. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander is glad that the city is growing. […]

The City of Westminster announces a water service interruption this morning around 10am. While repairing a water leak on South Piedmont Street, the city says that a valve blew. Water service in the area will be interrupted for approximately three hours while the repair is made. The city anticipates service to be restored sometime after 1pm today, Sept. 18.