Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Dollar General announces the grand opening of its newly-relocated store at 205 Yarid Street in Seneca is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 18, at 8am. Customers will enjoy special deals and free prizes at the grand opening event. Additionally, the first 50 adult shoppers will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar […]
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This afternoon, the Westminster Branch of the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) will be getting ready for the first day of school by creating a photo prop that can be used year after year, explains OCPL Director Blair Hinson. “The Westminster Branch will hold a Makerspace craft on Monday, Aug. 13, at 5:30pm for the first day of school and […]
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In preparation for the upcoming athletic seasons, Seneca High School (SHS) is now selling sports passes, explains SHS Athletic Director Andy Bay. “We have an all sports pass for students, which is $75, you pay that fee one time upfront and that gets the kids into any athletic event all year long. We have an adult pass for $100. Our […]
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A rescue operation is underway this morning in Mountain Rest, tells Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief of Emergency Management and Special Operations Scott Krein. “We are presently working on extricating a person that was overdue. We had a party of seven, two adults and five children, that were on the river tubing and one was injured late yesterday afternoon […]
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The Seneca City Council holds their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 6pm in Council Chambers of City Hall. According to the agenda, the council will consider recommendations on an economic development incentive program ordinance, commercial development improvement program ordinance, short term rentals and peak generation savings deposit. The meeting is open to the public.
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Crews with Oconee County Emergency Services are actively involved in a search-and-rescue operation this morning in Mountain Rest. Seven overdue tubers, two adults and five children, did not return from an outing Sunday afternoon. Crews are conducting a ground search while a helicopter performs a flyover of the river corridor. They are focusing on the Earles Ford section of the […]
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With the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announcing earlier this month that an individual in South Carolina was reported to be sick from West Nile virus, the first such occurrence in the 2018 mosquito season, it is important to protect yourself and your family against mosquito bites. Repellents help keep mosquitoes from biting. Apply insect repellent containing DEET […]
Read moreThe Clemson University Media Relations Department reports that Greg Mullen has been named associate vice president for public safety and chief of police at Clemson University. He was appointed to fill this role on an interim basis in May and was appointed to this role on a permanent basis at the conclusion of a national search to fill the position. […]
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A magazine for industry executives and consultants has named South Carolina one of four states deserving of a Silver Shovel award, and the state can thank its growing automotive sector for driving the award. The two biggest South Carolina achievements last year in the automotive sector were the investments announced by Volvo in Berkeley County and by BMW in Spartanburg […]
Read moreCampus police at Clemson University report the arrest of a former employee for the theft of university equipment. John Samuel Blackman of Central, a retired university employee, faces one count of petty larceny. According to an announcement by the university, the arrest results from a Clemson University investigation that began last month when items were reported missing by members of […]
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