Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
(Seneca, SC)———Clemson University recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Samuel J. Cadden Chapel. The Chapel will be located adjacent to the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts and is named after a Clemson student that passed away unexpectedly in 2015. Samuel was originally from Richmond, VA and was a rising junior majoring in financial management. Ken and Mary Cadden, […]
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(Seneca, SC)——————-If your travel plans take you towards the coast today, you may see some increased law enforcement presence along some of the roads, highways and interstates today in the southern part of the state. This increased presence is due to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety conducting a lane reversal exercise. The purpose of the exercise is to […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)——–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the winning entry for the “Name The Dog” contest which was sponsored by the Oconee County SC Sheriff’s Foundation. Cam Hendrix, a fourth grade student at Westminster Elementary School, chose the winning name “Thor” after his favorite character from the Avengers Movies. Cam received a cash prize of $100 from the Sheriff’s […]
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(Seneca, SC)—————Four Clemson baseball players were selected on the final day of the Major League Baseball Draft yesterday. Junior catcher Kyle Wilkie was selected in the 12th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates, junior righthander Owen Griffith was picked in the 20th round by the Minnesota Twins, senior infielder/outfielder Grayson Byrd was chosen in the 24th round by the Chicago Cubs […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)————————–At last night’s Oconee County Council meeting, County Council recognized the newest group of graduates from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy that are working as deputies at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. The nine new graduates include the largest contingent of deputies from the Sheriff’s Office to attend and graduate from one class at the Academy. That group […]
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(Seneca, SC)————-Oconee County Council held their regulary scheduled meeting last night in Council Chambers. During the meeting, Council approved unanimously the second reading of the Fiscal Year 2020 School District of Oconee County Budget. Also, Council voted unanimously to direct County Administrator Amanda Brock to execute a contract with County Attorney David Root as presented and discussed with County Council. […]
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(Seneca, SC)————-Last week, Seneca City Council held a work session and special called Council Meeting and during that meeting, Council passed on 1st reading the fiscal year 2020 Seneca City Budget. As part of the Seneca Improvement Corporation Budget of $855,000, $95,000 is listed as a Hometown Partnership which involves the Hometown Food Store building. Seneca City Administrator Scott Moulder says […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)———————The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce is still accepting nominations for the first ever “Oconee’s Top 20 Under 40.” Vanessa Penton, Executive Director for the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce, says that the program is open to anyone, even if they are not members of the Chamber of Commerce. The nominees must be under 40 years old by August […]
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(Seneca, SC)—————–Tri-County Technical College will be hosting their next 7 Smart Strategies for Job Search Workshop tomorrow from 2pm – 4pm at the Pendleton campus of Tri-County Tech. The free job training is made possible through the AARP Back to Work 50+ grant and is designed to help unemployed men and women over the age of 50 update their job-search […]
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(Seneca, SC)————South Carolina senior baseball player T.J. Hopkins was selected on the second day of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft yesterday. Hopkins was selected in the ninth round by the Cincinnati Reds. Hopkins started and played in all 56 games this season for the Gamecocks. The Clemson Track and Field Team will kick off competition at the NCAA Track […]
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