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(Seneca, SC)——————–Duke Energy recently announced that it is awarding $3.2 million dollars in grants to support 131 innovative K-12 education programs across the communities that are served by the company.  The 2019 Powerful Communities grants, from the Duke Energy Foundation with support from Piedmont Natural Gas, funds programs that prevent summer reading loss and out-of-school programs. The grants also support […]

(Seneca, SC)—————-Southern Wesleyan is also inviting the public to join them in welcoming U.S. Special Operation Command Marines in June when their escort to Lake Keowee begins at the Gilbert Track and Field Complex on campus on June 17th.  There will be a police and motorcycle escort for the Marines, which will begin at 1:40pm. Concessions will be available as […]

(Seneca, SC)—————-Oconee County Council will hold their regular meeting tonight at 6pm in Council Chambers at Pine Street in Walhalla.  Among the items on the agenda will be a proclamation recognizing Peace Officers Memorial Day as well as the purchase of console furniture for the Oconee County E-911 Communications Center at a cost of over $201,000. Council is also scheduled […]

(Seneca, SC)———————–Southern Wesleyan announced yesterday that the school held two graduation ceremonies last Friday. During the morning commencement exercises, graduates of the campus programs received their degrees while the afternoon graduation ceremony recognized graduates of the adult evening and online programs.  The commencement speaker was Dr. Lisa Harding, who is a 1988 graduate of Southern Wesleyan. Dr, Harding is an […]

(Seneca, SC)———————–The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reports that a preliminary number of 10 person were killed on South Carolina roadways this past weekend, from the time period of 6pm last Friday, May 3rd until just before midnight, Sunday, May 5th.  As of May 5th, 304 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 334 highway deaths during […]

(Seneca, SC)————–For the first time in months, gas price averages are down across the Carolinas, according to AAA Carolinas.  Tiffany Wright, spokesperson for AAA Carolinas, says that even though gasoline demand remains high, inventories grew for the first time since early February.  In the state of South Carolina, the average price for a gallon of gasoline is $2.53 a gallon, […]

(Seneca, SC)————The Seneca Police Department arrested a Seneca woman late last week on multiple drug charges. 37 year old Frankie Ann Goss has been charged in arrest warrants with two counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine, one count of Distribution of Heroin and one count of Distribution of Oxycodone.  The arrest warrants were obtained after confidential informants working at the direction […]

(Seneca, SC)—————The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested three subjects as a result of the execution of a search warrant back on April 30th at an address on Timberlake One Circle after a six month investigation.  Arrested without incident at the residence, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, was 34 year old Jackie Sue Bragg, 43 year old […]