Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
(Seneca, SC)———————The Seneca Rotary Club recently presented $7,000 in community grants to eight organizations. Cub Scout Pack 3031, the Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Institute and Ripple of One each received grants in the amount of $500 each. Our Daily Rest, Grace’s Closet, Fostering Faithfully and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Foundation each received a grant in the amount of $1,000. […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)———————Clemson University announced recently that Kyle Brinkman has been named the new chair in the materials science and engineering department, which is the home to 260 students and 17 faculty members. Brinkman holds an undergraduate and a Master’s Degree from Clemson University and later worked as a principal engineer at the Savannah River National Lab. He joined Clemson as […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)—————————Clemson University recently announced that Paula Agudelo has been named associate dean of research and Experiment Station director in the university’s college of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences. Agudelo is a nematologist and professor of plant pathology in Clemson’s plant and environmental sciences department. Agudelo joined Clemson University in 2004 and holds an undergraduate degree, a Master’s Degree and […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)————The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced yesterday that IPSUM Technologies, a high-tech, advanced manufacturing company serving a variety of industries, plans to launch a new production operation in Pickens County. The company’s $19.2 million dollar investment is projected to create approximately 55 new jobs. The facility is scheduled to be located at 764 Cartee Road in Liberty in […]
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(Seneca, SC)——————Anderson County and the city of Belton have been awarded a $100,000 dollar grant from the Duke Energy Foundation’s Water Resources Fund. The funding will provide an ADA accessible kayak launch and other improvements at Belton Landing on the Saluda River Blue Trail. The improvements at Belton Landing will represent the third major improvement along the Anderson County portion […]
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(Seneca, SC)—————-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest recently in a stolen vehicle case. 37 year old Brandon Wayne Arnold of Seneca was arrested after, according to the case report, a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division, during the early morning hours of April 19th, observed a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle that was reported stolen. […]
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(Seneca, SC)——————–The 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced this week that two subjects pled guilty in General Sessions Court to their respective charges in separate investigations. First, 51 year old Michael Bernard Christian of Seneca pled guilty to Distribution of Crack Cocaine. Christian was sentenced to 12 years in prison without the possibility of parole. The incident occurred in December of […]
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(Seneca, SC)—————–Six student athletes from Seneca High School signed letters of intent yesterday to play sports and continue their educations in college. Football players Jeremiah Mackey and Zion Blassingame signed with Limestone College while tennis players Parker Chea and JaMarcus Walker both signed with Brevard College. Cheerleader Abigail Boggs signed with Limestone College while track and field athlete Valente Walker […]
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(Seneca, SC)—————The Seneca Police Department arrested a Seneca woman late Tuesday evening on multiple charges related to an automobile accident. 39 year old Crystal Dewyna Baker was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Hit and Run with Minor Personal Injury and Driving Under Suspension. Late Tuesday afternoon, officers responded to […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)——-Yesterday around Noon, the Seneca Fire Department, the Seneca Police Department and paramedics from Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital responded to multiple accidents. According to Seneca Fire Chief Richie Caudill, the majority of the accidents took place in the area of Sandifer Boulevard and Wells Highway. Chief Caudill says only minor injuries were reported.
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