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It’s not too early to register for spring semester classes at Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) new Oconee Campus. “The upcoming Visit Event, set for Thursday, Nov. 15, from 4-7pm, is an opportunity for residents to take a look at enrollment options and academic programs offered for spring semester,” said Tiffany Blackwell, director of recruitment, admissions and orientation at TCTC. The […]

A project for over a year in the making is underway in the City of Westminster. Tugaloo Pipeline Inc. has started work on a sewer line replacement project on Park and Pritchard Streets. Westminster Mayor Brian Ramey gives details. “The Park and Pritchard Streets Project is a $586,000 sewer upgrade and repair, most of which was paid for with a […]

A round up of suspected drug dealers is underway in the City of Seneca. According to a release from Seneca Police Chief John Covington, over the last several months, the Seneca Police Department Narcotic’s Unit has conducted undercover operations that resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, crack cocaine, marijuana, and prescription drugs from a group of suspects. The Narcotic’s Unit […]

This weekend, time falls back an hour! The Oconee County Fire Service reminds everyone when they change their clocks this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, make a change that could save your life by replacing the batteries in your smoke alarms. Approximately 80% of all fire deaths occur in the home. The majority of these deaths occurred at night when people […]

The Greenville-Spartanburg National Weather Service recently honored the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ Walhalla State Fish Hatchery for their more than 75 years of official weather observations. The National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Station was established in October of 1940. It was operated by the U.S. Fish Hatchery, with hatchery personnel taking the observations. In the 1960’s, the name […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Seneca man on multiple charges after a burglary at a Seneca area business, reports Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “38-year-old Reginald Leon Holden of South Pine Street was booked into the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and charged with two counts of malicious injury to personal property and one count each of resisting […]

Hundreds of trick-or-treaters lined Main Street in front of Norton-Thompson Park in downtown Seneca Wednesday night for Halloween on the Green. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander said it was a perfect night. “Well, it was a perfect night, large crowd and lots of people took part this year in helping us give all the candy out. There were lots of people […]

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is accepting congressional internship applications for available positions in his Washington DC, North Charleston, Columbia and Greenville offices for the spring of 2019. The internship program offers undergraduate and graduate students practical experience in constituent services, the legislative process, government policy, and press. The internship provides students with the ability to work with and learn […]