Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The state has cited the NEXT School at Eagle Ridge for six deficiencies at the first-year charter school in Salem. Sister station WGOG reports that Joe Greenberg, Eagle Ridge principal, says, “We have submitted all required corrective plans and recommendations for review and approval.” The deficiencies, outlined in a letter from Audrey KS Lane of the South Carolina Public Charter […]
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ClemsonTigers.com announces that Clemson University, City of Clemson and Clemson Athletics officials finalized details for Saturday’s celebration of the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship winning Clemson Tigers. The parade begins at 9am, in downtown Clemson at the intersection of College Avenue and Keith Street. It proceeds toward Bowman Field, turns onto Highway 93 toward the athletics district. Then it […]
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Three faculty/staff members have been honored as Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Educators of the Year and will be recognized at the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) meeting in February. Sarah Shumpert is the College’s outstanding administrator; Marianne Yohannan is the outstanding instructor; and, Margaret Burdette is the outstanding staff nominee. SCTEA is a professional association of technical education personnel […]
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Sergeant Ross Ragsdale of the Seneca Police Department is being hailed as a hero for saving a student from choking on Thursday. While having lunch at Alazan Mexican Grill, Sgt. Ragsdale spotted a Seneca High School student who was choking at a nearby table. Sgt. Ragsdale performed the Heimlich maneuver on the student and cleared his throat from whatever he […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed charges against a Westminster man in connection with Thursday morning’s Westminster area homicide. Murder charges have been filed against 64-year-old R.L. Webb in the shooting death of 50-year-old Steven Gregory Brock at an address on Brock Road. Deputies were dispatched early Thursday morning just before 2am regarding a shooting that occurred at a […]
Read moreFollowing a brief hiatus after the Primary Elections in June, the Oconee County Republican Party cut the ribbon and officially opened its campaign headquarters in downtown Seneca Thursday. A large crowd gathered for the event, explains Oconee County Republican Party Chairman Bob Skipp. “We were very pleased with the turnout, it was great to have Congressman Jeff Duncan here and […]
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Here is the Chick-fil-A of Seneca Bobcats Coaches show for Week 1. Tune in tonight at 6pm for the McDonald’s Tailgate Show. Then at 7pm we will go live to the field for the Tri-Star Imports Pre-game show. All leading up to kick-off at 7:30 as the Bobcats travel to Chapman.
Read moreOn Tuesday, the results of The ACT® assessment for the South Carolina 2016 high school graduates were released. In years past, the students taking the ACT were those taking it as a college entrance requirement. However, the state is in the second year of testing 100% of eleventh graders and, as expected, the result is that the average of the […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Public Library’s (OCPL) Seneca Branch, along with The Blood Connection, will host a special Community Speaks program on Monday, Aug. 29 at 5:30pm. A representative from The Blood Connection will be on hand to explain how important blood donation is to our community, how rules of changed about who can donate and when, and more. The goal […]
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After the first week of school, the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) is down a few students, explains Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “As of Friday, we were at 10,364 students, so we are a little under where we have been the past couple of years. Of course, with the transition and combining of the schools we have […]
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