Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
“The number one job of this Congress is to defend the nation. …Our enemies are building up and we’re going down. That is a formula for more war, not less.” WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today commented on President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 defense budget request. Graham questioned Navy and Marine Corps leadership on President […]
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A defense attorney’s motion for a bond reduction was denied on Thursday in Oconee General Sessions Court. Demetrius Campbell, who is listed as the owner of Clutch’s Gym in Seneca, has been in the Oconee County Detention Center since his arrest in March. He is charged with kidnapping, domestic violence high and aggravated, pointing a firearm, assault and battery third […]
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Tri-County Technical College closed all campuses today due to a potential threat, according to school officials. The college The college posted a message online stating that no students or employees should report to any of their campuses in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley, and Westminster. The school gave no other details regarding the threat, but said an update would be provided later. […]
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Seneca Total number of graduates: 202 Total scholarships: $20,600,000 Graduation Live Stream: https://youtu.be/3gQFQQMKvUs Walhalla Total number of graduates: 283 Total scholarships: not available at this time Graduation Live Stream: https://youtu.be/qyJ0VPkC7ZI West-Oak Total number of graduates: 144 Total scholarships: $9,772,522.00 Graduation Live Stream: https://youtu.be/3gQFQQMKvUs
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A storm system crossing the southeast will bring us active weather through Friday night, including the potential for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. The threat is mainly confined to the Upstate for this afternoon and tonight. During this time, the area will likely see two rounds of thunderstorms. One will happen as a warm front lifts northward through the region. […]
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Keowee Falls Cliffs Residents Outreach to partner with school Tamassee-Salem Elementary School, with the support of Keowee Falls Cliffs Residents Outreach, Inc. (CRO), is starting a scholarship fund for the 2022 Tamassee-Salem Elementary School 5th grade class. The purpose of this scholarship is to challenge students to believe that with hard work and determination, they can reach greatness. Upon […]
Read moreHabersham County, Georgia Sheriff’s Officials said that a father tracked his daughter’s cell phone to a church and fired a gun at a boy with whom she was fighting yesterday. The shooting prompted the temporary lockdown of nearby Habersham Central High School and Habersham 9th Grade Academy. Deputies responded to reports of gunshots in the 200 block of Hwy. 197. […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health of Environmental Control (DHEC) has ended its monitoring of two close contacts who were on a flight with an individual from the United Kingdom who tested positive for monkeypox. The close contacts were being observed in the Midlands region of the state and remained asymptomatic through the 21-day monitoring period, which began May 5 and […]
Read moreThe national Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC), of which The Blood Connection (TBC) is a member, was activated to send much needed blood to the hospitals in and around Uvalde, Texas, the scene of Tuesday’s tragic elementary school shooting that claimed at least 21 lives and left several more injured. TBC has sent units of blood to South Texas and […]
Read moreThe new county magistrate’s office at Westminster is finally finished after ten years of planning and Magistrate Will Derrick said the best thing about the new facility is having more room… It came at what some see as a stiff price tag–about $1 million dollars. The office is located on Westminster’s E. Main Street.
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