Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Westminster City Council is holding a special called meeting at 5:15pm this afternoon to consider a resolution to apply to the Rural Development division of the USDA for funding and other related matters. The council is also set to adjourn to executive session for discussion of a potential contractual matter with the OJRSA. The meeting is being held at city […]
Read moreSeneca’s Planning and Development Director Ed Halbig addressed the city council last night and reported that Benchmark out of Charlotte, NC has been chosen from two bidders to help develop a new comprehensive plan for the city, just in time, he said, for Seneca’s 150th anniversary next year… Benchmark entered a bid of $60,000 to acquire and deliver the project […]
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Revenue and expense numbers projected for a new year of Seneca government are ready for a final vote, as well as the annual hearing in which the public may comment. The second and final reading, along with public comments, will be heard at the next city council meeting on June 14th. During the meeting held last night, on first reading, […]
Read moreMeals are available for any child under age 18 in Oconee County The School District of Oconee County will begin summer meals on Wednesday, June 1st. Meals will be available Monday through Friday from June 1st through Friday, July 29th. No meals will be available July 4th – 8th due to the July 4th holiday. Meals are available to any […]
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The following statement was issued today by the School District of Oconee County: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and with the entire community of Uvalde, Texas. To offer extra assurance to our elementary school students and families for the final few days of school, we have increased officers available to our schools. If a […]
Read moreAll branches of the Oconee County Public Library will be closed Saturday, May 28, through Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day weekend. The virtual branch, oconeelibrary.org, will be available for e-book, audio book, magazine, and video downloads. Book returns will be open during this time. All locations reopen at their normal time on Tuesday, May 31. Readers of all ages will […]
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Seneca City Council met last night and Planning and Development Director Ed Halbig said that a very popular program for local businesses could be making a comeback, if the council approves it at their next meeting… City Administrator Scott Moulder elaborated on how the limited funds would be used to help Seneca businesses…
Read moreMr. Stuart David Pohl, age 68, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born March 13, 1954, in Detroit, MI., he was the son of Jeanette (Demers) Pohl of Birmingham, MI., and the late John Pohl. Mr. Pohl was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, a well-respected businessman, owner of […]
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol said that a woman has died following a crash on Pearman Dairy Road around 1:15pm on May 18th. Corporal Joe Hovis has more… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 81-year-old Wilma Bigger from Abbeville, SC.
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Brian James Schwenk of Westminster entered a guilty plea yesterday to the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter in relation to the August 2020 death of 65 year-old James Richard Carlson of Westminster. Schwenk received a sentence of five years in prison, suspended to five years of probation. Testimony in court revealed that an argument between the two men on Little […]
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