Clemson senior is an Astronaut Scholar

A rising Clemson senior, Annika DeVol, has won an Astronaut Scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.  The $15 thousand scholarship is reserved for the brightest and most talented college students in the field of “STEM”–Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  DeVol majors in materials science and engineering and minors in chemistry.  In materials science and engineering, students learn to design, develop […]

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Seneca city July 4 schedule

The city of Seneca and Light and Water offices will close on July 4 to allow employees to enjoy the holiday.  But, for the convenience of utility customers, the Light and Water night deposit will remain open 24 hours for payments.  If you have a utility emergency, call 864/885-2723 for help.

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A note to Walhalla sanitation customers

If your day to put out trash for pickup by Walhalla trucks is Tuesday, the holiday bodes a change next week.  Russ Price, director of public works, announces that Tuesday, July 4 trash will be collected Wednesday and Thursday next week, July 5 and 6.  Customers should have their roll carts out by 7 am Wednesday.  All other Walhalla pickup […]

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Paris “Pete” Cobb

Westminster – Paris “Pete” Collins Cobb, 88, husband of Sylvia Vinson Cobb, passed away on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023 at Fairview Park Assisted Living.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Pete was the son of the late Leslie Cobb and Mary Cobb.  Pete formerly worked for Oconee Mills for many years and later retired from Dunlop in the quality […]

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James Bearden

  Seneca – James Melvin Bearden, 81, husband of Martha Lena Coleman Bearden, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Oakway, South Carolina, James was the son of the late Melvin Bearden and Lizzie Dickert Bearden.  James was a farmer, a technician with J.P. Stevens where he retired after 39 years of service, […]

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Special summer institute for Walhalla teacher

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous selected a Walhalla teacher, among 27 others from 13 states, as 2023 Alfred Lerner Fellows.  Stephanie Necessary of Walhalla High and the others delved into the complex history of the Holocaust, as well as discussed new teaching techniques to introduce the subject to their classrooms.  The academic seminar finishes today at the Hilton Newark […]

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Major shoplifting crime

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help today in an investigation into the theft, via a shoplifting, of almost $12,000.00 dollars in merchandise from the Ulta Beauty location in Hartwell Village. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying persons of interest in the investigation. A Deputy from the Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement (P.A.C.E.) Team responded […]

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