Duncan compliments federal agency, but says must do more

In his seat as a subcommittee chairman, the 3rd District’s Jeff Duncan commended Chairman Phillips of “FERC” — the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — for re-setting priorities to focus on affordability and reliability.  But during today’s Washington hearing, Rep. Duncan said the regulators need to do more to ensure the affordability and the reliability of the country’s energy system.  According […]

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Dabo’s All In benefitting Seneca neighborhood center

Grant funding from Dabo’s All In Team Foundation and the Mary Lohr Foundation is supporting the local health initiatives at Seneca’s Blue Ridge Community Center.  During Clemson’s spring semester, students who took a community health promotion class partnered with Clemson Rural Health to plan and implement a bi-weekly lunch and learn series for community members of all ages, along with […]

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BASF awards four pay raises in two years

For those who go to the BASF job fair today, the employer will offer you $23.50  an hour starting pay for work as production technicians and apprentices with no experience necessary.  The Seneca area manufacturer’s job fair runs noon until 4 o’clock this afternoon at the Shave Recreation Complex on WS 4th Street.  BASF’s John Boyanoski says, “With such low […]

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Senecan accorded high state honor

Retired Seneca educator Helen Rosemond Saunders has the honor of being the recipient of the state’s Order of the Silver Crescent.  It goes to those who’ve made significant contributions through leadership and volunteerism and have been a lifelong influence on a region or community.  Rosemond-Saunders was feted yesterday during a luncheon at Tri-County Technical College, where she serves as a […]

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In Seneca, R-20 wins out over R-15

A businessman in Seneca sought last night to develop what he called an upscale home development around existing neighborhoods, but those who live nearby are taking issue.  And the opponents to Dan Freeman’s plans for 16 acres at Dalton Road, Queen Street, and Rocky Ridge Circle won a unanimous vote of the city planning commissioners.  Dalton Road resident Tim Bowen […]

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Agencies release reports on pilot’s fatal crash

Government agencies have released their findings in the death of a pilot killed when his small plane crashed last month in rural North Carolina.  Law enforcement believes the victim, John Miller Bofinger, a northern New Jersey resident, originated his flight from the Oconee Regional Airport May 21, but later crashed the Beechcraft 35 into a cornfield and trees after having […]

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Don Mize’s tip of the cap to Tim Scott

The campaign to elect South Carolina’s Tim Scott president announces the U-S senator has received more than 140 endorsements from South Carolina elected officials for his candidacy.  Those endorsements, according to the Scott announcement, include an endorsement from Oconee County Councilman Don Mize, first-term councilman from District Three.

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