Time to count colorful songbirds

It’s time for the state DNR to survey for the colorful songbird the Baltimore Oriole, to check the status of Baltimore orioles who winter in South Carolina.  If you have Baltimore orioles coming to your feeders or have had them in the past years, SCDNR encourages your participation in the survey.  You can access the survey form and materials from […]

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Graham gets new communications director

Senator Lindsey Graham’s long-time director of communications, Kevin Bishop, is retiring and is to be replaced by deputy communications director Taylor Reidy.  Bishop’s association with Graham dates back to the late 1990s when he worked as Graham’s South Carolina representative when the senator was a member of the House of Representatives.  The senator regrets Bishop’s departure saying, “Kevin’s understanding of […]

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Mary Ann Girdner

Mary Ann Girdner, 94, passed away at her residence in Seneca, SC on Sunday, January 21.  She had a full life, devoted to her family and the Lord. She was preceded in death by her brothers Milton, Charles and John and sister Doris, her eldest son, Michael, in 1982 and her husband of 63 years, Jim, in 2014. She was […]

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Pursuing housing for the low income in Seneca

A home builder, Mercy Housing Southeast of Atlanta, is targeting Seneca’s E. North First Street to build low-income houses for families, seniors, and those with special needs.  Mercy Housing next month will ask Seneca Planning Commission for a zoning change to accommodate the homes, and a hearing takes place the night of February 20 at city hall.  The properties front […]

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Coroner’s announcement

Jon Glenn Thompson, Age 74-years, of Westminster, died Tuesday morning, January 23, 2024, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.  He died at 4:30 am. Mr. Thompson died from complications of injuries sustained from a Moped collision which occurred on January 3, 2024 at approximately 4:10 pm.  The collision occurred on the Coffee Road near Westminster. His manner of death is classified as […]

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Feedback requested on a sewer planning study

“The Oconee County Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) has launched a community-wide study that is entering an engagement phase to provide key information to help plan future growth throughout the county.   The Central Basin Sewer Planning Study will collect and analyze the most recent data (including but not limited to census data, recent growth projections, land use, current and […]

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