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An air traffic controller first class at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida has been recognized for making a positive difference in a young boy’s life – through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. He’s Austin Holliday, originally from Clemson. Holliday earned the Ron Mobayed Military Big of the Year Award for his mentorship of a little […]
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Coroner Addis of Oconee has updated the report of his investigation as to what happened yesterday on Lake Keowee: “A 38-year-old Greenville man died Monday afternoon (July 4th) in the emergency department at Oconee Memorial Hospital from drowning. Michael Criswell, 38, was with friends at Stamp Creek Landing on Lake Keowee Monday afternoon. They were wading in the lake when […]
Read moreBaseball’s rich library of films can soon add another. It’s titled, “The Royal” and depicts the Major League career of Seneca native Willie Mays Aikens, his downfall to drugs, and his later redemption. The movie draws on a book by Kansas City-based writer Greg Jordan, the first 11 pages of which center on Aikens’ growing up in Seneca. Stories on […]
Read moreSalem– Donald Kenneth Jones, 85, husband of the late Jayne Fueston Jones, passed away Monday, July 4, 2022 at Keowee Place. Born in St. Paris, Ohio, Donald was the son of the late Lowell Jones and Thelma Kite Jones. Donald was a Computer Operations Manager, a member of the Miami Shelby Chapter Barbershop Quartet Chorus and a sports correspondent […]
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Due to the increasing costs and proven ineffectiveness of curbside recycling, the City of Clemson will suspend curbside collection of recycling effective Monday, August 1st, 2022. Why is Curbside Recycling Being Suspended? The National Waste & Recycling Association estimates that at least 25% of recyclable material in single-stream recycling (which includes curbside recycling) ends up in landfills due to contamination. […]
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reclassifying the smooth coneflower from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service is also finalizing a 4(d) rule that tailors protections and allows greater flexibility for management actions that will benefit the plant. The proposal represents a significant recovery milestone for the plant following years of ESA-inspired partnerships across […]
Read moreSeneca – Kenneth L. Boggs, Sr. – A loving husband, father, and grandfather, entered into the presence of our Heavenly Father on July 1, 2022 at his home. Kenneth loved his family and his country. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force for over 29 years, including WWII, as a nuclear specialist; later retiring from the […]
Read moreRufus Harold Quarles, 83, husband of Linda Sheriff Quarles, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 at Linley Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Harold was the son of the late Rufus William Quarles and Ollie Mae Heaton Quarles. Harold was retired from Roper Auto Sales, a United States Army Veteran, and was of the […]
Read moreIra Bradford Lee, Jr. “I.B.”, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on June 18, 2022, at the age of 91. Ira was the beloved husband of the late Ola Belle Lee of Toccoa, GA, and the son of the late Ira B. Lee, Sr., and the late Carrie B. Lee, both natives of Westminster, SC. Ira […]
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Seneca officials gather early tomorrow morning to transact new business of the city’s commercial building improvement program in the city. Members of the Seneca Improvements Corporation at 8:15 tomorrow morning at city hall to review applications for economic development incentives from Elements by Eastern Design and MarketSouth Boutique. The purpose of the program: strengthen and revitalize the downtown by encouraging […]
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