Apple Festival to be September 7-11

As many capacity limits are being eased across the country, the folks who stage the South Carolina Apple Festival are taking note, and its president says the 60th event will be a go in September.  Jane Suttles says she and the board of directors are determined to return the celebration of Oconee’s apple crop to its tradition to filling Westminster’s […]

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Once again, freeze on Clemson U. tuition

The financial and emotional stress impact created by the coronavirus on Clemson undergraduate students and their families led the university board of trustees today to freeze tuition and fees for the 2021-22 year.  The freeze applies for all-in-state and out-of-state undergraduate students.  Jim Clements, the Clemson president, credited philanthropic donors, the General Assembly, along with relief funds from the “CARES” […]

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Community First bank activity in Tennessee

Community First Bancorporation, parent company for Community First Bank and Sea Trust Mortgage Company, has opened new branches in Elizabethton, Tennessee, along with  loan and mortgage offices in Kingsport and Murfreesboro.  The announcement was part of Community First’s financial report for the first quarter of 2021.    

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Graduation week at Clemson University

More than 3,600 students are expected to walk during Clemson University’s May graduation ceremonies at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.  Three ceremonies will be held each day Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week.  An Honors College senior majoring in microbiology and genetics received the American Scandinavian Fellowship and will conduct research in Sweden for one year before enrolling […]

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Motorcyclist arrested after police chase

A chase Saturday morning from near Seneca ended at Townville when the pursued subject lost control of his motorcycle at his home.  Charges of a failure to stop for a blue light and trafficking in methamphetamine were filed against Christopher Lee O’Donald.  An arrest warrant alleges 38-year old O’Donald possessed between 100 and 200 grams of meth.

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New apartment complex off the 123 By-Pass

Seneca planning commissioners are recommending a zoning change for about 9.5 acres behind a fast food restaurant that would allow developers to construct 60 apartment units.  The planning commission last evening recommended a multi-residential zoning classification to cover four parcels of property behind the Bojangle’s restaurant. Jack Shadwick and Ralph Alexander Inc. own the property and, according to Seneca’s Ed […]

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Frances “Frankie” Elizabeth Long

    Seneca, SC — Frances “Frankie” Elizabeth Long, 88, wife of the late Glen Edward Long, of 125 Summers Way, Seneca, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Cateechee, SC, Mrs. Long was the daughter of the late John Henry and Iona Porter Atkins. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist […]

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Opposition forms to residential treatment home

Opposition is forming to the idea of a residential treatment home to be placed near West Union.  Some of that opposition could surface during tomorrow night’s meeting when the county council is scheduled for legal advice on what’s called a reasonable accommodation request under the federal housing law.  The matter involves the establishment of a residential treatment home for youth […]

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