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Oconee County recycling centers are now accepting glass for re-cycling. But you can help prevent contamination and enhance the safety of the workers by first cleaning both the glass and the lids. An increase in municipal waste and recycling materials has led to longer wait times, so recycling center visitors are requested to be patient. At this time, they still […]
Read moreBaseball’s Chicago Cubs signed an outstanding collegiate player this year from Texas whose parents are former Westminster residents. He is Ausley Burl Carraway IV, son of Freda Herring Carraway and Burl Carraway. According to Baseball America, Carraway’s signing bonus amounts to more than $1 million. The 20-year old has been described as an elite left-handed short reliever with a dominating […]
Read morePipeline work at Clemson’s Cochran Road will divert the Red Route of Clemson Area Transit. The “CAT” bus will not drive on either Cochran or Lindsey roads. Instead the Red-Central route bus will proceed on Old Central Road to Clemson Street, turn right onto Calhoun Street. From there, the bus follows its regular route.
Read moreSeneca’s board of zoning appeals will consider a change to the city’s zoning regulations. On the agenda for a board meeting tonight is a variance request from Michael and Susan McCalister for their property at 127 Julian Drive. The City Hall hearing will start at 6 o’clock tonight.
Read moreAn early afternoon accident near Westminster turned fatal for the driver of a pickup truck. Authorities say Rachel Ann Barker, 73-year old Seneca resident, died at the scene of the crash of her pickup truck and a car. Trooper Gary Miller called it a head-on crash on SC 24, the West-Oak Highway, two miles south of Westminster near Blue Haven […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 1,850 new confirmed cases and five new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, no additional confirmed deaths and five new probable deaths. There are currently 1,560 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19, and 206 of those patients […]
Read moreA Naval officer from Seneca is aboard a U-S vessel in the Indo-Pacific region, and he serves as the command chaplain. He’s Lt. Cmdr. Jason Sluder on board the USS Germantown, part of an America Expeditionary Strike Group, operating in the 7th Fleet area.
Read moreGovernor McMaster’s news conference was followed today by Oconee public school officials. The governor wants school districts to offer five-day-a-week, face-to-face instruction, as well give families the option for their children to take distance learning. That jibes with what Oconee district officials are planning. But there is a difference. McMaster believes districts should consider starting after Labor Day, to give […]
Read moreWalhalla’s record high this summer’s temperature yesterday of 94 could be broken today. As the streak of mid-90s temperatures continues in the Carolinas, Duke Energy is providing free tools and tips to help customers save energy – and money – as the region’s heat wave lingers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Duke says its system is performing well, and the company […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man yesterday on multiple charges, including a charge of Attempted Murder. 68 year old Guy Jimmy Shook of Owens Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center yesterday afternoon. Shook has also been charged by the Sheriff’s Office with one count each of Assault and Battery – 3rd Degree and Possession […]
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