Category: News

Seneca will spend up to $400 thousand in enhancements to the industry park that it shares with Oconee County. The park, located off the Shiloh Road adjoining Utica, is already home to three tenants. Both the city and the county have hopes to expand its use. According to Scott Moulder, city administrator and president of the Seneca Facilities Corporation, the […]

Ambulances and other public safety vehicles are reported at the scene of an apparent traffic accident on the 123 Seneca By-Pass. The accident is believed to have occurred on the Seneca Drive side of the traffic light intersection in front of Lake Keowee Ford.  No other details immediately available.

In their work session meeting on Monday, Oconee school trustees will have the choice of selecting between two calendars for the next school year–the academic year covering 2020 and 2021.  Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, will present calendars that call for the first day of school to be either the second Monday of August, the 10th of August, or the third […]

An insurance company, on behalf of an Oconee County manufacturing plant, has gone into court with a claim for damages to settle a water leak incident in 2018. The lawsuit, filed yesterday by the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company on behalf of Greenfield Industries, names six defendants including a contractor and companies involved in the business of fire protection services. The […]

A club based in Seneca is looking for new members who are newcomers to the area.  The next meeting of the Newcomer Club of the Foothills will take place at 9:30 Tuesday morning, February 4 at the St. Mark United Methodist Church on Quincy Road, Seneca.  The meeting will feature presentations from Duke Energy and the student-help program Grace’s Closet.  […]

In winter time, the South Carolina DNR counts hibernating bats, along with testing bats and their hibernating quarters for a fungal disease that can wipe out the bat population.  To many people bats are scary, but they serve a good purpose for nature by keeping the balance thru hunting and feeding off mosquitos, flies, and gnats.  The job of counting […]

Tri-County Technical College received a $57 thousand grant to award 20 scholarships for industry-based training that can give individuals the skills training and certifications to qualify them to work in local manufacturing within two weeks. The grant was awarded to Tri-County by the SC Department of Employment and Workforce through the SC Technical College System. Individuals can apply now for […]

The annual public meeting of Oconee’s three state lawmakers will take place this year in Westminster, at 7 o’clock the night of Thursday, January 23 at the Westminster Depot.  The meeting is scheduled to fall following the second week of the 2020 General Assembly, which will get underway next week.  The annual meeting is a good chance for Oconeeans to […]

Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette will speak to the Seneca Rotary Club Wednesday, January 15 during a luncheon meeting at the Cross Creek Plantation Clubhouse.  Republican Evette, businesswoman from Travelers Rest, is serving her first term after having been on the winning ticket with Governor McMaster in the 2018 elections.

South Carolina’s U-S senators are backing President Trump for his comments today on Iran’s response to the killings last week of the top Iranian general and others at the Baghdad airport.  Lindsey Graham called Trump’s statement a “home run speech.”  it was, Graham said, “measured and firm.”  Graham’s Senate colleague Tim Scott said the days are over for the U-S […]