Clarifying our Clemson poultry story

An ordinance several years old in Clemson spells in detail the conditions by which city residents may keep chickens, a city official tells us.  In fact, according to Todd Steadman, a Clemson resident may keep as many as five chickens in a single-family, detached dwelling.  Steadman, planning and codes director, referred 101.7/WGOG NEWS to the ordinance “Keeping of Chickens.”  Among […]

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Tornadoes from 1 and 2 years ago

At last night’s city hall meeting, the Seneca mayor gave each member of the city council the chance to give a personal reflection on the EF3 tornado that ravaged parts of the city and surrounding area two years ago.  Among the impacts:  a major landscape change, especially where trees fell in the vicinity of Wells Highway.  What’s less remembered is […]

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Thanks to those who lay it on the line

South Carolina’s 3rd District representative delivered a thank you in person yesterday at the Seneca Fire Department to first responders and law enforcement officers.  Rep. Jeff Duncan makes it a point of crossing his district to show his gratitude to various public safety personnel for their work.  After being introduced at the city fire department by Fire Chief Caudill, Duncan […]

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James Harris

West Union– James “Jamie” Edward Harris, 51, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Jamie was the son of the late Frank Edward Harris and Virginia Dyar Harris.   Jamie enjoyed working at the Activities Center and was of the Christian Faith.   Jamie is survived by many […]

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Rule changes for inspecting dams

What happened as the result of the erosion of a spillway in 2017 in Oroville, California prompted an arm of the federal government to add to and change the rules covering inspections of dams that hold back water.  And those changes from “FERC” — the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission– are being relayed to companies such as Duke Energy, which owns […]

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Deaf people do and can experience music, says Jody Cripps

Clemson University says faculty member Jody Cripps is a leader in the development of “signed music” to allow deaf people to experience something like the hearing population experiences.  Cripps, an assistant professor of American Sign Language at Clemson, says, “Yes, we do” when asked if deaf people can experience music.  He has dedicated years of research to an emerging art […]

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