The Seneca high school Bobcat Marching band has earned 2nd place in their class and 2nd in the Silver division at the Loy E Wagner invitational at Palmetto High School. The band scored 85.55 at the event the past weekend, and that is the first Superior rating the band has received in several years. The…
Governor Nicki Haley has proclaimed this week as Earthquake Awareness week, and the SC Emergency Management division is encouraging citizens to learn more about our state’s fault system and how to best prepare for earthquakes. Thursday October 18 will be the first ever Great Southeast Shakeout drill. Communities throughout the southeast will participate in the…
A 26-year old rural Oconeean is behind bars in Walhalla, charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of his seven-month old niece. Oconee Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of McKenzie Lee Turner, 26, of Hicks Lane, Seneca, uncle of the late Amy Genesis Stashluk. The brief announcement reads: “Further details regarding the case…
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio A family involved in a wreck on I-85 over the weekend is asking for your help in finding their missing dog. The 13-week old Shihtzu puppy was ejected from the family’s van during the wreck on I-85 northbound between mile markers 154 and 155. The puppy is brown or brindle…
The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Tuesday night in Detroit to take a 3-0 lead in the American League Championship Series and put themselves just one win away from advancing to the World Series with a sweep. Tigers ace Justin Verlander took a two-hit shutout into the ninth inning, which is when…
Westminster’s City Council has voted to exempt Non Profit Organizations from a hospitality ordinance. The council voted unanimously Tuesday to amend the ordinance which would have made 501(c)3 corporations pay the 2 percent tax on the sale of prepared food and beverages. The amended ordinance specifically exempts yard sales, benefit dinners and registered festival vendors.…
