Friday is parade day

9/4/12 0630   Everyone likes a parade. Especially this time of year in both Westminster and Clemson. The annual South Carolina Apple Festival parade through Westminster will take place Friday afternoon. Spectators are asked to choose a spot by 4:30 between First Baptist Church and First Citizens Bank. Clemson University’s annual First Friday parade to kick off the home football […]

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SLED gets Crenshaw letter complaint

A complaint filed by Mike Crenshaw alleging the Oconee Sheriff’s candidate was the target of five letters that make allegations about both his personal and professional lives is being turned over for  investigation to the state police. Sheriff James Singleton, who terminated Crenshaw from his sheriff’s department job last year, said today he asked for SLED’s involvement to avoid any […]

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Grant for CU coastal project

An Economic Development Administration grant will help Clemson University help build a new graduate center at North Charleston. The announcement by acting U-S Commerce Secretary Rbecca Blank said the grant amounts to $2 million and is to support students and create jobs at Clemson’s planned university restoration institute. When it opens, Clemson’s new graduate center will house a business incubator […]

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Seneca intersection accident

A late morning accident in Seneca injured one person and prompted the investigating officers to write citations. Police Chief John Covington said the accident was a rear-end collision at 123 and Lindsay Road. One was person was transported by EMS for what are believed to have been minor injuries, according to Covington.

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Fatal shootings in Pickens County

Pickens County Sheriff’s Department reports a 61-year old man is its suspect in a double homicide late last night at an address on the Saluda Dam Road. The victims in the shootings were Sandy Lee Smith, 42 years old, and Daniel Gabriel Smith, 15. According to the sheriff’s department, suspect William D. Thomas is the stepfather of Daniel. While locating […]

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Stolen Jeep case leads to Anderson

A 31-year old Anderson man has been jailed in Oconee, charged by the Seneca police with stealing a vehicle from Leader Ford. The theft of a Jeep Wrangler from the dealership was reported August 14 and a follow up investigation by the Anderson police found the Jeep parked behind the Anderson County Courthouse. Charged with grand larceny and jailed early […]

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For Seneca, a deal practically done

All papers required for Seneca to become the new owner of a 475 thousand square foot building were signed yesterday. And Joel Seavey says final details are being taken care of today. The Seneca financial officer serves as an officer on the newly-created Seneca Facilities Corporation. The corporation will manage the building that city leaders envision to attract jobs and […]

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Veterans have used van to sell

Now that Oconee veterans have a new medical transport van, they have a used one to sell. The Veterans Council is accepting bids for its 2004 Ford Windstar (right), 7-passenger van, with about what are described as “90,000 easy miles on it.” If you are interested, send a sealed bid, with your minimum offer of $4 thousand, along with name, […]

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Traffic change ahead

The state’s resident construction engineer for the DOT spoke with guarded confidence today that the contractor is going to meet the December deadline for completing Sheep Farm Road near Seneca. Turning what once was a curvy, country road into a four-lane highway has been in the works two years, with general contractor, U.S. Group, facing a December 15 deadline. The […]

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Westminster water disruption

A water disruption is planned next week by Westminster affecting a section of the city along Doyle Street. Beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 6, water will be turned off at the intersection of Doyle and Simpson streets for about six hours. City crews and contract workers plan to connect a new line for the city’s northern loop.

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