West Union meeting
West Union’s December town council meeting takes place at 5:30 tomorrow evening at town hall and will include a report by the new police chief, Jeff Richardson.
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West Union’s December town council meeting takes place at 5:30 tomorrow evening at town hall and will include a report by the new police chief, Jeff Richardson.
Read moreA near $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Clemson University to develop a graphic novel that tells the story of an impoverished eastern North Carolina community that was able to prove that industrial hog farms in their area were causing environmental harm and making them sick. The pre-dominantly Black community is named Tillery. The graphic novel, […]
Read moreSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that health departments in all 46 counties are now equipped with Overdose (OD) Safety Kits to help save lives. The timing of these kits being available to the public, in limited number, coincides with the holiday season when the number of drug overdoses typically increases in South Carolina and nationally. […]
Read moreA long agenda has been prepared for Westminster City Council tomorrow to conduct the business of the city. The regular December city council meeting at 6 o’clock tomorrow night takes place at the fire department. At the end of the agenda: an executive session to discuss an offer to buy PMPA ownership of Catawba nuclear unit #2. Through PMPA, the […]
Read moreA 36-year old Seneca man was taken into custody Friday and charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor second degree. According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the allegation against Joshua Edward Worley Sr. arises from an investigation begun in September after a deputy received a report of molestation.
Read moreCity hall chambers at Seneca filled beyond capacity Friday to celebrate the retirement of Danny Singleton, the municipal court judge for 24 years. Singleton’s family members, many of his co-workers, and admirers were there to congratulate Singleton and to hear the salutatory remarks of Mayor Dan Alexander. Singleton departs Seneca at month’s end for a new chapter in his professional […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, is announcing today that nine suspects have been indicted by a State Grand Jury in the second phase of the ongoing “Operation Rocket Fuel” drug trafficking conspiracy investigation. In a news release dated May 20th, 2021, the South […]
Read moreOconee’s three state lawmakers will mark Tuesday, January 10 on their 2023 calendars. That’s the day the state legislature will convene a new year in Columbia. Here’s the viewpoint of Seneca’s state lawmaker, Rep. Bill Sandifer, about a new legislative year: “It is my hope all House members on both sides of the aisle can coalesce around the issues that […]
Read moreIn 2023, when Seneca marks 150 years of incorporation, the police can likely look forward to a new headquarters. Part of the city’s industry complex on Shiloh Road, adjoining Utica, is under renovation to be the new home of the police department headquarters. Once the chief, his staff, and the officers re-locate, their section of the former city hall downtown […]
Read moreSewer South, piping sections of southern Oconee County with sewer, is faced with a price tag which makes county officials and other uncomfortable. An Oakway resident, Tony Adams, complained that the current phase of the project comes with a 136% price tag above estimates and funds available. So the matter was a discussion point at this week’s county council meeting […]
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