County administrator to speak to civic club
Amanda Brock, the Oconee County administrator, will be guest speaker for tomorrow’s meeting of the Golden Corner Rotary Club in Seneca.
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Amanda Brock, the Oconee County administrator, will be guest speaker for tomorrow’s meeting of the Golden Corner Rotary Club in Seneca.
Read moreRank-and-file Clemson University employees, including certain athletic department employees, are headed into mandatory furloughs that are to start Tuesday, September 1 and continue for the remainder of the calendar year. Ongoing financial impacts felt by the university is the explanation for the move. According to the Clemson announcement, the number of furlough days an employee must take is determined by […]
Read moreSeneca’s Thursday night entertainment event “Jazz on the Alley” is taking the week off. According to city announcement, the cancellation will allow Seneca to evaluate the event’s rate of compliance with Governor McMaster’s COVID-19 guidelines for large gatherings. Officials hope Jazz may resume next week.
Read moreTwo people have been implicated by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office for this month’s fire in a tractor-trailer that was backed up to the Goodwill Industries store near Seneca. One is Athens, Georgia resident Jennifer Elizabeth Beanes who remained jailed today, charged with third degree burglary, petty larceny, and third degree arson. The second is a suspect for whom the […]
Read moreSeneca – Herman David McAllister, 86, husband to Betty Ruth Black McAllister, passed away, August 23, 2020 at the Hospice of the Upstate, Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born in Oconee, SC, he was the son of the late Swift David and Maude Margaret Meadows McAllister. Herman was a US Marine Corps Veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict: […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 543 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 7 additional confirmed deaths. New Oconee cases numbered 14. There were no additional Oconee deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 111,202, probable cases to 1,349, confirmed deaths to 2,387, and 124 probable deaths. Testing […]
Read moreMain Street Walhalla is taking advantage of the Dog Days of Summer this week. The downtown promotion program invites the public to the downtown Saturday to shop stores, dine at restaurants, and stop by the Humane Society’s booth.
Read more101.7/WGOG NEWS learned this afternoon that an empty restaurant building on the 123 Seneca By-Pass will be transformed into a Moe’s Southwest Grill. A principal involved in the project has confirmed that Moe’s will expand to Seneca and locate in the building vacated recently by Captain D’s. There’s a J-Davis Construction sign in front of the location. Further project details […]
Read moreFirst word from Oconee School District is that the start of the delayed school year this morning is running smoothly. Spokeswoman Jennifer Dodd says, “District administrators are out and about visiting schools this morning. They have said things are running smoothly across schools — students are excited to see their teachers; they are wearing masks without issue. Our teachers and […]
Read moreThe Seneca City Hall and other city public buildings re-opened for business this morning, after being closed late last week for deep-cleaning. Four city employees tested positive for COVID-19, and the city instituted the closings out of caution. But it’s back to business now.
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