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The Pioneer Rural Water treatment plant construction on property adjoining the Golden Corner Commerce Park is rated 45% complete, and a consulting engineer says the contractor is on schedule.  But the question asked during a meeting yesterday was the construction isn’t visible nearby from highway 59.  The answer, said Donald Phillips of the Anderson company Design South, is the large buffer that shields […]

Now’s the time to get vaccinated to protect yourself and your family against the flu.  DHEC and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated every year.  The vaccination is especially important for people who are at risk of complications from the flu, including young children, adults aged 50 and older, pregnant […]

By failing to remove the mayor’s cabin from city property, that cabin now belongs to Westminster, according to a city councilman.  During last night’s meeting, Councilman Doug Williams pronounced the Chauga River-front cabin now belonging to the city.  Williams said, however, he had no idea what to do with the cabin.  There were some indications last night that Williams and […]

Greg Dietterick will retire as Seneca city administrator June 30.  He made the announcement during last night’s city council meeting.  The former Georgetown city official has enjoyed an approximate 20-year career with Seneca, first as director of utilities and later city administrator.  Mayor Dan Alexander hired Dietterick all those years ago, and the mayor will be the one to choose […]

Members of the board of Pioneer Rural Water are happy with a circuit court judge’s ruling that denies an injunction to stop the water plant construction.  Meantime, major aspects of the project are approaching the half-way stage, and a Pioneer engineering consultant said both the progress and the quality of work by the general contractor are acceptable.  So far, seven […]

An estimated 250 people turned out for the annual open house and disability mentoring day at the Oconee-Pickens offices of the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department on the Wells Highway. A total of 19 Oconee and Pickens businesses that welcome job shadowing by clients of the program were recognized for what they do to help guide and employ those with disabilities.  […]

Construction crews will set the beams at the Clemson train trestle at highway 133 and College Avenue, and that’ll mean traffic delays this Sunday and Monday.  The work will start at 7 o’clock each of those two mornings.  People travelling the area should expect road closures and intermittent delays.

A Seneca High teacher is getting attention for the scientific background that she uses to teach her students.  Emily Boettcher, a Health Sciences major from Clemson, is in her second year teaching Forensics, Biology and Physical Science.  The school district commends her for a passionate approach to her job, which included taking extra training on her own time.  Boettcher took […]

The approximate weight of what the Oconee Sheriff’s Office says was the meth seized during an early Monday traffic stop near Fair Play was 16.6 grams.  And Sheriff Crenshaw says that’s a “huge” amount of methamphetamine, a street value of $1,660.  The Sheriff’s Office identifies the arrested driver as Scottie Lane Gray, 49, of the Dr. John’s Road, Westminster as […]

What started with an effort by Utica’s Ann Hope United Methodist Church to cook for the hungry and the homeless of their community has sprung into something more.  Marlene and Nelson Vassey and others have helped create a Utica Incorporated–an effort to beautify their community by eliminating eyesores, such as empty or abandoned houses that have fallen into disrepair.  They’ve […]