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A fire station that provides rescue and fire protection for residents north of Walhalla including Tamassee community sounds a call for volunteers. It’s the 61-year-old all-volunteer Pickett Post/Camp Oak Fire Department. Needed are highly-dedicated and motivated individuals to apply by email to [email protected]. The fire department is organized by the chief, followed by the ranks of assistant chief, captain, lieutenant, […]
Read moreThe board of Oconee sewer commission received details yesterday on the agreement between the Joint Regional Sewer Authority and the Target store that’s to be the main anchor of the new shopping under construction on the Sandifer Boulevard. And after the meeting, the JRSA’s Chris Eleazer provided the following information on the agreement. Eleazer says, “The calculated impact fees due […]
Read moreThe tree lighting in Seneca downtown is 5 o’clock this evening, and the parade at 6. And Riley Johnson, city events coordinator, assures us Santa will be part of tonight’s procession for the parade. For those who go, you can expect the parade route will be the usual path.
Read moreSunday car accident in Walhalla. One person believed to have sustained minor injuries. The accident at W. Main and N. Poplar Street, for a while, snarled traffic.
Read moreOconee’s Hometown Innovation Center announces Juni Lynch of Juniper Grove Creative of Westminster the winner of a $5 thousand cash prize the result of competing among 17 Oconee businesses in a propel business initiative. A $1 thousand cash prize went to Kaci Kaltrider of the Sassy Sweet Pea in Seneca. The Hometown Innovation Center partnered with Dr. Ronnie Booth, president […]
Read moreThe Clemson football Tigers prevailed in this year’s grudge match with the South Carolina Gamecocks. Additionally, Clemson students captured the 41st Annual Blood Bowl. Each fall students on both campuses compete to see who can collect the most units of blood for the Blood Connection. Across both campuses, 5,329 donors rolled up their sleeves. Clemson collected 3,332 units; USC, 1,997.
Read moreA multi-state outbreak of equine herpesvirus is under close monitoring. According to Livestock-Poultry officials at Clemson University, the outbreak is linked to barrel racing and rodeo-type events in Texas and Oklahoma. By late last week, there were no confirmed South Carolina cases, but the highly contagious nature of the virus in horses warrants heightened vigilance and safeguards. At least 27 […]
Read moreA Seneca man wanted by authorities on multiple charges was captured over the holiday weekend. The arrest of Noah Brooks Brown, 22, took place Friday without incident, according to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. Brown, along with a co-defendant, was sought by the law to answer to multiple charges in an incident one week ago near Townville. Among the charges against […]
Read moreSeneca can count on additional outside grant money to replace a water line and help pay for a new elevated storage tank. Scott Moulder, city administrator, last night announced that SCIIP – the South Carolina Infrastructure Investment Program – has decided to award Seneca an additional $1.3 million, in the form of a grant that must be supplemented by $433 […]
Read moreDuke Energy and AQD – Advocates for Quality Development – invite the public for a presentation update next month of the Keowee-Toxaway Shoreline Management Plan (SMP). It’s a chance to learn about proposed updates, ask questions, and share feedback. The event will run 4 to 8 pm Tuesday, December 9 at the Duke World of Energy. According to AQD, residents […]
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