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A small car left the Seneca by-pass shortly after 9 o’clock this morning and hit the utility pole supporting traffic lights at Frontage Road and 123. No one was hurt and no damage was reported to the pole. Major Jeremy Rothell of the Seneca Police says no citation was issued.

Winning statewide store manager of the year is like capturing an Oscar in the business that is convenience stores. That’s the assessment of a former officer of the South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores. And this morning the award for 2018 was presented to Steve Lemere, the 30-year manager of Walhalla’s Bountyland Quik Stop on Main Street. It was a […]

If it’s summer time, it’s time for either road changes or building work in and around the campus of Clemson University. City of Clemson is announcing that starting Monday road construction barriers will be extended on SC 93 to the College Avenue intersection. Traffic on 93 will be one way only from Cherry Road to College Avenue. And traffic no […]

Thirty-seven Oconee students have graduated from the latest Leadership Camp, run by the Sheriff’s Office and the School District. The students ranged from the sixth thru the 10th grades and 10 to 16 years of age. They were together for a week of fun, friendship, and their future. Leadership and team-building skills were taught. School resource officers had the chance […]

Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall has announced that South Carolina DOT has met its targets in year 1 of a 10-year plan to repair load-restricted or structurally deficient bridges. New and sustainable revenue provided by the Roads Bill of 2017 makes possible the repair work. DOT is responsible for more than 8,400 bridges across South Carolina. The vast majority, 92% […]

An Oconee jail inmate was returned to lock up yesterday after being unable to persuade the judge to lower his bond so that he might gain freedom while awaiting trial. According to prosecutor Lindsey Simmons, Oscoar Octavious Davis faces multiple charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, identified as a 12-year old girl. Davis remains jailed under a bond […]

A 49-year old Easley man died yesterday in an accident that, according to the coroner, involved a chase by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said Kenneth David Reynolds Jr. was pronounced dead in the operating room of Greenville Memorial Hospital following the 1:15 accident at Anderson Highway and Flat Rock Road in Liberty. The highway […]

The appearance in Seneca of the Republican ticket for governor—Henry McMaster and Pamela Evette—is a reminder that Tuesday next week will be another day of voting. Besides deciding the governor nominee between McMaster and John Warren, Republican voters choose between Alan Wilson and Todd Atwater for attorney general. The Republican ballot is the only name in the game Tuesday, as […]

Leaders of the Oconee Branch of the NAACP say the original banners that flew above S. Sixth Street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. have over the years become weather-beaten and need to be replaced. Branch President Beverly Jenkins and Vice President George Anderson represented the NAACP at this week’s meeting of the Seneca City Council to request the […]

Researchers at the Clemson University Center for Automotive Research say the average operating cost of a taxi cab is $2.40 a mile. For an Uber, it’s $1.80. But for a connected or autonomous vehicle, they say, it just 60 cents. The idea of a driverless vehicle on the run freaks out some drivers, but all 33 major auto companies now […]