Category: News

At its meeting tomorrow, Seneca Rotary Club will hear from an author who chronicled a woman who served as the personal secretary for four-term President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Journalist Kathryn Smith will be guest speaker and will talk about her biography of Marguerite LeHand.  Known as “Missy”, LeHand worked for FDR for 20 years and was quite influential in the […]

  A contractor announces  work is being performed on US Hwy 76 Clemson Blvd on Thursday 1-26-17 between Sandy Springs and Pickens County line. Ashmore Brothers, division of Rogers Group, requests drivers to pay attention to warning signs, flagmen, men and equipment working in the road. Please take alternate routes to avoid this area if at all possible. Please use caution and […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham wants Obamacare repealed and today announced he’s a co-sponsor of the Patient Freedom Act of 2017.  “This legislation transfers power from Washington back to patients and the states,” said Graham.  “It ensures those with preexisting conditions can get coverage.  It empowers patients by making enrollment easy, encourages price transparency, and eliminates burdensome mandates.” According to Graham’s […]

The grassroots group Arm-In-Arm, formerly Gun Sense SC, is focusing its effort to curb gun violence by asking faith congregations to stand up this weekend against the violence.  The group considers the violence to be a public health crisis in South Carolina.  According to Arm-In-Arm, this weekend’s event is to honor those who died in the Charleston church tragedy and […]

A new home development is being built on Seneca’s Old Salem Road, and one member of the city planning commission wondered last night if the developer is required to make adjoining road improvements.  Commissioner Doug Hof expressed concern about the traffic that Marina Bay will add to Old Salem Road which feeds into By-Pass 123.  But members of the planning […]

President Donald Trump moved yesterday to counteract his successor’s blocking of the Keystone oil pipeline.  South Carolina 3rd District Representative Jeff Duncan hailed the new President, saying, “This is exactly the kind of pro-growth action I was hoping the President would take in the early days of his Administration. These two pipelines bring us much closer to American and hemispheric […]

During warm weather boats fill the waters of Lakes Keowee, Hartwell, and Jocassee.  But Oconee leaders say some of those boat owners are enjoying themselves without paying the proper registration fees.  A committee of the county council last night concerned itself with the revenue the county has lost—between $200 and $300 dollars in each instance.  As a solution, the council […]

Without question or debate, Seneca planners threw their support last night to a zoning change that will allow warehouse property to be converted to an office building.  The planning commission recommends 701 E-S 1st Street be switched from a residential-6 zone to neighborhood commercial.  Contractor Spencer Wilson, whose office is across the street, told the commissioners that he had been […]

  South Carolina students interested in science and technology will again have the chance this spring to showcase what they have learned in the classroom.  The annual 4-H Engineering Challenge offers students 9 to 19 the chance to take part in March 25 competition at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.  The event was created to spur the students’ interest in STEM subjects:  […]

  Blue Ridge Bank announces the following staff additions:  Wendy Holcomb has joined the Bank as a Customer Service Representative and Teller at the Bountyland Office in Seneca. Holcomb joins Blue Ridge Bank with 12 years of banking experience. Becky Strickland has joined the Bank as a Teller at the North John Street Office in Walhalla. Strickland joins Blue Ridge […]