Category: News

The regular November meeting of Seneca City Hall is set.  The meeting takes place at 6 tomorrow night at City Hall.  Among the items of business:  an executive session, requested by the city attorney, for legal matters not specified on the agenda.

About seven inches of rain so far this month—and more falling.  However, Oconee’s veterans appear to be in line for some good luck Wednesday.  Jerry Dyar, director of veterans’ affairs, says the forecast for calls for a sunny sky and temperatures in the 60s for the annual Veterans Day parade.  This year the parade will be in Westminster, and roll […]

Plans are set for a Veterans Day chapel Wednesday at Southern Wesleyan University in Central.  A one-time battalion chaplain for U-S Army Central Headquarters in Kuwait, Taylor Kim will speak.  The chapel will take place at 10 a-m in the auditorium of Newton Hobson Chapel and Fine Arts Center.  Born in the Republic of Korea and the son of a […]

A program next week at Seneca High is designed to expose the local community to current research in science areas.  The Seneca High Junior Academy of Science has made arrangements for local college and university faculty, graduate students and professionals to come together to discuss what’s current in the research field.  The program takes place at 7 Tuesday night, November […]

The utilities department for the City of Clemson repealed the boil water advisory for residents of Monaco Estates.  Residents there no longer need to vigorously boil their water prior to drinking or cooking.  Water samples from the water line repair were analyzed and, according to the city’s announcement late Friday afternoon, were  found to be safe.  If you have any […]

The aftermath of the shooting death of a young man in Seneca has taken an even darker turn.  After a policeman shot dead Zachary Hammond in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, the city has received numerous inquiries—some of them from callers who falsely claim to be members of the media.  According to the city’s latest newsletter, the callers in […]

  This morning’s traffic fatality near Westminster was a 28-year old West Union woman.  Coroner Karl Addis says Chasity M. Buckler died at the scene of a head injury.  The accident occurred just before 8 this morning on s. highway 11 near the Armstrong Road intersection.  According to Addis, Buckler’s 24-year old sister was a front seat passenger.  Five children […]

Five inches of rain in five days have forced Clemson football officials to make parking adjustments for tomorrow afternoon’s game with Florida State.  Rains have saturated grass parking areas, and Lots 1 and 2 are closed.  Lots 13 and 14 have limited capacity.  Any further updates on parking will be available on ClemsonTigers.com and through the department’s social media channels […]

The Oconee coroner says later this afternoon he will announce the name of the person who died this morning in an accident not far from the West-Oak High School.  The accident, around 8 a-m, occurred just to the north of the SC 11-Armstrong Road intersection and involved an SUV and a large truck.  As many as six people required treatment, including […]