Category: News

South Carolina officials are requesting the public to keep an eye out for a strain of avian flu that has been identified in seven states and is potentially deadly to poultry. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, so far, has been identified in backyard and commercial poultry flocks, wild ducks and geese from Oregon to Arkansas. While not considered a threat to […]

Army Private Jordan Lunsford has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson. He’s the son of Becky and Jeff Lunsford of Seneca and a 2014 graduate of Walhalla High School.

Congress will do something to try to stop the growing threat of ISIS in the Middle East, but South Carolina’s Third District representative predicts it will be short of a declaration of war. At the Seneca Rotary Club today, Congressman Jeff Duncan said there will be an agreement to authorize a military force, but it likely won’t be everything President […]

Near Walhalla today, fire burned a small storage building on the property of a trailer home that caught fire last year. Fire fighters from Walhalla, West Union and Westminster responded.

A Greenwood man is being sought today on several charges, including murder, in last weekend’s homicide near Seneca, at Sonny’s Bar and Grill. The Oconee Sheriff’s Office this afternoon identified its suspect as Dw’Ntraquis Rashaad Campbell, who has been charged with the murder of Anthony Letron Holden of Seneca. Campbell also has been charged with attempted murder in the wounding […]

This weekend’s rainy forecast has prompted Westminster to postpone this weekend’s 140th birthday celebration for the city.  That means no barbecue sale and yard sale.  The birthday event was being co-sponsored by the Westminster Scouts and the Westminster Historical Society.

Should a property manager have made an exception to a no-pet policy for the benefit of a handicapped tenant? It’s the issue raised in a damage lawsuit filed in Oconee County last week by the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission. That lawsuit, on behalf of a woman with physical disabilities, alleges violation of the federal Fair Housing Law. According to […]

A state mandate is requiring Clemson to implement a permit process for managing stormwater, enforcement, inspections and operating standards. And the Pickens County municipality invites the public for a hearing 7 o’clock Monday night in City Hall council chambers. The city proposes an ordinance to establish a new storm water utility. Proposed so far are flat fees to assess residential […]

Nearly 250 students at the Seneca Middle School were checked for sight and hearing when a trailer belonging to South Carolina Lions clubs set up outside the school for one day last November. Some of the money that Lions Clubs raise from their candy sales goes to make those health checks possible. You can learn more about how Lions help […]

An Anderson printing company employee from Walhalla is making strides at a job where he wears several hats, and he gives credit to what he learned at Tri-County Technical College. Daniel Sanders works as a production supervisor at Advanced Labelworx, a custom label printing company. Sanders leads a 15-member production crew, coordinates schedules, and works with customers to ensure on-time […]