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When a youngster runs afoul of the law for the first time what happens then can often be the key to whether he becomes a repeater or finds a way to living a good life free of crime. The office of the 10th Circuit Solicitor believes it has a program that works toward balanced and restorative justice. Completing the Juvenile […]

Governor Nikki Haley recognizes September as Voter Education Month in South Carolina. And the state election commission encourages South Carolina’s 600 thousand eligible voters to register by October 6. October 6 is important for it is the last day for those who are not registered to qualify and be eligible to vote in the November General Election. To register, visit […]

State Senator Thomas Alexander, Oconee-Pickens Republican, paid a visit recently to seniors of the AP U-S Government class at Seneca High and stressed the value of democracy for the country. Alexander told the students how he first became involved in public service and encouraged them to look for way to become involved through local organizations. He took questions and commented […]

B-B-and-T, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, and the City of Seneca are examples of organizations that allow the Oconee United Way to fill the needs of the community. A police officer whose family instilled in her the need to help others gave the official welcome yesterday for the kickoff meeting of the 2012 United Way campaign. Sgt. Lisa Williams gave credit […]

    The Westminster interim chief of police has concluded that no criminal acts took place in the case of a man who may have served as reserve officer when he was not certified in that capacity. City Administrator David Smith announced today that Mike Crenshaw, the interim chief, reached his conclusion after discussing his findings with the office of […]

Vandals inflicted four thousand dollars’ damage to seven vehicles on the sales lot at Seneca’s Leader Ford. The crimes apparently occurred between 6 p.m. Friday, August 31 and 4 p.m. Saturday, September 1. Chief John Covington said the paint had been “keyed.” By this afternoon, the police investigation had revealed no suspects, but the investigation remains active.  

Former Congressman Gresham Barrett asked the audience for the start of the new Oconee United Way campaign to grasp that the key to solve needs and problems can be as small as helping one person at a time. Barrett conceded that the problems and needs faced Oconeeans and their Upstate neighbors are great, but not insolvable. Barrett got emotional when […]

This is apple time in Westminster and Long Creek, but you could just as easily say it is quilting time across Oconee County. The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail will hang its 100th quilt tomorrow morning at Westminster City Hall. Through September 30, a number of quilts are on display at the Oconee Heritage Center in Walhalla. They offer vibrant selections […]

The judges in today’s apple goods baking contest in Westminster are moving slowly, after having devoured samples of all entries. Here are first place winners: Kathy Duncan won for adult apple pie; Jessica Freeman, for apple cake. Youth winner was Luke Burton. Henrietta Wright’s apple crunch won for miscelleanous.

Clemson’s bio-engineering senior design team won the design competition of National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance for a novel chest tube anchoring device. The Clemson team included Brennen Jenkins of the Pickens County town of Liberty. The student team, under the direction of professor John DesJardins, partnered with Greenville Hospital System pediatric surgeons Dr. John Chandler and Dr. Robert Gates […]