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The impending loss of about 600 jobs with the closing of the Seneca plant of Covidien was a prime topic during at least two meetings yesterday involving county and state officials. As one participant put it last night, it probably gets down to a corporate decision on which government has no influence to change, though one county councilman remains hopeful […]

The executive director of the S-C Department of Commerce in Oconee County today said he knew unofficially that there was a likelihood that the Covidien plant near Seneca would be closing, but found out for sure only yesterday—the day that the Massachusetts-based company confirmed the rumors. Bobby Hitt told a luncheon meeting of the Oconee Alliance that his department had […]

State troopers report a traffic fatality in Pickens County. The accident occurred this morning at 10:45 on the Farr’s Bridge Road.

The police in Seneca have announced the arrest of a former restaurant employee. Law enforcement records show Matthew Aaron Fuller, 23-year old West Union resident, is charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent at the Huddle House on 123 By-Pass. The police say the arrest results from an investigation into the failure of Fuller to make deposits for Huddle […]

An important date in U-S history will be commemorated Monday in Oconee County, and everyone is invited. The annual “Ringing of the Bells” will take place in the chapel on the campus of the Tamassee DAR School. Nan Jones of the DAR chapter says the bells are to be rung for the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U-S […]

The public is invited tonight between 6:30 and 8 o’clock for an Oconee County town hall meeting involving the county administrator and the county council. The meeting, sponsored by the chambers of commerce, takes place in the Harry Hamilton Auditorium at Seneca High School. It’s the fifth in a series of such meetings countywide. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson […]

As the U-S moved two warships toward Libya, U-S Senator Lindsey Graham took the Senate floor to remember Chris Stevens, the late U-S ambassador to Libya. Graham called Stevens a wonderful man who did great things, but whose life was cut way too short. At the same time, Graham said the tragedy would be compounded if the U-S withdrew from […]

Oconee County officials say progress continues to be made toward the implementation of their countywide broadband project with next year, 2013, to be the year the first customers will enjoy high-speed data service. In the meantime, I-T Director Mike Powell and ‘FOCUS” project director Kim Wilbanks invite everyone to follow the progress through postings on the project website oconeefocus.com. One […]

First it was Kendall. Later it became Tyco. And then Covidien. But now the maker of medical care products, with its large plant near Seneca, is headed to Central America. And the decision means the loss of nearly 600 jobs at the highway 28 plant in Bountyland. Today’s the day that the executive director of the S.C. Department of Commerce […]

The police in Seneca say a car driven by an elderly West Union man jumped a curb and hit the building housing the Lung and Sleep Center. Yesterday afternoon’s accident occurred at 125 Professional Park. And, according to Chief John Covington, occurred when the 85-year old driver accidentally accelerated. No one was hurt. Building damage was estimated at about $1,500 […]