Category: News

This summer will see the end of Seneca’s arrangement with “CAT” – Clemson Area Transit – to be replaced by a transportation service under the aegis of Senior Solutions.  Scott Moulder, Seneca city administrator, says the replacement transportation will take the form of a reservation ride operation.  Further details are expected during a city hall public hearing to be held […]

A former Seneca school building will be rid of potentially dangerous asbestos in a deal announced last night at the city hall.  The city council awarded a contract to the company Envipro Solutions.  Scott Moulder, city administrator, told last night’s meeting that abating asbestos is a step toward allowing the city to develop the former middle school building and property […]

The food pantry at Walhalla’s St. Luke UMC will give away various packaged foods today – along with frozen meat, tomatoes, and fresh grapes.  The church pantry does business for one hour this afternoon, 4:30 to 5:30.

A statement today by the ACLU says community groups, faith leaders and immigrant rights organizations are demanding answers and accountability after the June 18 immigration enforcement action at West Union’s Puerto Nuevo restaurant.  The ACLU – the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina – also released what it called “a new community letter” that calls on the county to […]

The following announcement this afternoon by Oconee Sheriff’s Office: “A Seneca man remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest yesterday on charges related to three separate investigations, including an officer involved shooting incident from last Thursday evening. 40 year old Joshua Mason Bliss, of Gail Court, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around […]

Stridency on the part of those in the country’s two major political parties can, at times, lead to public event disruptions.  That’s partly behind why the police will be watching to ensure all goes well tomorrow when a major U-S political figure makes a Seneca public appearance.  Casey Bowling, city police chief, says his department has been in touch with […]

An Oconee judge has handed down a sentence that’ll require Brett Millwood of Six Mile to serve 10 years in prison.  Millwood turned 23 today, according to his lawyer. The complete sentence from Judge Jessica Salvini:  20 years in prison, suspended to 10 active prison years, credit for 2.4 years awaiting resolution, along with one year probation.  This is to […]

July 26th marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which mandates equal opportunity for and prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. According to Clemson University, the ADA arguably initiated the most sweeping and impactful changes of any law in history, from business practices to infrastructure, and transformed the public perception of people with disabilities. It also gives disabled […]

The chairman of the Walhalla utilities committee has 17 questions for the utilities director, amid the failure of water pumps at the treatment plant.  Councilman Kenny Johns put the questions in a letter yesterday to Laramie Hinkle – a letter in which Johns chides Hinkle for what the councilman called unprofessional language in public statements.  Among the questions are when […]