Andrea Kelley

MOUNTAIN REST — The lawn across from the Mountain Rest Community Club was a lively place Saturday for Hillbilly Day.

CLEMSON — Clemson University is once again looking for someone to fill its top leadership position after its newest hire backed out of the job.

SENECA — Seneca City Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to a revised fiscal year 2026-27 utilities budget which includes multiple rate increases.

SENECA — City of Seneca residents could see a referendum on the ballot in November to put a “penny tax” into effect in city limits.

SALEM — After celebrating a holiday weekend in the sun, members of multiple Keowee Key golf leagues gathered under a cloudy sky with a single goal: build 40 beds in four hours.

WALHALLA — A Mountain Rest community can move forward with dam repairs after Oconee County officials agreed to act as a pass-through agency for a federal grant.

SENECA — The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority has requested a suit filed against it in May be dismissed, according to court documents.

ANDERSON — Colorful squares on the clothesline, billowing in the summer breeze. Capable hands threading a needle, steadily guiding it up and down through layers of cloth and batting.

SENECA — As Seneca City Council weighs the possibility of utility rate increases in the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 Seneca Light and Water budget, new fee structures included in the FY27 General Fund budget have already taken effect.

COLUMBIA — Though June rains brought much-needed relief to South Carolina, the months-long drought continues as temperatures hover in the 90s.