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🌱 How Duke’s nuclear expansion could impact power and jobs near Seneca
Coming up: Live Music with L.C. Branch on the Seneca Patch calendar
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- How Duke's nuclear expansion could impact power and jobs near Seneca
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- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 60.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Duke Energy Makes a Big Nuclear Power Play (fitsnews.com) — Duke Energy's long-term nuclear plans directly involve the Oconee Nuclear Station on Lake Keowee near Seneca, whose reactors are now licensed to run into the 2050s. Company leaders are weighing whether future nuclear expansion lands in South Carolina or North Carolina, decisions that could shape power reliability, jobs, and electric rates for Upstate communities like Seneca. 
📸 Around Seneca
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seneca
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★ Featured events ★
- Live Music with L.C. Branch →
Two Horse Distillery, 1750 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Seneca
6:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
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Other local events
- Storytime →
Seneca Library, 300 East South 2nd Street, Seneca
10:30 am - Live Music with Rankin Revival →
Two Horse Distillery, 1750 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Seneca
6:00 pm - Corey Stevenson at Papa Julio's →
Papa Julio's, 123 North Townville Street, Seneca
9:00 pm - Papa Julio's-Acoustic →
Papa Julio's, 123 North Townville Street, Seneca
9:00 pm - Golden Corner Native Plant Festival - South Carolina →
The Farm Center, 2063 Sandifer Boulevard, Seneca
10:00 am - Live Music with Rowdy Johnson →
Two Horse Distillery, 1750 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Seneca
6:30 pm - Fireside Social at the Museums →
Lunney Museum, 211 West South 1st Street, Seneca - Comedian ZANE LAMPREY in Seneca, SC →
Keowee Brewing Company, 401 East Main Street, Seneca
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Clemson Interviews →
Clemson University Hendrix Center, 720 McMillan Rd, Clemson
8:30 am - 5th Annual Clemson Ag Tech Spotlight Event →
Clemson SC
1:00 pm - OPE STREAM Night
Orchard Park Elementary Westminster, SC 29693
4:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Preplanning for a gas, tankless water heater.
What brand do you have and who are the professional installers (expertise in sizing, recirculation, insulating, maintenance, etc,.)? Many thanks for… (Nextdoor Lake Keowee) - looking for a house cleaner to come in once a week.
House is 2400 ft². three bedroom. Message me if you're interested. (Nextdoor Bayshore Estates)
- Perry Ellis International, Inc. posted a job opening for Embroidery Machine Operator in Seneca. Apply here.
- LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Seneca. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Seneca here.
🗞 Nearby News
Westminster
- Debbie Johnson (wgog.com)
Walhalla
- Walhalla Casino Night raises money for downtown fire support (wyff4.com)
Clemson
- September 28 Week 4 Garden Photos (clemson.edu)
- 2 SC public colleges gave opposite tuition decisions to the same dad, costing him $27,500 • SC Daily Gazette (scdailygazette.com)
- White oak acorns vs. red oak acorns (southcarolinapublicradio.org)
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