Human Remains Found Near Seneca Wal-Mart

On Tuesday evening, the Oconee County Coroner’s Office responded to a report of human remains found in a wooded area near the Seneca Wal-Mart. The remains have been identified as those of an adult Caucasian male. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday morning and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office are investigating. Further information will be released after […]

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Seneca Appoints New Municipal Judge

During Tuesday night’s City Council meeting in Seneca, Mayor Dan Alexander and the City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Edward Keith Lance as the new municipal judge. Judge Lance, who is from Brevard, NC said he and his family relocated to Seneca after his retirement from more than three decades in Transylvania County law enforcement because they have family […]

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Westminster City Council Meeting This Evening

The City of Westminster is holding a regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 PM this evening at the Westminster Fire Department. The agenda includes consideration of a Hospitality Tax Grant request from the Oconee History Museum and related appropriations, as well as the second reading of the Budget Ordinance for FY2023-2024, which sets the annual budget at a net appropriation of […]

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Upstate Pets in Need of Loving Homes

Adoptable dogs from Oconee Humane Society will be at Petco in Hartwell Village from 11 to 2 today. Angel Newman with the Humane Society said the dogs are spayed or neutered, microchipped and up to date on shots and heartworm testing/prevention. All they need is a loving home. Check out all the available pets at oconeehumane.org. And another Upstate animal […]

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Weekend Arrests Reveal Charges of Heroin Trafficking and Arson Against Suspects

Jail records show that Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Austin Stephen Lawless, 29, on Saturday and charged him with 2nd Degree Arson. He is currently being held at the Oconee County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond. In a separate case, Christopher Jordan Richins, 20, was arrested by Seneca Police on Friday and charged with trafficking in heroin in an […]

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Gov. Henry McMaster Issues Executive Order to Ensure South Carolina’s Power Generation Future

Gov. McMaster Creates PowerSC COLUMBIA, S.C. – On Friday, Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Order 2023-18, establishing the PowerSC Energy Resources and Economic Development Interagency Working Group (PowerSC). PowerSC will work with the state’s energy stakeholders to develop strategic plans to ensure South Carolina has the energy capacity to meet the needs of the state’s record-breaking economic development and population […]

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