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A fatal two vehicle crash that happened Thursday on SC-8 near Rice Road in Pickens County is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Lance Corporal Lena Butler with more… The Pickens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Margaret Omega Kelley, 82, of Easley.  

Demetrious Campbell, 49, a former businessman from Seneca, was sentenced to three years in prison for domestic crimes after pleading guilty to first-degree domestic violence and pointing and presenting a firearm. The incident occurred at home after a family member’s funeral, where Campbell’s wife, Crystal, suffered injuries. Mrs. Campbell was not pleased with the sentence and pleaded with the judge […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) spoke Thursday on the Senate floor about the lack of military and defense funding as the Senate began debate on legislation to increase the debt limit.  GRAHAM: “You cannot say with a straight face that this military budget is a counter to Chinese aggression, that it adequately allows us to defeat Putin. You […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a skunk found near Fendley and Oakway roads in Westminster, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. Two dogs were exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. The skunk was submitted […]

Even though school is out for summer, Oconee school trustees still have work to do. On Monday, they have a full day planned, starting with a tour of the new middle school construction in Seneca in the afternoon, followed by a planning session and board retreat. In the evening, the five trustees will reconvene for their June meetings, where they […]

Lakeisha McLendon, a 37-year-old woman from Hartwell, Georgia, has been denied bond for the third time and is being held in the Oconee County Detention Center while awaiting trial for murder. Despite pleas from her lawyer and mother, Judge Lawton McIntosh did not change his mind. McLendon is charged with the murder of Terrance Matthew Boyd, who died after being stabbed […]

Seneca’s Administrator Scott Moulder is reminding area motorists that starting Monday, June 5th, a block of East North 1st Street in front of City Hall will be limited to one lane of travel in each direction due to the city burying utilities underground for the Harper’s Plaza Project… The project was originally scheduled to begin last week but was delayed […]

At their next meeting, Seneca City Council will hold a public hearing on the municipal budget of the city’s general fund for the upcoming fiscal year. The millage rate of 62.7 is set to stay the same, even though the city’s proposed revenues and expenses have increased by about 16%. Keep in mind that the general fund is different from […]

The Oconee County Public Library is seeking the public’s input on the library’s strategic plan for the next three years. The library will have a 12-question survey available on the OCPL website, oconeelibrary.org, and have printed copies at each location for those without reliable Internet. All who participate will have the chance to have their name drawn for a $50 gift […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today directed the deployment of South Carolina National Guard troops to help secure the U.S. Southern border in Texas amid the ongoing national security crisis following the end of Title 42. “At the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, I have directed the deployment of South Carolina National Guard troops to Texas to help hold […]