Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens, and to prevent them from becoming victims of a scam, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing our March 2023 Scams Update. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office were alerted after a man attempted to cash two checks, in the amounts of $4,000 and $3,500 respectively, at branches of a bank. […]
Read moreOn Tuesday afternoon, Seneca’s Mayor Dan Alexander, City Administrator Scott Moulder, City Officials, friends and family celebrated the life of council member Al Gaines, who passed away on February 28th. A memorial service was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Mayor Dan described Gaines as a great person… Seneca City Council met last night and Administrator Moulder said the question arose […]
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The Andrew Pickens Ranger District will be conducting a 1,047 acre burn today approximately 1 mile south of the Brasstown Rd. and Hwy 76 intersection. Primary objective of todays burn is for fuels reduction. Smoke will be visible from Westminster, Walhalla and Seneca and of short duration.
Read moreOn Tuesday, Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 21 year-old Kaitlyn Ann Holland on two counts of neglect. She remains in custody pending bond and other charges, according to jail records. Also on Tuesday, Sheriff’s Deputies charged 36 year-old Sandra Marie Stewart with possession of a stolen vehicle and breaking into autos. She is being held at the Oconee County Detention […]
Read moreIn The Gap, in collaboration with Food Lion, Foothills Church and Radiant Church, will provide a communitywide food distribution to food insecure residents of Oconee County, from 10 a.m. to noon, March 25 at Radiant Church, 11075 Watson Dr., Seneca, SC. An area nonprofit organization, In The Gap supports the community by serving as a critical resource to help feed […]
Read moreTiffany Wright, Director of Public Affairs, AAA Carolinas, says that travel bookings for 2023 are off to a very strong start and that is reflected in a new survey from AAA. According to the Auto Club Group, 86% of South Carolinians plan to travel this year. That’s significantly higher than the 59% in 2022. AAA is also citing a big jump […]
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The National Weather Service has issued AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER FOR OCONEE COUNTY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. Forecasters said that very dry air will continue to settle into the area today. The combination of slightly warmer air temperatures and continued very dry dew point temperatures will yield minimum relative humidity values in the 15 to 20 […]
Read moreSeneca officials will be asked Thursday to focus on strategic planning for the city. Specifically, where does Seneca stand today in relation to goals from three years ago? Leading a Strategic Planning Retreat from 12:00pm to 5:00pm will be Trey Eubanks, services manager for the Appalachian Council of Governments. Eubanks will lead the city officials through a process that will […]
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At its regularly scheduled board meeting held on Monday, March 13, 2023, the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Mr. Joshua Harrison as the principal of Fair-Oak Elementary School and Mr. Eddie Payne as an assistant principal at West-Oak Middle School. Mr. Harrison began his career in 2009 as a physical education teacher at […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia making a multi-billion dollar purchase of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which are manufactured in Charleston, South Carolina. “Great news for South Carolina. I worked very closely with Boeing, the South Carolina delegation, Saudi Arabia and the administration to overcome the obstacles to make […]
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