Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A source working with the group that attempted to attract the Dream Center of Easley says, “We will no longer pursue the property currently occupied by Seneca Middle School as a possible site for the Dream Center and other non-profits. While we were hoping a partnership with several non-profits and the City of Seneca could be developed, we no longer […]
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The US Forest Service Andrew Pickens Ranger District will assist in a 135 acre prescribed burn adjoining Devils Fork State Park today. Objectives are for hazardous fuels reduction and to reintroduce fire into a fire dependent ecosystem. Smoke impacts should be short duration and minimal and tracking toward Pickens, SC. Smoke will be visible on Lake Jocassee.
Read moreOconee County Deputies have charged 39 year-old Randall Adam King with his third or subsequent offense of methamphetamine possession, as well as possession of marijuana and bringing contraband into the jail. Bond on those charges was set at $35,000. He was also served a general sessions bench warrant when he was arrested on Monday, according to jail records, and remains […]
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A noon meeting in Oconee County Council Chambers has been set for Thursday, according to a Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission agenda. Members will discuss and vote on twelve new grant applications that have been received. Among the applicants, the City of Seneca is seeking $25,000 for advertising of the annual Independence Day Celebration; Discover Upcountry Carolina Association has asked […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the news the Biden Administration will not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine now, upon advice from the Department of Defense (DOD). Graham has been very supportive and vocal in favor of providing this advanced weapons system to Ukraine as they seek to protect and defend their homeland from […]
Read moreA Seneca man remains in jail today after his arrest over the weekend on three counts each of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – Third Degree and Distributing Harmful Material to Minors. 46 year old Robert Jonathan Oakley was given a combined $30,000 surety bond on the six charges and was also served with two outstanding Magistrate Bench Warrants. In […]
Read moreA Candler, NC man was arrested Monday morning by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor. 41 year old Adam Robert Cabe was booked into jail after turning himself in at the Law Enforcement Center. At this time, Cabe remains in jail after bond was denied. Back in October a […]
Read more41 year old Jarvis Evan Bugg, of Tamassee remains in jail today after his bond was denied on charges of first degree burglary and high and aggravated assault and battery. Bugg was arrested Sunday after deputies responded to Bear Boulevard in Cheohee Valley Sunday morning to a reported stabbing. A victim told a deputy that he opened the door of […]
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The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate with ties to Seneca who escaped from custody Wednesday night was located in Greenville Friday morning. James Holley Cobb was serving time at the detention center as part of the state’s trustee program that assigns inmates to local facilities to help with maintenance and other public works duties. Detention center staff noticed that […]
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‘Family Connects’ home visitation program being piloted in Greenville County COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is partnering with Greenville First Steps to bring Family Connects to the Upstate. Family Connects is a home visiting program that pairs families with newborns to licensed nurses who specialize in infant and maternal care and can offer help […]
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