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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a skunk found near Chattooga Lake Road and Lexington Way in Mountain Rest, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. Three dogs were exposed and will be quarantined as required by the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. […]
Read moreSeneca City Council met last night and officially renamed the former Kellett School property as Cunningham Park, in honor of Seneca’s late football phenom, Bennie Cunningham, Jr. Bennie’s brother, Howard, got emotional last night as Mayor Pro-Tem Ronnie O’Kelley read the motion, which was passed…
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Prior to adjourning their meeting last night, the Seneca City Council held an executive session to receive legal advice regarding pending litigation between Seneca, the OJRSA and the cities of Walhalla and Westminster. Seneca Administrator Scott Moulder said the council has approved the drafting of a letter to be sent to those organizations…
Read moreSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced this week the October 6th arrest of Gabriel Charles Hostetler, 39, of Pickens on 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor third degree (§16-15-410), a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office made […]
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The School District of Oconee’s Board of Trustees are scheduled to vote next week to create Patriot Day education every September 11 in the local school system. Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, says it’s in line with a move by the state to further instill in children regard and remembrance of history, including the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC […]
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WALHALLA, SC — A new Oconee County task force is examining the pressing challenges and opportunities ahead for residents who depend on the agriculture industry in Oconee County. Oconee County Council unanimously approved Resolution 2022-15 on August 16, 2022— establishing The Oconee County Task Force on Agriculture, charged with studying the issue and making recommendations to address the county’s farmland […]
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The South Union Boat Ramp, located at 399 Boat Ramp Road in Westminster will close to the public beginning Monday October 17, 2022 for approximately two weeks for shoreline stabilization and site work near the boat ramp. The construction timeline is dependent on cooperating weather and may be adjusted as needed. South Union Boat Ramp will open as soon as […]
Read moreCity of Seneca officials unveiled plans at their regularly scheduled city council meeting Tuesday night for Seneca’s year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of it’s founding, along with new sesquicentennial logos, which will be used during 2023 by the city to honor the rich local history as a railroad town strategically located at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man this past Saturday morning on a charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 2nd Degree. 33 year old Ernest Eldridge Pelfrey, who has listed addresses in Westminster and Starr, SC, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 7:30am on October 8th. Pelfrey was given a $25,000 surety bond […]
Read moreAccording to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, on Monday 40 year-old Shawn Michael White of Seneca was charged by Sheriff’s Deputies with twenty counts of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor. At this time, he remains in custody with a total bond amount set at $200,000. The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney General’s […]
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