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COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The South Carolina Adopt-a-Stream volunteer program for monitoring water quality is celebrating five years of protecting waterways across the state. The program, which is supported by local volunteers who understand the importance of healthy watersheds, has had many successes over the past five years and looks to have many more in the future. First launched in South Carolina in […]

According to jail records, on Tuesday, Oconee County Deputies arrested 27 year-old Amy Nicole Hill of Westminster on charges of petit and grand larceny, breaking into autos and second degree burglary. She remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center with bond set at more than $34,000. Also on Tuesday, Deputies served a bench warrant to 56 year-old David […]

The City of Seneca has been named one of thirty finalists that could be a recipient of PetSafe’s 2022 Bark for Your Park Grant. Nine communities across the country will be selected from those final thirty to win funds to build or improve a local dog park. City Administrator Scott Moulder said, Seneca residents have to vote online between now […]

Early today near Townville a motorcyclist apparently drove off a boat ramp into Lake Hartwell. Reports from emergency officials stated that the motorcycle was pulled from the waters at the Timberlake Boat Ramp, but their were no signs of it’s rider.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today joined America’s Newsroom to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.  Ø  GRAHAM: “The likelihood of another attack on American soil and on American allies emanating from Afghanistan because of what Biden did is through the roof. We haven’t ended any war at all – we started a new one.” https://youtu.be/v8ctg0MVUdE?t=39 Ø  GRAHAM: “Al-Qaeda […]

Oconee County’s combined school board meeting last night held at West Oak High School started off with comments from the public. Jim Mann, Oconee Republican Party Vice Chair, spoke first and addressed a recent article published in the Journal about a controversial rap song that was recorded and released at the end of the school year last year on social […]