Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Several arrests were reported Thursday by local law enforcement agencies. 21 year old Freddavion Antonio Ahmadd Cleveland of Seneca was charged with Disseminating Obscene Material to a minor and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at 7:34am. Cleveland was also charged with one count of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor. An investigator from the Criminal Investigations Bureau was contacted in […]
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Seneca’s Planning Commission met last night and will advise the city council against the rezoning of 4.5 acres of land near the Hwy 123 Bypass. The vote was unanimous for denial of a housing development at Short Street and Mountain View Drive. One property owner, Charles Theivagt, had requested an RM-16 zone, but 81% of homeowners on Mountain View signed […]
Read moreThe US House of Representatives is set to pass legislation on Friday to legalize marijuana nationwide, an effort that has unprecedented levels of support in both chambers of Congress. The bill HR-365, titled the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act would eliminate criminal penalties associated with the drug and establish a process to expunge previous convictions from people’s criminal […]
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A deadly train incident early this morning is under investigation. It happened in the midst of a very busy overnight shift for Seneca Fire Fighters and Emergency Responders. Seneca Fire was dispatched at 10:22 pm to a location near S. Townville Street and Bell Drive. Reports stated that a storage-type unit burned at that location. Around 5:00am, Seneca Fire responded […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced he will oppose and vote against the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Watch Senator Lindsey Graham’s full remarks here. “I oppose and will vote against the nomination of Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court,” said Graham. “My decision is based upon her record of judicial activism, flawed sentencing […]
Read moreOn Tuesday, Walhalla Police conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of E. North Broad and N. College Streets. Officers at the scene said that, after they identified the driver, information was learned which led to a canine sniff of the vehicle. A positive alert was given by the dog, and officers conducted a search wherein they said approximately 79 […]
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The Walhalla Performing Arts Center is hosting their first annual Golf Tournament tomorrow at the Oconee Country Club in Seneca. Director for the Performing Arts Center Mark Thompson said that right now you can also take part in the Performing Arts Center’s latest fundraising efforts via online auction for some very unique items, including guitars autographed by celebrities…
Read moreA fast-moving wildfire has forced people to flee their homes just outside of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and it could force some residents of North Georgia, Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina to change potential upcoming spring break vacation travel plans, too. The evacuation is for parts of Wears Valley, Tennessee, a community of some 6,000 people, just […]
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(Walhalla, SC)—————In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens, and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing today our March 2022 Scams Update. Deputies spoke with a citizen who stated that a man came to her house and offered to do work on her driveway for $1,300. Two individuals did […]
Read moreOn Tuesday Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 31 year-old Nicholas Hayne Keith Padgett of North Augusta, South Carolina. He is currently being housed at the Oconee County Detention Center on charges of manufacturing or distributing cocaine – third or subsequent offense; possession of a stolen vehicle, driving under suspension, incorrect tag and being an habitual traffic offender. His bond was […]
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