Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Not long before 7am this morning Seneca police, fire and EMTs responded to the intersection of South 2nd and South Fairplay Streets. A school bus and a pickup truck were involved in an accident. The pickup landed on its side and the occupant was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment. Another bus came to finish transporting the […]
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At their first regular meeting of this month held at City Hall last night, Seneca’s Mayor Dan Alexander and the City Council proclaimed February as Black History Month in Seneca. City Clerk Kathy Wilkes read the proclamation at last night’s meeting…
Read moreLisa Cowan and Sally Gravino with the Historic Preservation Committee of the DAR Wizard of Tamassee Chapter were at the Seneca City Council meeting last night and presented awards to Mayor Dan Alexander, Administrator Scott Moulder and Seneca City Museums Shelby Henderson and Nick McKinney for their efforts in preserving Seneca’s history…
Read moreWest Union Police have charged a man with trafficking methamphetamine. According to jail records, David Anthony Rogers, age 55 of Westminster, was arrested on Tuesday and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. His bond was set at $25,000. Also on Tuesday, Walhalla Police charged 37 year-old Kimberly Dawn Carr of Walhalla with two counts of shoplifting and one count […]
Read moreA couple of local business owners appeared before the Seneca City Council last night to find out what steps need to be taken in order for the city to take over maintenance of what is now a private road, but is used by approximately 1,000 motorists daily as a route between Wells Highway and Radio Station Road. Restaurateur Josh Ledbetter […]
Read moreSurveyors were recently seen at work on 148 acres just west of Seneca. A few years ago, a vacant parcel between the Wal-Mart and the Oconee Country Club was bequeathed to the Thornwell Children’s Home. Now, the children’s home has decided to sell the property. Real estate broker Frank Hammond of Greenville called the land a “great place” along Sandifer […]
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Westminster Mayor Brian Ramey finds himself back on the board of the OJRSA after the City Council last night gave approval to an ordinance that would make him an ex-officio member. A by-law that requires board members of the OJRSA to live in Oconee County forced Westminster Administrator Kevin Bronson to resign from the OJRSA Board only days after being […]
Read moreThe week of February 14 – February 20, weather permitting. This prescribed burn will cover 126 acres. The fire should take 1 day to execute. For safety reasons, trails at Oconee State Park will be closed during the prescribed burn. (This includes trails within the park, and trails that lead to the park.) Trails will remain closed the day after the burn. Trail […]
Read more(Walhalla, SC)————————————–An investigation into an overnight shooting near Westminster led to the arrest of a Westminster man on charges of Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime. 24 year old Matthew Dillard Fowler of Spy Mountain Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at 6:20am this morning on a Temporary Custody Order […]
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced in January, the studies, projects, and programs that will be initiated in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA). The IIJA provides a large boost to […]
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