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A Seneca man wanted on a sex crime charge was taken into custody Friday evening by deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division. A deputy received word that 30 year old Nathan Ashley Neal was seen walking down Lawrence Bridge Road in the area of Old Clemson Highway. After responding to the area, Neal was located and taken into custody around […]

The School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees honored Mrs. Margaret Brown, widow of former superintendent James M. Brown, in recognition of the years of support for arts education by the Brown family in the School District of Oconee County.  Mr. James M. Brown served as superintendent from 1988 until his untimely death in 1994.  During his tenure, he […]

At its regularly scheduled board meeting held on June 7, 2021, the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Mr. Carson LeCroy as the director of Hamilton Career & Technology Center.  Mr. LeCroy, a Seneca High School alum, joined the faculty of Seneca High School in 2014 as a science teacher before moving to the […]

The School District of Oconee County is proud to announce the Class of 2021 valedictorians and salutatorians. Seneca High School Valedictorian – Kara Lynn Justus Kara is the daughter of Gary and Angela Justus, and sister to Evan. As a student at SHS, she was a member of National Honor Society, Beta Club, Future Farmers of America, Future Educators Club, […]

The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) has repealed the water quality advisory issued on Friday. for Richland Creek and Coneross Creek in Oconee County. The notice was issued as a precaution when wastewater spilled from a collapsed sewer line on Sandifer Boulevard. OJRSA Director Chris Eleazar with more… Due to the scarcity of materials, it is anticipated the permanent […]

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made an opening statement at a hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal. GRAHAM: “This budget I think is blind to the world in which we live in, in terms of military threats. It has an approach to the role of the federal government that […]

We were privileged to sit down with Clemson’s Mayor Robert Halfacre today. He talked with us about the city council meeting held on Monday night, and items that were discussed. He also mentioned that Andy Blondeau has been chosen as the new Administrator for the City of Clemson…

Walhalla Police, in conjunction with Project ChildSafe, are giving away firearms safety kits to area residents. The kits include a cable-style gun lock and are available 8am to 3pm Monday through Friday at Walhalla Police Headquarters at 101 East Main Street.

On Tuesday, Seneca Police arrested 35 year-old Justin Marshall Gunn of Walhalla on multiple drug and traffic related offenses. Gunn faces charges of manufacturing and distribution of meth and Schedule 1, 2 and 3 drugs. He is also charged with reckless driving, driving under suspension, failure to stop for a blue light and a license plate on the wrong vehicle. […]

Seneca City Council met Tuesday night. At the meeting, City Administrator Scott Moulder gave the council a rundown of the proposed budget of more than fifty million dollars for the upcoming fiscal year, which was passed upon it’s second reading… The budget includes small rate increases for customers of Seneca Light and Water, mostly due to the increase on the […]