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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Wednesday on multiple charges related to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. 28 year old Daniel Eugene Taylor of Padgett Street was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:28 pm on a Temporary Custody Order until arrest warrants were obtained today. Taylor has been charged with eight counts of Sexual […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced the selection of Brannon Traxler, M.D., MPH, to serve as the agency’s Director of Public Health. Dr. Traxler will assume her role as director of Public Health effective Monday, April 19. “DHEC was fortunate to attract great candidates for this critical position and I sincerely appreciate their […]

The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Duke Energy said. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will sound for three minutes. For more information about the outdoor warning sirens, visit duke-energy.com/NuclearEP.

Update: The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today that eight arrest warrants have been served on an Anderson County man in relation to a December 2020 Walhalla area armed robbery. 28 year old Joshua Allen McCurley of Highway 187 was transported from the Anderson County Detention Center to the Oconee County Detention Center yesterday by a deputy from the […]

Results from the special election held on Tuesday in Walhalla remain unofficial until they are certified tomorrow, but the ballots tallied show that Gwen Owens will claim the seat once occupied by her late husband Dennis on the Walhalla City Council. The count from Walhalla last night showed Gwen Owens won with 87 votes. She thanked the voters for their […]

Walhalla Police said that early Saturday morning around 2:30 am, one of their officers stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 11 South. After they conducted a search of the vehicle , police said they found marijuana and a large quantity of meth. The driver, who was unidentified by police, was given a citation for misdemeanor possession of marijuana, however […]

The Seneca Facilities Corporation met on Tuesday to discuss the insurance renewal for the Seneca Industrial Complex, according to Scott Moulder, who said the renewal was approved… City Administrator Moulder also said that the city will be getting a new mower for the recreation department… Moulder added that a request from the Blue Ridge Community Center was approved…

The C&D landfill on Wells Hwy in Seneca will be closed until 11:00AM this morning due to the repaving of Wells Hwy. Be prepared for longer wait times over the next couple of weeks due to the repaving project.

Polls are open in Walhalla today for a special election to fill a post on the city council. Candidates Gwen Owens and Christy Marlow are on the ballot to fill the seat once occupied by the late council member Dennis Owens. Voting at the EMS/Rescue Squad building in Walhalla continues until 7:00 pm tonight.

School District of Oconee County Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland spoke to the board of trustees during a meeting last night. Thorsland said he is hopeful for the coming school year to be a return to more normal circumstances, with the focus not being so much on strict COVID-19 protocols, and more on the education of Oconee County students. He also […]