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A big crowd came out this afternoon for the first annual “Rogue’s Outing” Golf Tournament to benefit the Seneca Police department’s K-9 Unit. Here’s Chief Casey Bowling said that he’s grateful to the event’s sponsors, and told us where the funds will be used… Mark Williams with Lake Keowee Ford and Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram was the sole […]

Monday afternoon the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested 34 year old Shane William Meredith of a Union Crossing Road address in West Union. Deputies said they met with the victim of a burglary early Sunday evening at an address on Union Court. Among items taken, according to arrest warrants, were firearms, jewelry, a safe, and a pressure washer. Some of […]

An undercover investigation that began in June of last year has led to the arrest of a Seneca man. 42 year-old James Bernard Williams of an Oglesby Lane address in Seneca is out of jail on bond, according to inmate records at the Oconee County Detention Center, after his arrest on Monday afternoon by Seneca Police. Williams was charged with […]

Starting Monday, May 3, operating hours at the various locations of the Oconee County Public Library will change slightly. Here’s Blair Hinson, Executive Director for the Oconee Public Library System, said that the move is one step closer to getting a little more back to normal… The Salem Branch will be open on Mondays, 10:00-6:00, and Tuesday through Friday, 9:00-5:00, […]

According to jail records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 36 year-old Joshua Eugene Reece on Tuesday and charged him with three counts of distribution of methamphetamine, third or subsequent offense. Also on Tuesday, Deputies arrested Tonya Michelle Coleman, age 43, and charged her with her second or subsequent arrest for the offense of distribution of methamphetamine […]

Saturday, May 1st from 4 until 9pm at the Shaver Rec Complex, residents are invited to participate in the first annual UCP – Uniting the Community and Police – Fair. Seneca High School seniors Alyssa Scott and Jazmine Hughes created a group called Emerging Women, and they partnered with the Seneca Police Department to hold the family friendly event, which […]

he South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will hold a ceremony Wednesday, April 28, 2021, to honor the men and women who have given their lives in service to SCDOT and the state of South Carolina. The SCDOT Workers Memorial Day ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in front of SCDOT Headquarters, 955 Park St., Columbia. This is the location […]

Qualifying government agencies and non-profits are invited to apply for Duke Energy funds from the utility’s Keowee-Toxaway Habitat Enhancement Program. The program funds projects that create, enhance and protest fish and wildlife habitats along the shores of the lakes Keowee and Jocassee, along with their watersheds. Among projects eligible: planting native shoreline vegetation, constructing osprey platforms and wood duck boxes, […]

After a lightning strike that damaged equipment, repairs have been made and Oconee County is back in the business of crushing rock and selling its products to those in the business of hauling rock. Amanda Brock, county administrator, said the crusher was returned to service late Friday afternoon…

Senator Lindsey Graham got his COVID-19 vaccination shot in February, and after touring a vaccine clinic on Monday, he urged South Carolinians to get the vaccine…