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More than 5 million COVID-19 tests have been performed in the state, as South Carolinians continue to do their part and follow the recommended actions for protecting public health during this ongoing pandemic. This includes nearly 59 percent more people tested for the first time since November and 73 percent more South Carolinians who have now been tested more than […]

A camper fire broke out overnight, according to reports. Fire officials said that the incident happened near Seneca on Snow Creek Road around 10:30 pm last night. No one was hurt, investigators said.

COVID-19 gutted many industries, especially in the hospitality, travel and tourism sector. Ken Sloan, director of Visit Oconee, explained that, while the airlines and major US destinations have lost vacationers, Oconee County took advantage of being a three-hour drive from both Atlanta and Charlotte… Advertisements promoting Oconee County outdoor adventures have appeared in Southern Living, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and a […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on President Biden signing executive orders rolling back Trump Administration immigration policies. “In a matter of weeks, President Joe Biden has rolled back a substantial part of the gains it took years for the Trump Administration to achieve in the fight to stop illegal immigration. “The refusal to […]

The Seneca Boys Bobcats Basketball team secured their spot in the playoffs this past Friday night and are now the Region 1 AAA Champions, according to Coach Kevin Padgett…

How much should be paid for wastewater treatment by Seneca, Walhalla and Westminster to the OJRSA is fair? That question went left unanswered yesterday during a meeting of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority. A meeting to address the matter again is set to take place on Friday between board chair Scott Moulder and the OJRSA’s executive director, Chris Eleazer. […]

The Oconee County Council will meet at 6:00 pm tonight in Council Chambers, Oconee County Administrative Offices at 415 South Pine Street in Walhalla. On the agenda, among several items, including an executive session, is the first and final reading of a resolution declaring Oconee County a sanctuary for life, which urges the county’s residents to “promote and defend the […]

Not long after 5:30 am this morning, a single wide mobile home fire was reported on East Powell Street near Owens Road in the Utica community near Seneca. Fire Chief Richie Caudill said that no one was hurt, and he believes the fire was started by a homeless person trying to keep warm, but that it got out of hand…

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Oconee County man over the weekend on a Fugitive from Justice Warrant. 21 year old Carlos M Caron, who has listed addresses in Westminster and Seneca, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:33pm Saturday. A hold has been placed on Caron by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky, which […]

The death toll continues to climb in Oconee County and South Carolina due to COVID-19. Yesterday, DHEC reported 210 new confirmed deaths across the state, seven of those were elderly Oconee County residents. On Monday there were 2,130 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in South Carolina, 42 in Oconee. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is confirming there are […]