Two OEA Members graduate from Leadership Oconee

Two members of the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) team recently graduated from the Leadership Oconee County Program; gaining a wealth of knowledge about team building, leadership skills and practices, along with an understanding of the organizational makeup of many of Oconee County’s government services, non-profits, and community entities. In the 2017-18 class were OEA team members, Daja Dial and Emily […]

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SDOC to interview SHS Principal Candidates

The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) will interview candidates for principal at Seneca High School (SHS) after the holiday weekend, tells Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “We’ve been advertising for that position for the last week half or so and we closed that job positing yesterday afternoon and we anticipate interviewing some candidates on Tuesday morning.” Since […]

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Walk In and Vote Absentee

Walk in and vote absentee. On May 14, in person absentee voting began in South Carolina for the June 12, Primary Elections. Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich tells who is eligible to vote absentee. “We have absentee voting and there are 17 reasons that you can vote by absentee. So, members of the Armed Forces or […]

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Whitewater Falls Victim recovered by Divers

The Lower Whitewater Falls victim was recovered Monday afternoon by divers. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis identified her as 18-year-old Anna McCall Mimms of Seneca. She was one week shy of her 19th birthday. She had just completed her freshman year in the Bridge Program at Clemson University. On Sunday, Mimms was walking with three other friends along the Whitewater […]

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Seneca Homicide Suspect turns Himself in

The Seneca Police Department reports that Richard Anthony Dunston Jr., who was being sought for a homicide that occurred Thursday night, May 17, is now in custody. He turned himself in to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and has a bond hearing scheduled for 10:30am today at the Oconee County Detention Center. The Seneca Police Department thanks the community for […]

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