Fatal Overnight Crash in Anderson County
A fatal collision in Anderson County happened on Hwy 28 near Hayes Road at around midnight last night. Corporal Matt Southern with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has the latest…
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Gov. McMaster: “School districts should consider selecting the date of Sept. 8, Tuesday 2020 to reopen schools”
Gov. Henry McMaster is recommending schools in South Carolina do not reopen until after Labor Day to give additional time for COVID-19 cases to decrease , but he is adamant that districts need to give parents the option to send their children back to the classroom. “We must do it safely, must do it carefully, but we must do it,” […]
Read moreFatal Traffic Accident in Westminster
A 73 year-old Seneca woman died Wednesday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two vehicle head-on collision. This collision was reported to Oconee 911 Communications at 12:37 pm. This incident occurred on West Oak Highway (SC 24) near Westminster. Rachel Ann Barker, 73, of Seneca was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:07 pm. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating. Master […]
Read moreGraham on Passing of General Spears
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the passing of former Adjutant General for South Carolina Stanhope S. Spears. “I was saddened to learn that my good friend and our state’s former Adjutant General Stan Spears died. “General Spears was a great military leader for the South Carolina National Guard. He made a real difference […]
Read moreOconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Seneca Man on Multiple Charges, Including Attempted Murder
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man yesterday on multiple charges, including a charge of Attempted Murder. 68 year old Guy Jimmy Shook of Owens Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:10pm Tuesday. Shook has also been charged by the Sheriff’s Office with one count each of Assault and Battery – 3rd Degree and […]
Read moreStory Time Kits Are Available at OCPL Branches
The Oconee County Public Library is excited to announce the debut of a new resource in our children’s collection: story time kits! Story time kits are just what they sound like – collections of books and activities with a central theme that help you create meaningful literary experiences with your child. With kit themes like counting, colors, ABCs, and much […]
Read moreSeneca Selects Greenville Firm to Help Navigate FEMA Reimbursement
Seneca will use a Greenville company to help qualify for millions of dollars in reimbursement costs from the April 13 tornado, and it’s Goodwyn, Mills and Caywood – the same company with which Oconee County has contracted. Mayor Dan Alexander said that the City is comfortable with the firm because they have used them before… The tornado costs to city […]
Read moreMotorcyclist Injured in Tuesday Accident Near Seneca
A late Tuesday afternoon accident near Seneca injured a motorcyclist on Mauldin Mill Road. Although the motorcyclist’s injuries were non-life threatening, he was still flown to a Greenville hospital. The cyclist, who wore a helmet, was thrown from his bike about 60 feet and landed on pavement, according to reports from officials.
Read moreCode Orange Ground Level Ozone Action
The South Carolina Department Of Health And Environmental Control has issued a Code Orange Ground Level Ozone Action Day for The Upstate, From 10 am To 8 pm EDT Wednesday. An Ozone Action Day means that atmospheric conditions will likely produce unhealthy concentrations of ground level ozone air pollution. A Code Orange forecast indicates that ground level ozone concentrations are […]
Read moreOver 900 Tested at Community COVID-19 Test Site Tuesday in Seneca
Yesterday, according to Prisma Health officials, 924 people were tested during an 11 hour long COVID-19 community testing event, the second such event held at Blue Ridge Elementary in Seneca, but the first held for that length of time. Until Tuesday, community testing events lasted approximately four hours. Area residents waited for up to an hour to get the swab […]
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