Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A car was stolen late Sunday night from a residence on Fair Play Street in downtown Seneca. Reports stated that police attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle, but the suspect led police on a brief chase. However, the vehicle that was stolen – a 2005 Ford Escape – was in need of maintenance and couldn’t go faster than about […]
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A single vehicle crash Saturday afternoon around 5:20pm claimed the life of a 22 year-old from Townville, and sent another Townville resident to the hospital. Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said it happened on I-185 North near mile marker 7, about four miles south of Greenville…
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Oconee County Council will hold their first meeting of February tomorrow evening at 6:00PM in council chambers at the Pine Street government complex in Walhalla. On their agenda is a recommendation to apply up to $300,000 of American Rescue Plan funds toward 15.7 miles of a regional greenway trail. The project would involve Oconee County, the City of Clemson and […]
Read moreThe railroad crossing on Main Street in Seneca will be closed for a few hours today while the South Carolina Railroad Department conducts routine maintenance at the location. Traffic is being rerouted onto Jordan Street, then EN 1st Street/US-123 and over to Lindsey Street. Motorists are advised to avoid the area to avoid congestion and delays.
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a suspect who fired shots at a deputy overnight. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division, on routine patrol, observed a black Ford Ranger driving on the wrong side of the road late Saturday night on Whetstone Road in Mountain Rest. The deputy initiated a traffic stop […]
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Wind Advisory Issued January 28 At 2:42pm Est Until January 29 At 4:00pm Est By Nws Greenville-Spartanburg …Wind Advisory In Effect From 7 Pm This Evening To 4 Pm Est Saturday… * What…Northwest Winds 15 To 25 Mph With Gusts Up To 45 Mph Expected. * Where…Portions Of Upstate South Carolina, Northeast Georgia And Western North Carolina. * When…From 7 […]
Read moreAfghan refugees will be arriving in the Clemson/Seneca area this weekend and for the next several weeks. Lutheran Services Carolinas, a faith-based health and human services nonprofit, is working with local churches and other faith communities to help. One of those local churches is Clemson Presbyterian, where Norm McGee is a member and one of several volunteers who are helping […]
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Second and final reading of a controversial ordinance and budget amendment was passed at a Westminster City Council meeting last night. The council voted unanimously 4-0 to pass onto its retail customers a 20% sewer charge increase. Upon recommendation from their administrator, Westminster officials deemed a mid-government year sewer increase financially necessary to deflect an identical increase passed down from […]
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies said they were recently informed of a scam in which the victim’s computer was hacked. The hacker was reportedly able to gain remote access to the computer, upon which a window popped up with a number to tech support. After calling the number, the victim provided some credit and debit card information. The victim was instructed […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster woman yesterday on 14 charges related to an investigation conducted by Animal Control Officers. 33 year old Amanda Morene Barnes of S. Piedmont Street was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:34pm. Barnes was released from the Detention Center today after receiving a combined $15,225.00 personal recognizance bond. In the […]
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