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UPDATE: 08/12/2020 10:00 am… From OCSO: The stolen Winnebago RV that was the subject of an Oconee County Sheriff’s Office press release yesterday has been located in Greenville County. Original Press Release: The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a Winnebago that was stolen this past weekend from an address near Seneca. A deputy […]

When classes resume in the School District of Oconee County, students and staff in common areas and on buses will be required to wear masks, according to school officials. SDOC Officials released the following information: The following information provides mask requirements for students and visitors as of August 10. Due to the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the information below […]

A permit for a project to bring a sewer line to Fair Play and nearby I-85 could be submitted to the State as early as this week. Engineering firm Davis and Floyd plans to send the formal application on behalf of Oconee County and the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. Surveyors along the four mile stretch of Oconee’s portion of interstate […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging all South Carolinians to respond to legitimate contact tracing calls and emails from public health officials, while remaining vigilant against scams. DHEC has been conducting contact tracing for COVID-19 cases since the first reports in the state. Notifying people about a possible exposure is critical to stopping the […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 718 new confirmed cases and 6 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 17 additional confirmed deaths and one new probable death. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 100,431, probable cases to 728, confirmed deaths to 1,966, and 83 probable deaths. In Oconee County, 12 […]

An early morning fire at the Goodwill in Seneca has been extinguished. Around 3am firefighters discovered a fire inside a trailer backed up to a bay at the Goodwill store on Sandifer Boulevard. They were able to stop the fire before it could spread to the building… Fire fighters continued to monitor hot spots in the back of the property, […]

For everyone attending events of the Walhalla Performing Arts Center, in keeping with the order of Governor McMaster, face masks are now a requirement. The Performing Arts Center also has combined and moved its shows nearby to the outdoor football/soccer field. If you plan to attend an outdoor show, please bring your own chair and blankets. They will not allow […]

Duke Energy is teaming with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce to start a new program aimed to help small businesses rebound and survive during the COVID-19 crisis. The Chamber will use a $100,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to provide support to 56 small businesses in the counties Duke Energy serves in the state, with half of those […]

On Tuesday night the Westminster City Council will consider a resolution “…that citizens within and visitors to Westminster wear a mask or other face covering when they are unable to socially distance…, and the City of Westminster supports any business owners that desire to mandate the wearing of masks within their establishments.” The Westminster City Council meeting will begin at […]