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The City of Westminster has offered the position of electric supervisor and interim utilities director to Leigh Allen Baker of Pleasant Grove, California. The offer was extended to Baker after a divided vote by the city council of four to three. Prior to entering executive session, Councilman Brad Chastain said Baker and his wife were looking for a home in […]

South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that happened early last night near Seneca. Reports stated a truck left Hwy 123, the Seneca-Clemson corridor and struck a power pole. A trooper on scene said that there were injuries in that accident, however no other details were given. Power crews arrived on scene shortly after the accident to make necessary […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,002 new confirmed cases and 2 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 6 additional confirmed deaths. There are currently 731 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 25,666, […]

A St. Patrick’s Day incident led to a Seneca man’s arrest on his 32nd birthday over the weekend. Saturday, Seneca Police arrested Marcus O’Neal Craig and charged him with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Police alleged that Craig shot at a man during an altercation at a South Walnut Street convenience […]

On 6/22/2020 at approximately 2:00 pm officers from Walhalla Police Department received a report of a missing juvenile, Jayne Scarlett Atunez-Reyes. The juvenile was last seen on 6/22/2020 at approximately 8:30 am leaving her residence in the City of Walhalla with an adult male, in an unidentified car with a possible Florida dealer tag. Investigator’s are attempting to gather more […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today regarding an investigation into a vehicle that was stolen from the parking lot of a convenience store back in May of this year. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual in relation to the stolen vehicle. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division […]

South Carolinians under the age of 30 are testing positive for COVID-19 in increasing numbers the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported. As of Friday, 4,160 of the 22,608 confirmed cases in South Carolina are people ages 21 to 30. This accounts for 18.4% of all confirmed cases in the state. Additionally, people in their teens […]

Walhalla Fire and EMS responded to two emergencies at Issaqueena Falls, north of Walhalla, over the weekend. Saturday afternoon, an adult male was at the base of the falls and was reportedly overcome with exhaustion. He was treated and assisted out of the trail by Walhalla Fire, Walhalla PD, and Prisma EMS. On Sunday, a juvenile male fell on the […]