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Southern Wesleyan University held a virtual graduation, streamed online May 8, to honor the graduates of 2020. Graduates from Seneca were Tyler Abercrombie, Miranda Alexander, Ethan Ekback, Candace Holbrooks, and Rebecca Reed. From Walhalla: Kiernan Gordon, Stephanie Howell, and Nancy Jimenez; From West Union: Sabrina Bryant, Kaitlyn Keeler; and from Westminster graduates were Jessica Holbrooks, Amanda Marcengill, and Vickie Rogers. […]

Sandvik Coromant’s Westminster Production Unit donated $25,000 to the City of Seneca Tornado Relief Fund this week. The Westminster Production Unit, which sits in Oconee County, is located approximately two miles from where the tornado touched down. Officials from the Westminster facility have confirmed that no one was injured at the facility and the building was not damaged, however 30% […]

One month after an EF-3 tornado swept through the Golden Corner and claimed a life, the Oconee County assessor’s office has released numbers that reveal $11 million in residential damages and over 1,100 properties affected in some way. 92 homes were destroyed and 66 homes sustained major damage, while close to 500 homes had minor to moderate damages. Another nearly […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 147 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 9 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 7,927 and those who have died to 355. Eight of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals , and one of the […]

Visitors to the Seneca Post Office near historic downtown are greeted by a sign on the door requiring patrons to have their masks on in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The small retail section of the post office is only allowing three people inside at a time in order to maintain social distancing. Citizens are reminded […]

Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 41 year-old Rashad Ali Thompson this past Friday, according to jail records. He is being held on charges of distribution of meth and cocaine, giving false information and a parole violation. Bond was set at $75,500 for the new charges and denied on the parole violation. Thompson remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 140 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 15 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 7,792 and those who have died to 346. Eleven of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals, and four of the deaths occurred […]