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The City of Seneca has learned that Lindsey Oil Company and LifePoint church are working together to provide fuel for generators being used by those affected by Monday’s EF-3 tornado. Organizers of the fuel oil giveaway will be stationed on the grounds of Kellett School off E. 5th Street in Seneca. This is directly behind the Seneca Fire Department. Ten […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested eight subjects, seven men and one woman, as a result of a burglary and grand larceny investigation near Seneca. During the evening hours of April 13th, a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to an address on Petty Road in reference to a reported burglary to a garage.  After making entry into […]

The City of Seneca and the Seneca YMCA have formed a partnership to offer shower facilities to residents affected by the tornado. The services will begin on Friday, April 17, 2020. A total of 13 showers are available, and 3 are individual shower rooms with toilets that would be suitable for a small family. Hours of availability will be from 8 […]

Oconee County urges all persons visiting, volunteering or working at mobile food lines and donation centers to continue safe practices to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus. Volunteers and citizens should wash their hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not regularly available, hand sanitizer may be used. Groups should […]

SENECA, S.C. – The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) has been without phone, email, and internet service since Monday due to the damage caused by the EF3 tornado that struck the Seneca area during the early morning hours of April 13. A representative with the agency’s communications provider stated that it “could be several days” until the fiber optic […]

The City of Seneca is urging citizens to contact their “Citizens Hotline” for information on disaster assistance. Due to COVID-19 guidelines, the Seneca Fire Department is not allowing citizens visitors to the station as previously announced by some social media outlets. The City of Seneca continues to respond to the tornado event from Monday morning. Debris clearing will continue throughout […]

City officials have announced there will be no curfew in the City of Seneca Wednesday night, but they encourage all residents to remain at home and exercise extreme caution when moving about. Officials would like to remind everyone that there are still live wires on the ground, and residents are advised not to touch or move any wires they are […]

At 6:00 p.m. today, April 15, 2020, ice will be available for Oconee County citizens and residents at the following Seneca locations: Ann Hope United Methodist Church at 702 Goddard Avenue; and Trinity Baptist Church at 504 S Oak Street.   Ice will be available while supplies last.   Donations to assist with the cost of ice may be made to Crosspoint […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 105 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 10 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 3,656 and those who have died to 107. Of those 10 deaths, seven were elderly individuals with underlying health […]