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Meals will begin on Tuesday, June 15th The School District of Oconee County will begin the summer feeding program on Tuesday, June 15th.  Meals will be available for pick up at select schools and community locations. Children will receive a “grocery style” box of food that will make seven breakfasts and seven lunches. Meals are provided at no cost to […]

According to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Seneca Police have charged 19 year old Aaron Ransom Armstrong of Seneca with Petit Larceny and Malicious Injury to Property. Armstrong was booked into jail around 10:45am Tuesday morning after police said he allegedly stole security cameras that belonged to Seneca Gardens Apartments at Laing Court, where he lived. According […]

In the effort to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to rural and underserved parts of the state, DHEC is expanding its Vaccination Homebound Project to all 46 counties. The statewide program launched Monday, June 1 and will run through December. DHEC is working with two providers, Welcome Pharmacy and H&M Labs, to provide free vaccinations to homebound individuals who may be unable […]

Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division, on routine patrol late Tuesday evening on the Utica Mill Hill, arrested a Seneca man on multiple charges, including a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine. 49 year old Eddie J McJunkins, who has listed addresses of S. Depot Street and Goddard Avenue, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:49am this morning. […]

South Carolina motor fuel users can expect next month to pay an extra two cents on the gallon at the gas pumps. For a fifth straight year, the South Carolina Motor Fuel User Fee, which helps support road, bridge and infrastructure construction, will increase on July 1 from 24 to 26 cents a gallon. The increase is part of a […]

Oconee County Council met last night in Walhalla. The council heard the second reading of the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and it passed by a vote of 3 to 2, which moves it on to a third and final reading on June 22 before approval. Council members Paul Cain, Julian Davis and John Elliott all voted in […]

The 12 Mile boat landing and beach will be closed to the public on Saturday, (June 5) from 6 am to 1 pm, to allow for a Clemson aquatic team open water swimming event. The city of Clemson requests that 12 Mile boat landing and beach users plan accordingly.

Seneca Fire Fighters responded around 6:00 am this morning to what Chief Richie Caudill described as a squatter shack in the woods burning on Jaynes Street near Utica Mill. One person was flown to the burn center in Augusta with critical injuries, he said…

A fatal crash on US 29 about five miles north of Anderson is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Cpl. Joe Hovis said that it happened around 2:15 am Monday morning…

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office held a promotions ceremony on May 18th to honor and recognize Deputies and Detention Officers who received promotions. The following deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division were recognized for promotions: Master Patrol Deputy Chris Johnson – Promotion to Corporal – Delta Shift Master Patrol Deputy Andrew Marcengill – Promotion to Corporal – Alpha Shift All […]