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Aubree Davis, a 5th grader at Fair-Oak Elementary school, was named the Elementary Division winner of the South Carolina Art Education Association (SCAEA) Youth Art Month Show.  Aubree’s acrylic painting entitled “Donkey” was awarded 1st place out of the eight elementary finalists from across the state. Her piece was also awarded 1st place from among 75 elementary entries in the […]

The City of Seneca is submitting a grant application to the South Carolina Department of Transportation for continued provision of transit service in Seneca and surrounding Oconee County. Transportation service is provided through contract with Clemson Area Transit. Federal and state funds are to be allocated by SCDOT through the Rural Transportation Formula Program in FY 2021-2022 for this service. […]

The Seneca City Council will have their regularly scheduled monthly council meeting this evening at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers. The second reading of a couple of ordinances are on the agenda for tonight’s meeting, at which social distancing will be implemented. The meeting will also be streamed online at the city of Seneca’s website for those […]

A four vehicle accident on Mother’s Day afternoon has left a motorcycle rider dead. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, it happened around 2:20pm Sunday afternoon on US 123 near Turner Hill Road in Pickens County, about a mile north of Easley. Master Trooper Brandon Bolt has more…

A 47-year-old female and a 38-year-old male were sent to the hospital on Sunday after a shooting incident. Westminster Police Chief Rory Jones said the incident, which appears to be isolated, happened near Pritchard Street on Sunday…

Sheriff’s Deputies have charged 36 year-old Scott Hamilton Harris of Westminster with Felony DUI – Bodily Injury. He remains in custody with a bond amount set at $25,000. His arrest stems from an early morning accident last Thursday on US Hwy 123 near the Georgia-South Carolina State Line. According to reports, Harris was identified as the driver of a Jeep […]

According to warrants from the South Carolina Department of Revenue, the owner of DME Painting of Easley, 59 year-old Daniel Mark East, has been charged with not making payments to the department of revenue between 2014 and 2018. East is accused of collecting nearly $40,000 in withholdings from employees, but failure to pay the department. If convicted, he faces a […]

South Carolina closed state government offices today, and local government officers were also closed to mark Confederate Memorial Day, held every year on May 10. State offices in Alabama and Mississippi closed down for their Confederate Memorial Days late last month. South Carolina chose May 10 because it is the day when Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson died in 1863 […]