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The Major League Fishing (MLF) Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine tournament season will continue Saturday, May 8, with a Phoenix Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell. Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $13,000 and $3,000 respectively in the one-day tournament. Takeoff: 6:30 a.m., Weigh-In: […]

State Representative Jonathan Hill has introduced House Bill 406 to the South Carolina Legislature. The bill, titled “The Unborn Victims of Violence Act” calls for a state budget amendment that would defund all providers of abortion. The bill would add an article that states the deliberate termination of an unborn child by any means or at any stage of development […]

On Monday Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander issued a proclamation that recognized April as Donate Life Month…

The highly anticipated opening of the new Publix Supermarket was held with a ribbon cutting this morning at 7:00 am. Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson was among the dignitaries on hand for the event…

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Townville man over the weekend on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine after a pursuit late last week. 38 year old Christopher Lee O’Donald of Rachels Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:34am on Saturday, May 1st. O’Donald has also been charged with one count of Failure to stop […]

During a meeting of the Seneca Planning Commission last night, a zoning change was recommended for almost ten acres of land to a multi-residential zoning classification. The move will allow developers to cover the parcels behind Bojangle’s on the 123 By-Pass with an apartment complex. Planning and Development Director for the City of Seneca Ed Halbig said that Connelly Development […]

In the early morning hours today, Deputies with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office responded to 3800 Calhoun Memorial Highway, Easley, (the entrance to the South Carolina Upper State Fairgrounds) to assist Pickens County EMS. A passerby had reported discovering a male subject at that location who was unresponsive. Upon the arrival of the Deputies, EMS reported that the subject was […]

An employee of the Westminster Fire Department has been placed on unpaid leave following allegations of sexual harassment. The employee is unnamed, and an investigation began immediately into the allegations when they were brought forward, officials said. The employee was placed on leave last Wednesday, according to officials. This investigation is on the heels of another one that happened about […]

57-year-old Gregory Leon Belton of Anderson has been identified by the Anderson County Coroner’s Office as the victim of a shooting incident this morning. Anderson County Deputies were called to a Diamond Street residence after a caller to 911 reported that shots had been fired. Belton suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. […]

Just before 2:30 am this morning, the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a fatal head-on collision on US 76 near Chapman Road, about four miles north of Anderson. Master Trooper Brandon Bolt has more…