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United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced Monday that 37-year-old Tabitha A. Hammond of Seneca pled guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Donald C. Coggins, of Spartanburg, accepted the guilty plea and will sentence Hammond after he has a chance to review the presentence report prepared by the United States Probation Office. Evidence […]

A rescue operation is underway this morning in Mountain Rest, tells Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief of Emergency Management and Special Operations Scott Krein. “We are presently working on extricating a person that was overdue. We had a party of seven, two adults and five children, that were on the river tubing and one was injured late yesterday afternoon […]

Two businesses in Oconee County are now accepting donations for the family of David Shultis. Wednesday evening, lightning started a fire, which damaged the family’s South Oak Street home. The family of four were not injured in the fire. Shultis is a firefighter with the Walhalla Fire Department. Drop off points to help the family rebuild their lives are McNeely […]

The City of Seneca announces that Charles Caudill, Jr., of Salem has been chosen as the new fire chief for the Seneca Fire Department. He has over 35 years’ experience. Caudill says he will look for opportunities in his new role to involve the fire department in activities that will open doors for collaborative public education. “We want to be […]

There is currently an urgent situation at the Oconee County Animal Shelter. Both the animal control and the humane society sides are filled to capacity and there is a desperate need to place dogs. If anyone is considering adoption, they are urged to come to the shelter as soon as possible. Many long-stay dogs have special adoption fees of $25 […]

Photographs are on display at Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) now through October for the Celebrate Oconee Photo Contest. Local photographers were challenged to enter their best Oconee County photographs, and they met that challenge by submitting 56 photos of different facets of Oconee County. “Photographers were asked to take photos in three categories: historic places, people, and natural beauty. We […]

The Seneca Improvements Corporation approved two items at their meeting Wednesday morning. The first deals with the Vangeli’s restaurant project on Ram Cat Alley, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “That is a partnership where there is an abandoned building to the right. The city has ownership of the building, but we are doing some work on the building and then […]

The School District of Pickens County, Greenville County Schools, and the School District of Oconee County have agreed to honor each other’s senior citizen resident passes allowing free admission at athletic events, explains Oconee County Schools Associate Superintendent of Administration Steve Hanvey. “We have passes that allow county residents 65 years old or older to attend athletic events for free. […]

On July 26, 2018, the Westminster City Council met and reviewed five requests for orders of demolition against blighted housing in the city. The discussion turned to the ownership and use of other housing that would soon, if not immediately abated, be presented for demolition orders. A number of the worst housing situations reviewed by codes enforcement personnel, since April, […]