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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fair Play man this week on multiple charges, including first degree burglary, kidnapping and domestic violence in the first degree. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center after being transported from the Anderson County Detention Center was 46-year-old Timothy William Mathis. He was also charged with one count of petit larceny in relation […]

At their meeting this month, the Seneca Planning Commission considers a rezoning request for 88.92 acres of wooded property that is currently undeveloped. The property is bound by Frontage Road, Queen Anne Lane, Knollwood Drive and Lake Keowee. Seneca Planning and Community Development Director Ed Halbig tells more about the rezoning request. “The rezoning is a piece of property that […]

Crews are hard at work hanging LED lights along Ram Cat Alley in downtown Seneca. The lighting atop the edge of buildings portrays the city’s streetscape. Seneca Utilities Director Bob Faires gives details. “Well we’ve started putting those up. Our Maintenance Department is doing that and doing a fine job. So, they are going to be continuing, hopefully if the […]

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative customers will soon revive annual capital credit refunds. This year’s capital credits are worth $1 million to customers across Blue Ridge Electric’s multi-county territory. The refunds represent margins earned by the cooperative in previous years of operation. Each check represents an individual member’s pro-rate share of the net earnings during the years covered by the payment.

The City of Seneca is close to finalizing a new deal with the Pioneer Rural Water District. Seneca Utilities Director Bob Faires gave an update on negotiations to the Seneca City Council at their meeting this week. “Well, it is all in Pioneer’s hands now. We worked together to try get something that we hope is a win win but […]

The Seneca Development Committee is progressing with new incentive programs to assist city businesses. Seneca City Councilman Herman Smith chairs the committee and says they are getting close to establishing the business development incentive program and the commercial building improvement program. “We went back and looked at both the commercial business part and the building part and just tweaked it […]

A company is investing $3.8 million in a manufacturing facility expansion in Oconee County, announces the South Carolina Department of Commerce. RBC Aerostructures, a provider of control rods and precision machined parts to aerospace and defense customers, is expanding its existing Oconee County operations. This is expected to create 22 new jobs over the next five years. “The opportunities to […]

With the cost of their current program increasing, the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) is considering the adoption of a new program to educate students on safe driving skills. Drive Smart would also allow the district to tailor the program to individual school traffic patterns, explains Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We’ve got a couple […]

Another business has announced plans to locate in the Hartwell Village located at the intersection of Highway 123 and Highway 93 in Oconee County. Five Guys is the first restaurant announced for the shopping center between Seneca and Clemson, tells Oconee Economic Alliance Executive Director Richard Blackwell. “We’re excited we finally have a restaurant to commit to that development and […]