Category: featured

The Seneca High School (SHS) Honors Chorale and Honors Women’s Chorus earned Superior with Distinction ratings at the South Carolina State Choral Festival in Columbia. Both choirs earned straight superiors from three collegiate adjudicators on the performance portion of the festival. Both choirs also earned a superior on the sight singing and music literacy portion of the festival which qualified […]

At a special called meeting on Wednesday, March 28, the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) accepted the recommendation of two new administrators. Al LeRoy was named Director of Human Resources to replace the retiring Earnestine Williams, tells Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “Mr. LeRoy has twenty three years of experience as a […]

The entertainment has been announced for Seneca Fest 2018. On Friday, May 25, everyone is invited to come see wrestling in Gignilliat Gym and then on Saturday, May 26, hear Terri Clark and the Kentucky Headhunters on Gignilliat Field, tells Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson. To learn more, visit www.seneca.sc.us.

Students in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) have to wait another day before they can start having fun over spring break. Friday, March 30, is a regular school day now, explains Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “March 30, was scheduled to be an inclement weather make up day, which means that students would be off, but […]

Last week at the South Carolina Federation of Museums (SCFM) Conference held in Oconee County, Oconee Heritage Center Assistant Curator and Education Specialist Jennifer Moss was chosen to serve on the SCFM Executive Committee as 1st Vice President. “It is truly an honor to serve on this committee,” says Moss. “This gives me the chance to represent Oconee County on […]

Oconee County Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Director Phil Shirley received the Certificate of Special Recognition from the South Carolina Federation of Museums during their conference last week. As director of Oconee County Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Shirley has seen that heritage tourism is an important part of Oconee County’s growing tourism economy. Shirley has been a champion for Oconee County’s […]

The search is now underway for a site to build a new Seneca Middle School, explains Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We are beginning that process because it takes a while to acquire property but we would like to look at three or four options. We need about 40 acres that is some what centralized in […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting its next Pill Take Back Day at two different locations on Saturday, April 28. The two events will be held from 10am until 2pm at the Sheriff’s Office Substation, which is located near the Emergency Room at Oconee Memorial Hospital and also at the Law Enforcement Center at 300 South Church Street […]

Roy Spivey, Jr. of Salem is a veteran and received the Purple Heart while serving on active duty in Vietnam. Bry Watkins served during the Korean War. They took the oath and were inducted into the Combat Infantryman’s Association on March 20. All veterans who served in an infantry unit in the Army and possess the Combat Infantry Badge are […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigation a shooting that occurred at an address in the Seneca area that left one person dead. A deputy responded to an address on Lands End Road during the early morning hours Wednesday in regards to a shooting incident. When deputies arrived, they discovered a male subject lying inside the residence with a gunshot […]