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This Saturday, June 27th, The Oconee Humane Society will be offering FREE rabies and Distemper-parvo vaccines and free microchips to help folks continue to care for their pets during this difficult time. The event is in partnership with the Petco Foundation. It will be held from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm noon at The Depot Gazebo on South Catherine Street […]

From the School District of Oconee County: “The district has already heard from many parents and community members with questions about the opening of schools. We understand that anything less than a full-time, in-person school schedule strains many of our families. The district is developing plans and procedures that would allow opening schools as close to normal as possible with the necessary precautions […]

The rate at which gas prices are increasing across the country is slowing. South Carolina’s $1.86 average is a penny more than a week ago, 21 cents more than a month ago and 38 cents less than a year ago. AAA reported that thirty states only saw an increase of a penny or two, causing the national average to push […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man over the weekend on charges of First Degree Burglary and Petit Larceny. 59 year old Wayne Emory Drost, who has listed addresses of Shady Pine Drive in Seneca and Scotland Drive in Easley, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:20 pm Sunday. Deputies responded to an address on Leila […]

The City of Westminster has offered the position of electric supervisor and interim utilities director to Leigh Allen Baker of Pleasant Grove, California. The offer was extended to Baker after a divided vote by the city council of four to three. Prior to entering executive session, Councilman Brad Chastain said Baker and his wife were looking for a home in […]

South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that happened early last night near Seneca. Reports stated a truck left Hwy 123, the Seneca-Clemson corridor and struck a power pole. A trooper on scene said that there were injuries in that accident, however no other details were given. Power crews arrived on scene shortly after the accident to make necessary […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,002 new confirmed cases and 2 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 6 additional confirmed deaths. There are currently 731 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 25,666, […]

A St. Patrick’s Day incident led to a Seneca man’s arrest on his 32nd birthday over the weekend. Saturday, Seneca Police arrested Marcus O’Neal Craig and charged him with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Police alleged that Craig shot at a man during an altercation at a South Walnut Street convenience […]