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A resident of Oconee County who lives near High Falls Park and Stamp Creek Landing called he Sheriff’s Office Wednesday and told deputies that at about 1:00 pm, a person came to the home stating that he was a Medicare Specialist and had obtained the citizen’s information from a list he paid for from those who are on Medicare. The […]

Westminster Mayor Brian Ramey hinted that a long-running controversy surrounding a cabin he owns that sits on city property adjacent to the Chauga River, could soon be headed to court. At one point, the city had given the Mayor a year to move the building. Two new Westminster council members, namely Brad Chastain and Danny Duncan, revisited the issue at […]

Ram Cat Alley could soon be a musical destination since the approval of a new sound system in the Historic District downtown by the Seneca City Council. The system will keep the party going, so to speak, during the day and throughout events like Jazz on the Alley, even when no live bands are playing, with the hopes of keeping […]

Historic Downtown Seneca could see some artistic creativity displayed on the sides of some of it’s buildings, should the council decide to support a program by the Blue Ridge Arts Center for local artists with HAT Funding…

At Tuesday’s Special Called City Council meeting, the purchase of 30 acres of land adjacent to the Shaver Recreation Complex was approved. The land, which was appraised at $295,000, will be sold to the city for $289,000. The land, which should more than double the size of the current complex, will allow the city to expand it’s recreational facilities and […]

Deputy Alyssa Reeder with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy last Friday. Originally from Greenville and a 2019 Clemson graduate, Alyssa is also a member of the National Guard’s 125th Multi-Role Bridging Company based in Abbeville. Alyssa has been assigned to the Bravo Shift Uniform Patrol Division […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) spoke Tuesday before the Senate vote on legislation he introduced, HR 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act… 53 Senators were in support of Graham’s Bill, also known as Micah’s Law. The legislation did not receive the sixty votes necessary to overcome a Senate filibuster.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help regarding an investigation into a reported shoplifting that occurred at the Seneca Walmart last Wednesday evening, February 19. Investigators said that store employees told a deputy that they saw a white female put multiple items in her purse, bypass all points of sale and then they said she ran out […]

At Tuesday night’s Seneca City Council Meeting, a new ordinance that would establish operating hours for the city’s several parks, in particular Norton Thompson, was discussed. City Administrator Scott Moulder spoke to Mayor Alexander and the Council about the plan…