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Saturday was the last day to see what an old fashioned country fair should be at the South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair. This year’s fair on Highway 123 between Seneca and Westminster, across from Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, was rated a success by Melinda Harbin, Secretary of the Fair Board. “Well the fair, we belove was a huge success. We’re […]

Seneca High School (SHS) Spirit Night will be held at McDonald’s of Seneca on Thursday, Oct. 5. Join the band, cheerleaders, coaches, and athletes for a night of fun, food, and games. SHS Athletics will receive a percentage of all sales between 5:30-7:30pm.

The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at approximately 11:50am. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested for three-minutes to assure each siren works properly. This full-cycle siren test is performed once each quarter in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens […]

The current exhibit at the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum in Seneca explores the first 100-years of formal education of African-Americans during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Oconee County. Entitled “Segregation, Integration, Assimilation” the exhibit is shown through the lens of local history-makers, says Museum Manager Shelby Henderson. “We’ve got our exhibit going on right now through May 25, […]

Wednesday afternoon, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster made a stop in Seneca as part of his Main Street Round Table Discussion Tour across the state. The event was hosted by the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce at the Thrift Development Building. “This is a beautiful state that we have things here like institutions, people, oceans, mountains, universities, technical schools; we […]

As investigators with the Walhalla Fire Department and the State Law Enforcement Division try to determine the cause of a Saturday evening fire at the Oconee County Law Enforcement Center, business remains as normal at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “Even though part of our Law Enforcement Center did suffer some damage due to […]

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce will host Governor McMaster and Oconee Chamber members on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 3pm at the Thrift Development Building on Bountyland Road in Seneca for a Main Street Round Table Discussion. The Governor is interested in hearing from Chamber business members about any regulations that are restricting their businesses. He will also discuss an […]

Thursday morning, the Seneca Police Department conducted a round-up of suspected drug dealers. The operation was based out of the new Annex building at 416 East Main Street in Seneca. Police were seeking 24 suspects on a total of 35 warrants. So far, eight people have been arrested. Seneca Police Chief John Covington says that two of the suspects have […]

The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) is making parents and caregivers aware of a new state policy defining chronic absenteeism. Beginning with the 2017-18 school year, a student who misses 50% or more of the instructional day for any reason will be designated as absent. Each school will pull reports at regular intervals and students who have been marked […]

Due to time missed from school on Sept. 11, and 12, during Hurricane Irma, the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) will use the first two scheduled inclement weather days as make-up days, explains Public Information Officer Dr. Sharon Sanders. “SDOC schools will now be in session on Feb. 26, and March 30, to make up for the two days […]