Category: News

(Seneca, SC)——There are still sponsorship opportunities and opportunities to field a team for the upcoming 12th Annual Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament which will be held on Thursday, September 26th. Cortni Nations, Manager of the Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation, says the tournament will be held at two golf courses, Cross Creek Plantation and The Cliffs at Keowee Falls Cortni […]

(Seneca, SC)—The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority has announced their meeting schedule for the remainder of September and the early part of October. The Operations and Planning Committee Meeting will be held this Wednesday, September 18th at 4pm at the Coneross Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Sewer Authority has announced that there will not be a Finance and Administration Committee […]

(Seneca, SC)———-The Seneca Planning Commission will be holding a meeting tonight at 6pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The only item on the agenda for tonight’s meeting will be a request from Josh Thomas and Thomas and Co., LLC to rezone property located along portions of South Walnut Street, East South 6th Street and South Cherry Street.

(Seneca, SC)——The Golden Corner picked up almost an inch of rain from thunderstorms that came through the area on Friday and Saturday, that is according to the rain gauge of Barbara Wilson, the county weather observer. In fact, according to Barbara’s stats, it is the first measurable prepiciptation that Barbara received in her rain gauge in over two weeks since […]

(Seneca, SC)—Oconee County Parks, Recreation and Tourism has announced that activities related to the 2019 National Hunting and Fishing Day will be held on Saturday, September 28th at South Cove County Park. The family event will be held from 9am until 3pm and is free and open to the public. National Hunting and Fishing Day is made possible through partnerships […]

(Seneca, SC)————West-Oak High School has announced that the school will be hosting an Alumni Night next Friday, September 20th before West-Oak’s home football game with St. Joseph’s. Faith Davis, Assistant Principal at West-Oak High School, says that this will be the first ever Alunmi Night and will be held in the new Athletic Lobby beginning at 6pm. All West-Oak, Westminster […]

(Seneca, SC)——-The School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees will hold their regular meeting Monday night in the School Board Conference Room on South Pine Street in Walhalla. Among the items on the agenda will be a discussion regarding the 2020-2021 School Calendar. The discussion is based on a presentation made to the School Board earlier this week during […]

(Seneca, SC)——-The Pickens County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the individual who died yesterday morning in a motorcycle versus deer accident in Pickens County. The victim has been identified as 34 year old Mathew Meyer of Easley. The South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Coroner’s Office are continuing their investigation into the accident. According to Master Trooper David […]

(Seneca, SC)–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release yesterday that a retired patrol vehicle has been donated to the law enforcement class at the Hamilton Career Center. According to the release, the donation will benefit the students who are enrolled in law enforcement related courses. The release says that students will be able to learn the safety […]

(Seneca, SC)———-The Tenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced yesterday that Brandon Partain entered a guilty plea to charges of Unlawful Conduct Towards a Child, Dissemination of Harmful Material to Minors, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and Assault and Battery – 1st Degree. Judge Scott Sprouse sentenced Partain to a total of 18 years active sentence. In a case investigated […]