Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
In order to effectively listen to the community’s ideas about safety, and to better communicate safety measures, the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) will hold “SDPC School Safety Night” at Pickens High School from 6-7:30pm tonight, March 12. The event will be divided into sections for each of the four major attendance areas (Daniel, Easley, Liberty, and Pickens). Principals, […]
Read moreThe Pickens County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances into the death of a man now identified by the Coroner’s Office as 41-year-old Brian Wayne Poole, who is a first cousin to the shooter. Early information regarding the victim indicates that he had been temporarily residing with his cousin, Timothy Poole, when the shooting occurred in February. The Pickens […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Thursday on a charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree. 32-year-old Christopher James Duncan of Hanvey Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center by a deputy from the Warrants Division. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division spoke with a family member of the […]
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Over the past several weeks investigators with the Seneca Police Department Narcotics Unit have been conducting controlled undercover purchases of illegal narcotics from 307 Circle Drive inside the city. During the operation, officers were able to purchase quantities of methamphetamine from Douglas John Olin Edmond, who is a resident of 307 Circle Drive. Pursuant to the undercover buys, officers were […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks help solving a burglary and larceny that occurred at a business in the 400 block of South Highway 11 in West Union. The owner of the business said that a white 1997 Ford F-250 Single Cab service pickup with Foothills Grading on the side had been stolen as well as numerous tools. The pickup […]
Read moreThe Pickens County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man following information provided to detectives late Thursday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office received information from a witness that a man had been shot and killed following a dispute at a residence on Can Do Lane. Preliminary investigation is that the shooting is believed to have occurred in February. The witness informed detectives that […]
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We spring forward this weekend. Daylight Saving Time officially begins at 2am on Sunday, March 11. As you change the time, Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief of Emergency Management and Special Operations Scott Krein encourages you to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. “So often we find that when we have a fire that there wasn’t a working […]
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Due to the Municipal Election on Tuesday, March 13, the City of Seneca announces that the regularly scheduled March meeting has been postponed. The city will announce when the meeting will be rescheduled.
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Dr. Seuss has long been known for his inventive use of language; indeed, even employing his own creative nonsense words to tell his universally loved stories. Recently, in conjunction with Seuss’s birthday, Mrs. Ashley Levesque at Seneca Middle School, embraced that creative spirit as she worked with her English/Language Arts students to identify and appreciate the writing styles of a […]
Read moreFor the first quarter of the year, gas prices have been expensive, reports AAA Carolinas. On average, motorists are paying a quarter more than at the same time last year. In North Carolina, prices are currently $2.41 and in South Carolina, the average is $2.28. While pump prices have dipped in recent weeks, this is not a trend consumers should […]
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