Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Three Seneca High School (SHS) student-athletes signed letters of intent today to continue their education and athletic careers. Aila Raines signed with Limestone College for cheerleading, Ben Seitz signed with Olivet Nazarene University for baseball, and Elijah Stewart signed with Southern Wesleyan University for track. Aila Raines has been a Seneca Varsity Cheerleader for four years cheering on the football […]
Read moreTourism in South Carolina is at least a $21.2 billion industry that supports one in every 10 jobs in the state and generates about $1.6 billion in state and local taxes, according to figures released today by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. The new economic impact was announced at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Travel […]
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The chambers were packed Tuesday night for the Oconee County Council’s monthly meeting. Several truckers who do business with the Oconee County Rock Quarry were in attendance as the council rejected a proposal to lease the operation to a private company. Instead the council voted to invest $7.5 million in necessary equipment to keep the quarry running under the control […]
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Last night after an executive session, the Oconee County Council approved a motion to start negotiations with the owners of the Lakeside Lodge condominium development proposed for Lot #8 of Hartwell Village. This follows Monday night’s public hearing in the City of Clemson where the developers are seeking to annex the seven acres into the city and Oconee County Council […]
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The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) released the following statement this morning from Walhalla High School Principal Steve Garrett after an incident at the school on Monday. “Administration was made aware of a message Monday morning in the ladies restroom stall at Walhalla High that could be perceived as a threat. Law enforcement was informed and a thorough investigation […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces an additional arrest in the eighteenth “Operation Infinity” drug sweep round-up that began Jan. 22. The Sheriff’s Office teamed up with law enforcement partners from the Seneca, Walhalla and Westminster Police Departments in the operation. In all, 21 individuals were being sought on a variety of drug charges involving distribution of methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, […]
Read moreAt the request of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Seneca Creek Road and apprehended a Seneca man for the Saturday evening fatal hit and run accident on Wells Highway at Owens Road. Deputies from the Criminal Investigations Division, the Narcotics Unit, the P.A.C.E. Team, the Special Operations Division, the SWAT […]
Read moreThanks to the generous community, Blue Ridge Bank President and CEO Kyle Thomas announces that the Day for Durham fundraiser has raised $19,414.09 so far. Days before Christmas, Kayla, wife of Seneca Police Sgt. Michael Durham, suffered from a serious medical event called AVM. She required surgery and was hospitalized for a lengthy period. On Feb. 15, Chick-fil-A of Seneca […]
Read moreA Seneca man wanted on outstanding warrants, including attempted murder, was arrested over the weekend and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. 24-year-old Derrick Shaquille Dendy also had an outstanding warrant for possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in relation to the same incident. He also had a Magistrate’s Bench Warrant for his arrest. […]
Read moreUnited States Attorney Beth Drake states that 48-year-old Michael Rawson of the United Kingdom pled guilty in federal court in Greenville, to conspiracy to commit visa fraud. Senior United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr., of Greenville, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation […]
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