Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A sexual assault is under investigation at a Clemson University fraternity house. The Clemson University Police Department reported the incident early Saturday, Jan. 27. Police say it happened at the Delta Chi Fraternity House located at 205D Morris Way in Seneca. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating as the sexual assault occurred outside of the jurisdiction of the Clemson […]
Read moreAn autopsy has been performed on the body of 26-year-old Nathlee Nicole Wright of Gastonia, North Carolina. She died Wednesday at Greenville Memorial Hospital after sustaining cardiac arrest last Saturday at the Oconee County Detention Center. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that the autopsy was inconclusive and will require further microscopic and toxicology studies before an opinion on cause […]
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Fifty people enjoyed lunch and learned about Oconee County’s first 150 years as a county on Thursday. It was all part of the Oconee Heritage Center’s (OHC) Lunch and Learn, says OHC Director and Curator Leslie Hagerty. “We went over basically how Oconee County came to be, it was pretty much a really marked moment in history when split from […]
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Work is underway at the Shaver Recreation Complex in Seneca. One of the fields is getting new bathroom facilities, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “They’re actually working on it, I noticed the walls are coming up, so they are building new bathrooms at one of the three fields. The ones next to the apartment complex, that is where they are […]
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The Seneca High School (SHS) Athletic Department will host the annual Bass Fishing Tournament on March 24. This year, the first place winner will receive $1,700, second place gets $500, third place wins $300 and the fourth and fifth place finishers each receive $125. It takes place on Green Pond Landing in Anderson with the launch at safe light and […]
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The community is invited to the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) this Saturday afternoon, Jan. 27, for a special birthday party, tells Curator and Director Leslie Hagerty. “Saturday we have our Happy Birthday Oconee County Party. It is geared towards kids but everyone is welcome. We will have some cupcakes, we’ll have activities, we’ll be making some birthday cards and just […]
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The City of Seneca is currently accepting bids for the construction of a bus stop at South 6th Street and Goddard Avenue, tells Planning and Community Development Director Ed Halbig. “Well, we have been taking for awhile now on a new bus stop at Goddard and 6th Street. The intent is to tie in an ADA-approved bus pad with existing […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Municipal Association meet last night at the Seneca Water Treatment Plant to elect new officers and appoint a representative to the South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments (ACOG). Seneca City Councilman Dana Moore was elected to represent the organization on the board of the government service agency, which is the South Carolina ACOG in Greenville. Replacing Moore […]
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Do you have a child, or know of a child, who will be 4-years-old on or before Sept. 1, 2018? If so, he or she may be eligible for 4K services in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC), explains Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We are holding 4K registration and want to hear from those who might be […]
Read moreThe U.S. Forest Service reports that two prescribed fire burns are scheduled today, Jan. 26, in Oconee County. One is 800 acres off Big Bend Road near the Cherry Hill Campground on Highway 107 and the other is 1,600 acres on Wigington Road between 107 and SC 130. The U.S. Forest Service does not expect any smoke impacts for South […]
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