Category: News

Two marching bands from the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) are starting off on a high note! Last weekend, the West-Oak High School (WOHS) Marching Band and the Seneca High School (SHS) Marching Band participated in a marching band contest at Boiling Springs High School. The SHS marching band received First Place in Class 2, Best Colorguard in Class […]

Members of the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce packed the conference room of the Thrift Development Building in Seneca Wednesday afternoon to hear what South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster had to say on his Main Street Round Table Discussion Tour across the state. One of those in attendance was State Senator Thomas Alexander. “Well, we just appreciate the fact that […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has introduced the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act, which is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), James Risch (R-Idaho), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Luther Strange (R-Alabama), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Heidi Heitkamp (D-North Dakota), and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia). The bipartisan legislation will help address the rapid increase […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Anderson man Tuesday on charges of first degree burglary and petit larceny. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center by a deputy from the Warrants Division was 27-year-old Thomas Devon Capell of Gibson Road. He was transported from the Kirkland Correctional Institution, a South Carolina Department of Corrections Facility in Columbia, to the […]

AnMed Health, a South Carolina hospital based in Anderson, has agreed to pay over $7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false Medicare claims. The settlement resolves allegations that AnMed Health knowingly disregarded the statutory conditions for submitting claims to the Medicare program for a variety of services, including radiation oncology services, emergency […]

Join the Pendleton Historic Foundation for its annual Ghost Walk through Pendleton on Saturday, Oct. 14. For one night only, meet prominent Pendletonians who have gone into the beyond. Rain or shine, participants will visit buildings, grave sites, and more on this eerie tour. Tickets are $15 per person and refreshments are included before and after the walk. This special […]

At noon on Wednesday, 200 golf balls were dropped from atop a Seneca Fire Department Ladder Truck on the campus of Oconee Memorial Hospital (OMH). The annual fundraiser was a huge success this year, says Cortni Nations, Manager of the OMH Foundation. “We are so excited that 200 people were willing to contribute back to OMH and our health care […]

Day two of what an old fashioned country fair should be at the South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair features barrel racing and praise and worship, tells Melinda Harbin, Secretary of the Fair Board. “At 5pm we have Mr. Twister in the Main Tent, at 6pm there will be a Barrel Racing Exhibition, at 5:45pm is the Antique Tractor Parade in […]

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has concluded the investigation into the deadly shooting of 39-year-old Henry Hugh Thomas on the evening of Sept. 12, 2017, at 115 Walker Street in Easley. Detectives have interviewed all known parties that were present on the night of the incident and reviewed the information learned from Sheriff’s detectives that were in attendance during the […]