Category: News

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking help in tracking West Nile virus (WNV) by asking the public to submit certain species of dead birds to local offices for testing. “The dead bird surveillance program plays a key role in alerting the department to West Nile virus activity across the state,” said Dr. Chris Evans, […]

The Oconee County Council welcomes a developer to build a housing development designed for college students at the eastern end of the county near the campus of Clemson University. Tuesday night the council approved on first reading an ordinance and passed a resolution for a fee-in-place-of tax agreement and special source credits for the developer who will not be identified […]

Two recent incidents on property of the city’s former all-black high school during segregation are troubling Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. On April 18, two men were injured in a shooting and on April 8, vandals did $30,000 in damage at Blue Ridge Park. “I hate to hear stuff like that because there were two non-life-threatening incidents but very easily things […]

More than 1,100 Duke Energy customers in Walhalla can participate in a voluntary energy saver program designed to conserve energy and lower electric power bills. The Duke Energy “Neighborhood Energy Saver” program will be available at no cost. Representatives plan to cover Walhalla’s service territory targeting homes with high energy burdens and limited resources to pay. Duke Energy sent letters […]

Thanks to the hard work of a few individuals, internet and phone service has been restored in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC), says Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We got off to a tough start at the schools, we had a bad piece of hardware with the county that was feeding directly into all of our schools. […]

On April 17, Joshua Charles Campbell pled guilty before the Honorable Cordell Maddox to nine counts of attempted murder and one count of arson in the third degree. Campbell was sentenced to 12 years on all counts, to be served concurrently with no chance of parole. On the sentence, 10th Circuit Solicitor David Wagner said, “Joshua Campbell’s reckless and criminal […]

There is still time to sign up for The Great Oconee Clean Up on Saturday, April 22. The trash removal event is sponsored by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, the Oconee Economic Alliance, the Keep Oconee Beautiful Association and the School District of Oconee County. In addition to the goal of continuing to raise awareness of the litter issue and […]

A shooting Tuesday afternoon in Seneca left two men injured. The Seneca Police Department reports that the shooting happened at Blue Ridge Park on the site of the former high school. Officers said a man was shot in the leg and transported to Oconee Memorial Hospital for treatment. A second man was grazed on the hand and treated at the […]

Kyler Fleeman, an eighth grader at West-Oak Middle School is the overall winner of the 14th Annual Project Sentry Logo Contest sponsored by the office of United States Attorney Beth Drake. Other winners of the United States Attorney’s Office Contest are K-2nd grade division winner Ayden Downey of Ocean Drive Elementary School in North Myrtle Beach, 3rd-5th grade division winner […]

On April 7, deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office attended special training and were distributed medication that could help save the life of someone who is suffering from an opioid overdose. The training, referred to as LEON training, (Law Enforcement Officer Naloxone training), was conducted by officers and officials from the Anderson and Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, as well […]