Category: News

Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake states that 29-year-old Kenneth Allen McCall of Greenville was sentenced in federal court in Anderson for possession of child pornography. United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain, of Anderson, imposed sentence of 123 months’ imprisonment and ordered McCall to be placed on lifetime supervision. Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing established that […]

The federal government will send more than $50 million to health centers around the nation and the Rosa Clark Medical Clinic in Seneca is one of the beneficiaries. An announcement by Sylvia Burrell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, means $812,500 for the county’s only free clinic. The Rosa Clark Medical Clinic in Seneca and other free community health centers […]

A new meeting place is now available for rentals in the City of Seneca. The Water Treatment Plant off Lake Keowee is a perfect place to hold a meeting, says Seneca Utilities Director Bob Faires. “We’ve had a number of meetings out there, there are obviously a number of meetings that the city has hosted, but then there has been […]

The Oconee County Conservation Bank Board is now soliciting both the Statement of Interest and Application for Funding forms from interested citizens wishing to conserve their property. Forms may be obtained on the Oconee County government website at www.oconeesc.com on the Committee Agenda Minutes page or by contacting the Clerk to Oconee County Council at 864-718-1023.

The public is invited to attend the swearing in for the newly elected Oconee County Council members; Wayne McCall, Julian Davis III and James Glenn Hart during a short ceremony officiated by Judge William Derrick at 5:30pm prior to the 6pm meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in Council Chambers of the Oconee County Administrative Offices, which are located at […]

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding a boater ed class on Monday, Dec. 19 at the Clemson DNR Office from 9am to 3pm. All resident and non-resident boaters under 16 years of age must successfully complete a boater education course that is approved by the SC DNR before operating without supervision a personal watercraft (jet ski) […]

It is going to be cold the next few days in the Golden Corner of Upstate South Carolina. Residents are encouraged to be prepared when the temperature drops, says Oconee County Fire Marshal and Deputy Chief of Fire and Life Safety Shane Gibbs. “Over the next few days, the National Weather Service is saying that we are to be expecting […]

Planned movement of a new transformer for Oconee Nuclear Station is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17 at 8am until around noon, closing Highway 130, also known as Rochester Highway, from Old Clemson Road to the station for the duration of the movement. The transformer, currently at the Newry railroad spur, will be stored on site at the nuclear station. Duke […]

It’s getting cold outside. A white flag waives outside Our Daily Rest, the homeless shelter in downtown Seneca. Lauren Richardson, executive director of Our Daily Rest says their doors are always open to those in need when the temperature drops below freezing. “We put the white flag out when it is below freezing. What that means is, if you need […]

Techtronic Industries (TTI), a global leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of quality consumer, professional and industrial products, is expanding its Power Equipment Group’s operations in Anderson County. The South Carolina Department of Commerce announces that the $75 million investment is expected to create 250 new jobs in the Upstate over the next several years. “Continued investment in our […]