Category: News

If you were unable to attend Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony of five Seneca officials at the Water Plant off Lake Keowee, you can now see it online. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander along with Councilmen Ronnie O’Kelley, Al Gaines, Dana Moore and Anthony Smith took the oath of office with their family members present, explains the mayor. “For anybody that wasn’t able […]

The 2016 March Filing Period opens at noon today throughout the state of South Carolina. Any candidate seeking a political party’s nomination for an office on the Nov. 8, 2016, General Election ballot must file during the March Filing Period. The filing period opens at noon today and closes at noon on March 30. Filing deadlines for nonpartisan candidates are […]

The Oconee County Council holds a Public Hearing for Ordinance 2016-05, which is an ordinance amending Chapter 32, Article 2, of the Oconee County Code of Ordinances in certain limited regards and particulars pertaining to sexually oriented businesses, only; and other matters related thereto; Ordinance 2016-06, which is an ordinance amending Chapter 32, Article 5, of the Oconee County Code […]

Calling all golfers to register today to play in the fourth annual Benefit Golf Tournament for Tamassee DAR School. This year the tournament takes place on April 19 at the Cliffs Valley Golf Course in Travelers Rest. Registration begins at 8am with a shotgun start at 9am. Enjoy the Awards Luncheon and Silent Auction immediately following play. Visit the school’s […]

Fitesa Simpsonville, Inc., a global leader and innovator in the design and manufacture of nonwoven fabric solutions for the global hygiene market, is expanding its existing facility in Greenville County to increase production capacity. The $52,000,000 investment is expected to create an additional 38 jobs over the next five years. The company’s Simpsonville facility, which was opened in 1990, represents […]

Join the Friends of Jocassee for their fourth annual Bell Fest at Devils Fork State Park on Saturday, March 18, from 10am-2pm. Kick off spring and celebrate the rare Oconee Bell, which promises to be in full bloom along the Oconee Bell Trail. Upstate Master Naturalists will be on hand to escort groups along the trail, pointing out the rare […]

Today, March 16, is the last chance to register for the Oconee Bell Nature Walk on Thursday, March 17. Join the Park Ranger and take a close look at the early-blooming Oconee Bell. Attendees will walk along the one-mile Oconee Bell Trail through the pre-spring forest and discover the story of the plant that has been the quest of botanists […]

The best anglers in the world fishing the Walmart FLW Tour will not be the only anglers competing in South Carolina this week. College fishing teams from across the country head to Lake Keowee in Seneca, March 17-20 for the 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship presented by the Lowrance Insight Genesis College Cup. Fifty-four college bass fishing clubs will […]

The City of Westminster turns 141-years-old this week. A combination Westminster birthday party and St. Patrick’s Day celebration is planned for Thursday night from 4:30-6:30pm at the General Store Museum at 126 East Main Street. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come dressed in green and help the city recognize two of its oldest businesses; Moon’s Drug Store and Sandifer […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man Tuesday afternoon on charges related to removal of his ankle monitor. The Sheriff’s Office received word that 31-year-old Joshua Scott Ivester of Shannandoah Drive had removed his ankle monitor shortly after 5am. A deputy discovered the ankle monitor at the residence as Ivester had left the scene. Ivester was arrested back […]