Category: News

The Connect to College (C2C) Program at Tri-County Technical College has evolved to meet the diverse needs of area students by offering academically capable youth between the ages of 17 and 20 the opportunity to simultaneously earn their high school diploma and college credit, up to and including a postsecondary credential. The first of its kind in South Carolina, C2C […]

This weekend’s sales-tax holiday on clothes, school supplies and computers should give small businesses a much-needed boost, says Ben Homeyer, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business. “Hopefully, this will be a big weekend for small businesses. When you combine the savings of the sales-tax holiday with the usual back-to-school sales, it really puts people in the mood […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca woman yesterday on unlawful neglect of a child charges. A Narcotics Agent from the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by an employee of the Department of Social Services regarding 28-year-old Stephanie Lament Jones after she and her son both tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine. According to the arrest warrant, Jones tested positive […]

After responding to a shoplifting call at the Seneca Walmart, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Walhalla women for possessing narcotics. Two deputies were dispatched to the store on Sandifer Boulevard regarding reports of a shoplifting. The subject, 21-year-old Kristin Hope Carter, was in the loss prevention office when the deputies arrived. A search of Carter’s purse produced several […]

A second autopsy was performed Tuesday on a Seneca teenager who died July 26 after being shot by a police officer during an undercover drug operation. Police say 19-year-old Zachary Hammond was trying to evade a police stop in the Hardee’s parking lot on Bypass 123 when he drove toward an officer. According to police, that officer, who has still […]

Rescue personnel from Oconee County were called to North Carolina Tuesday afternoon to assist the Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad with two injured hikers. The rescue took six hours and involved numerous agencies, explains Oconee County Emergency Management Director Chief Scott Krein. “We were called about 3:30pm to subjects that had fallen at a park of White Water Falls in North Carolina. […]

Future marketing plans for Oconee County were unveiled to the Seneca City Council at their meeting Tuesday night. Results of a month long study helped the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor prepared the “Destination Oconee” plan. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander gives details. “Oconee County Parks, Recreation and Tourism director Phil Shirley got up and did a presentation on branding and […]

After receiving information Tuesday morning that murder suspect, 23-year-old Jaron Lamont Gibbs might be in an apartment complex within the Atlanta area, Clemson City Police Chief Jimmy Dixon sent that information to the US Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force. Members of that task force took Gibbs into custody Tuesday afternoon. “The arrest of Gibbs is a culmination of […]

Tiger and Gamecock fans have long kept score in the rivalry between Clemson and South Carolina. Now, the state Department of Agriculture and both athletic departments are making things official. The Associated Press reports that State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers, Clemson Athletic Director Dan Radakovich and South Carolina Athletic Director Ray Tanner were at the Statehouse on Tuesday to announce […]

The Upstate of South Carolina is under an Air Quality Alert today until 9pm. As temperatures soar to the mid 90s, ground level pollutants will reach potentially unhealthy levels, so people with breathing issues are encouraged to remain inside as much as possibly. The high levels of pollutants create an abundant amount of ozone in the lower atmosphere, which can […]