Category: News

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of 19-year-old Andre Jaquez Warren of Augusta, Georgia on Friday. He stands charged with several counts of auto breaking and larceny. Detectives determined Warren is responsible for breaking into at least 32 vehicles parked at various homes. They say 18 of the automobiles had windows busted out to gain access to items […]

Clemson will invite public comment this month on proposed changes to traffic patterns and to the city’s zoning law. A City Council public hearing is set 6:30 Monday night, July 20 at City Hall to consider converting Hedgerow Lane to a one-way street. The police chief and the public works director both recommend traffic flow from Wigington toward Oak streets. […]

Seneca’s representative in the South Carolina House likely spent the weekend mulling over the position he’ll take this week on what to about the Confederate flag. Bill Sandifer and the rest of his colleagues head back to the capital city and, reports speculate, a vote on the flag could come by Thursday. Interviewed last week, Sandifer responded to our question […]

One of the many Republican hopefuls for President next year visits Seneca this morning. Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, is due to arrive between 11 and 11:30 this morning at the Seneca Family Restaurant on By-Pass 123. Bob Skipp, chairman of Oconee Republicans, is making arrangements for a meet-and-greet event.

NAMI Greenville, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), is launching a public relations and social media campaign in support of Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to raise awareness about mental health in diverse communities. In 2008, Congress designated July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Before her […]

The late Saturday incident on Lake Hartwell has had a tragic ending. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis says the 21 year old man who was pulled from the water late Saturday has died at GreenvilleMemorialHospital. Addis identified the man as 21 year old Odell Gaither of Lugoff, SC. The incident occurred around 7:20 PM Saturday at the Y-Beach area on […]

Spend the 4th of July in downtown Seneca. On Saturday, the city invites the community to Cruzin’ on Main, explains Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson. “It all kicks off at 3pm at Norton-Thompson Park with the Big Show, Donnie Big-in White and all the cruisers. We are averaging around 100-150. Of course, you get those collectable t-shirts just for registering […]

Increased enforcement for the 4th of July weekend has begun on roads across South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces that with the holiday falling on a Saturday, troopers expect to see more people taking advantage of the long weekend. AAA Carolinas has forecast travel to be up with an estimated 541,000 South Carolinians expected to travel. […]

The 4th of July holiday starts today for many people, as colleges and government offices celebrate our country’s independence. Oconee County offices with the exception of essential public safety offices are closed today, July 3. Tri-County Technical College is closed today with offices set to reopen on Monday, July 6 at 8am. Today is a workday at Clemson University with […]

The public alert notification sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested on Wednesday, July 8, at approximately 11:50am. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested for three-minutes to make sure each siren works properly. This full-cycle siren test is performed once each quarter in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and […]