Category: News

Today, Lindsey Graham released an e-Book that details his life growing up in Central, South Carolina through running for Congress. The e-Book dives in-depth into experiences that shaped the person he has become including his parents death, raising his sister, his time in the Air Force and serving abroad, and practicing law in South Carolina. “My Story” can be downloaded […]

Twenty rising fifth – eighth graders will participate in Tri-County Technical College’s Engineering Camp, set for June 22-25 on the Pendleton Campus. Their mission is to use math, electronics, programming and problem-solving skills to create pieces of interactive art by using an Arduino controller as “brains.” A PLC such as the Arduino is a tool for making computers that can […]

The Public Works Department of the City of Seneca begins spraying for mosquitoes this week. Weather permitting on selected evenings, city crews spray starting June 17 through Oct. 1. The north side of Seneca is to be sprayed on these Wednesdays, June 17, July 8, July 22, Aug. 5, Aug. 19, Sept. 2, Sept. 16 and Sept. 20. The south […]

For the second consecutive year, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has received a donation from the “Mayberry Comes To Westminster” festival to be used in drug education at schools in Oconee County. Tom Rusk, who is the event coordinator for the festival, which was held May 1-2, recently presented a $500 check in front of the Westminster Depot to Oconee […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office conducts a Pill Take Back Day on Friday, June 19 as part of the United Way of Oconee County’s annual Day of Caring event. Agents will be collecting all types of prescription medication or vitamins in liquid or pill form. “The collection will prevent medication from making it into the sewer system which can lead […]

Last night, the Oconee County Council held second reading on amending the noise ordinance and referred the matter to the Planning Commission for a recommendation. Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw suggested that the county establish a clear definition of an open-air concert when considering the new noise ordinance.

Oconee County employees can look forward to pay increases this year. Last night, the Oconee County Council changed numbers in the new budget to reflect a $1,200 pay raise for each full time employee. Sister station WGOG reports that the raises achieve council’s intent to ensure that employees making less than $30,000, such as starting deputies, receive the largest percentage […]

A series of auto break-ins over the weekend led the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office to arrest a Seneca man on multiple charges. According to deputies, 27-year-old Daniel Lloyd Stevens broke into four vehicles. The first report came in around 9:23am Sunday morning regarding a break-in of a blue Chevy S10 pickup truck at an address on Broadway Street near Seneca. […]

Now that students are out of school for the summer, more people will be traveling for vacation. So far, traffic fatalities in the tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina are down from last year at this same time. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reports six traffic deaths in Oconee County in each of the past two years at […]

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is warning consumers about a common scam that targets hotel guests. The agency said scammers call hotel guests in their rooms, attempting to “verify” the guest’s credit card information. Believing the caller is the front desk, the guests will then relay the requested personal information. Follow these tips to avoid becoming a victim. […]