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A tenth grade student at Daniel High School died in a crash on Tuesday as he was heading home from school. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley reports that 16-year-old Matthew Christopher Robinson died in the single-vehicle accident around 3:20pm on Brookbend Road. Kelley said he was wearing his seat belt when his 2008 Dodge ran off the right side of […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday afternoon bank robbery that occurred near Seneca. Dispatchers received a call around 4:22pm of a robbery at Community First Bank located at the intersection of Highway 123 and Sheep Farm Road. Pictures from the bank’s surveillance cameras showed a white male wearing a green hat and a gray t-shirt with a […]

Seneca Light and Water has earned a national safety award of excellence for safe operating practices in 2014. “It’s an honor to receive this award from the American Public Power Association. They had their annual Engineering and Operations Technical Conference in Sacramento, California, which I was not able to attend. They presented awards and we received first place for our […]

Eight people were killed on state roadways over the weekend. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces that as of May 17, 327 people have died on state highways, compared to 282 highway deaths during the same period in 2014. Locally, Anderson County reports 14 highway deaths in 2015 compared to 12 in 2014. Both Oconee and Pickens counties […]

Time is running out to register for the first run at night in the City of Seneca. On Friday, May 22 at 9:30pm, runners take part in Glo Run 2015. Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson gives the route for the 5K. “We leave Shaver, we go through Adams Subdivision, Ploma, West Quincy, then turn on Quincy and then we turn […]

On Monday for Memorial Day, Purple Heart recipient Cecil Sandifer of Westminster keynotes Oconee County’s observance. Sandifer is one of an estimated 100 surviving World War II veterans living in Oconee County. He is also a leader in business and civic fields, a former state lawmaker, and a former mayor. The noon ceremony takes place in the Walhalla Civic Auditorium. […]

Don’t let your household trash build up, throw it away on Saturday at one of the manned convenience centers in Oconee County. On Monday, May 25, all Oconee County Solid Waste Facilities will be closed for Memorial Day.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office concluded Law Enforcement Officers Appreciation Week activities late last week. Last Thursday, around 50 guests attended the Sheriff’s Office for a Retirees’ Appreciation Luncheon. After a time of food and fellowship, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw made a few comments to those attending. Chief Deputy Kevin Davis then read a proclamation from Oconee County Council in recognition […]

Seneca Light and Water has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2014. The utility earned the first place award in the category for utilities with 30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. Kenneth Roberts, chair of the APPA Safety Committee and line supervisor in Huntsville, Alabama, presented the award on […]

A plan to build five new homes on North Hampton Road received approval from the Seneca Planning Commission at their meeting Monday night. The Commission voted unanimously to recommend a zoning change for Crescent Communities, explains Seneca Planning and Development director Ed Halbig. “The Planning Commission has decided to make a recommendation to the City Council to approve a re-zoning […]