Category: News

Filming is underway in the City of Seneca today. Twenty residents are serving as extras in a video to be shown at this year’s Municipal Association of South Carolina annual meeting and awards banquet. “The Municipal Association has their event in July but they are here filming in Seneca for that award banquet where they give the presentation to the […]

The School District of Oconee County needs more bus drivers, explains Ernestine Williams, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. “We need bus drivers to get our kids to school. They can follow up on our website and talk with Sammy Grant, who is our director of transportation. He has information about the classes and the requirements. So we definitely do need […]

Ravenel Elementary celebrates the 22nd Annual Artists on the Green on Friday, April 24 as local artists share their talents with students and the community. Local performers include Seneca High School student artists, members of the jazz band, strings as well as Sam Burchfield, a recent contestant on American Idol. He is also a former Ravenel Elementary School student. Come […]

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1,519,746 visitors to national parks in South Carolina spent $81.1 million in the state in 2014. That spending resulted in 1,275 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $103.1 million. “The national parks of South Carolina attract visitors from across the country and around the world,” said […]

Get rid of those old papers in a safe way this Friday in Seneca. Shred-A-Way is providing an on-site mobile truck to shred and recycle personal or sensitive documents. The free event takes place Friday, April 24 from 10am to 4pm at Blue Ridge Bank, which is located at 118 Bountyland Road in Seneca.

March for Babies this Saturday in downtown Seneca. It’s the annual March of Dimes fundraiser, explains Amanda LaVecchia, Oconee County Community Director for the March of Dimes. “We are fundraising for prematurely, birth defects and infant mortality, which is the mission of the March of Dimes to inevitably one-day defeat, so that every baby is born healthy and has a […]

Tenth Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams announces that a Seneca man has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a neighbor he lured to his home. On Sept. 27, 2013, Wilbur Rickmon asked a neighbor to help him access the internet at his house. Once inside, Rickmon offered the victim $50 for sex. When […]

A Pickens County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of sexually assaulting of a child three years ago. Registered sex offender, 44-year-old Jerry Dudley was found guilty of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, kidnapping and inflicting bodily harm upon a child. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. The […]

An alert for a missing Anderson County man has been cancelled. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reports that 91-year-old Palmer Cleveland was found safe in Chamblee, Georgia after a car accident. He went missing around 3pm Tuesday near the Piedmont exit off I-85. His family feared for his safety because Cleveland has form of dementia. Wednesday afternoon, SLED issued an […]

Tune up your bicycle and take part in Issaqueena’s Last Ride this Saturday, April 25, explains Ken Sloan, president and CEO of the Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. “This is the 17th annual Issaqueena’s Last Ride. We have 30, 60, 80 and 100-mile routes up through the mountains. We are expecting somewhere around 200 riders from all over the […]