Category: News

A fatal collision involving a motorcycle rider without a helmet happened on Saturday evening in Pickens County, according to the Highway Patrol. Trooper Joe Hovis said it occurred on Garvin Road in Norris just after 7:00 pm…

The Blood Connection, the community blood center, is seeing historically low blood donor turnout and has extended its center hours in response to this urgent need. According to the latest TBC data, local hospitals have consumed twice as much blood as the community has donated. If this trend continues, it could cause a blood rationing event or blood shortage for […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Oconee County man on multiple charges Thursday in relation to a domestic violence investigation. 29 year old James Joseph Ungaro, Jr. was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:10 pm Thursday. Ungaro, Jr. was taken into custody after a traffic stop yesterday on Jennings Avenue in Seneca, which is near the […]

27 year-od Austin Matthew Fowler of Seneca was arrested Wednesday night and charged with Grand Larceny by Seneca Police. Detectives said that while the owner of a car was inside the Xpress Mart on the corner of EN 1st and Cherry Streets, the vehicle was stolen. According to reports, the victim had gone inside the store, but left the 2003 […]

On Thursday, several Seneca Police Officers took part in an active shooter training exercise. On the heels of multiple mass shootings around the country, Chief Casey Bowling said that it’s necessary training he hopes his department will never have to use…

Seneca Police have charged a 29 year-old man with two counts of neglect and multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, ranging from first to third degrees and victims all under the age of sixteen. Chief Casey Bowling has more on the Thursday arrest of Dillon James Abronski… From the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: Abronski, who has listed […]

From Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis: A 20 year-old Rabun County, Georgia man died Thursday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two vehicle collision.  He died in the emergency room at Oconee Memorial Hospital at 4:19 pm.   This collision was reported to Oconee County 911 communications at 3:15 pm; this collision occurred on Seneca Creek Road near the Seneca Creek […]

Mayor Dan Alexander is wishing everyone a Happy Easter weekend and wants to remind you that the city of Seneca’s offices will be closed in observance of Good Friday tomorrow. Also, keep in mind that at 5:00pm Townville Street and Ram Cat Alley will be closed to traffic in downtown tonight for the official kickoff of Jazz on the Alley […]

A crash on Tuesday in Pickens County proved fatal when one person who was involved succumbed to their injuries on Wednesday. Master Trooper Joe Hovis with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has more… Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley has identified the victim as 25 year-old Wesley Alan Gantt of Pickens.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Oconee County woman Tuesday on a drug trafficking charge. 31 year old Robbie Leigh Eades was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:26pm. She has been charged with one count each of Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Simple Possession of Marijuana in regards to yesterday’s arrest. Eades also had an outstanding arrest […]