Category: News

One person is dead more than two weeks after a crash on U.S. Highway 29 near Hwy 8, approximately three miles west of Pelzer in Anderson County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway said the accident happened at about 6:20pm on the evening of November 7th… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as […]

Two women inside a small truck that the Walhalla Police stopped early Tuesday morning are now facing drug charges. Melissa Ann Driver, 48, of Seneca and Rhonda Faye LeCroy, 32, of Townville, are each charged with their first offense of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Both suspects appear to have been released from jail on bond. On Monday afternoon […]

According to a report presented yesterday afternoon to the Seneca City Improvements Corporation by City Administrator Scott Moulder, the construction company contracted to build the new Harper’s Plaza requested structural engineers come and inspect a remaining brick wall that dates back to the late 1800s. In his address Tuesday, Moulder said the engineers deemed the wall unsafe and cannot be […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security, has arrested and charged a Westminster man with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – 2nd Degree. 45 year old Randy Lynn Quinn, Jr., of Longcreek Highway, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:17pm Monday. At this time, […]

Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said a driver was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash near Clemson University on College Avenue/Tiger Boulevard around 6:40 a.m. Monday morning. Coroner Kelley identified the victim as Myron “Reese” Davis, however no other information about the victim was released. Davis was not wearing a seatbelt during the time of the crash, which […]

Former South Carolina Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley was at Clemson University’s Strom Thurmond Auditorium last night as a guest of Clemson’s Turning Point USA Chapter. Haley spoke to a crowd of more than 200 people about the state of the country and next steps for the Republican Party following a poor performance in the midterms. She said Republicans […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in regards to a burglary and larceny investigation at a Fair Play area business which occurred on November 11th. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in the investigation. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded to Sweet Water Wine […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In observance of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will offer free testing at most local health departments on Thursday, Dec. 1. South Carolinians can be tested for HIV, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and Hepatitis C at no cost. Information about the no-cost testing on Dec. 1 is available by calling […]

It’s Giving Tuesday and Oconee Humane Society invites everyone to join them at Pet Supplies Plus in Seneca from 11-3 and give some love to pets looking for their forever homes. Amazing dogs and cats will be available for a special adoption fee of $10. Donations will also be accepted on site, or you can go online to https://www.oconeehumane.org

One of the largest crowds in Seneca’s history gathered for one of the largest Christmas parades the city has ever had last night. More than 70 participants were in the parade, with hundreds lining the streets downtown to watch the Magic of Christmas officially arrive in downtown. And the holiday fun is just getting started! Other Christmas Holiday Parades in […]