Category: News

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca woman over the weekend on burglary and larceny charges. A deputy responded to an address in Mountain Rest last Tuesday in reference to a burglary of a building on the property in which several items were taken. As the investigation continued, it was discovered that 26-year-old Rebecca Reynolds Ratliffe had items that […]

Two more people are behind bars for outstanding drug warrants as part of the ninth “Operation Infinity” drug sweep. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Salem Police, Seneca Police, Walhalla Police, Westminster Police, West Union Police and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources are participating in the countywide drug sweep that began last Wednesday. Officers have warrants against 41 individuals […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces six persons killed on state roadways over the weekend. As of April 12, 245 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 214 highway deaths during the same time period in 2014. Of the 175 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2015, 94 were not wearing seat belts. Locally, the […]

A local convenience store employee stands charged with stealing lottery tickets. Seneca Police report that 24-year-old Darius Alexander Priester of Walhalla was arrested on Friday for one count of defrauding the State Lottery and one count of breach of trust with fraudulent intent. On April 10, the Seneca Police Department and SLED opened an investigation into the theft from the […]

Blue Ridge Bank hosts a free paper-shredding event in observance of Arbor Day on Friday, April 24 from 10am to 4pm. Community members can bring personal or sensitive documents to be safely shredded and recycled by Shred-A-Way, a shredding and document storage company based in Piedmont, South Carolina. Shred-A-Way will provide an on-site mobile truck to shred paper, light cardboard […]

Time is running out for high school seniors to apply for scholarships to college. The final weeks of school are busy for local high school guidance departments, explains Seneca High School Guidance Director Karen Trammell. “We are on the stretch run, I think we have about seven weeks of school left and it will certainly be a busy time but […]

Get plugged into the community this Thursday at an event in Seneca. Several agencies have teamed up to host this informational event, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “This is geared towards parents, students and teachers in our community. We are putting this event together with a lot of different agencies that will be there to tell about what they do […]

Duke Energy is upgrading all 65 public alert notification sirens around Oconee Nuclear Station over the next two months. After each siren is upgraded, a “growl test” will be performed. During this test, the siren will be sounded at a very low volume for 15-30 seconds to ensure the siren, all associated hardware and monitoring equipment are working properly. People […]

The Clemson University Board of Trustees gave pre-concept approval for plans to design a building to replace programming in Sirrine Hall last week. Built in 1938, Sirrine Hall houses the College of Business and Behavioral Sciences and other academic programs. The replacement facility will become the home for all business and related disciplines. In addition, the estimated $130 million project […]

Seneca High School’s new head football coach is excited about taking over the program. “We’re excited and honored to be in this position as a family. We are just so thankful that God has brought us to this point in our season in our lives.” Seneca High School Head Football Coach Brett Turner takes over the reigns of the program […]