Category: News

WSNW celebrates its one-year anniversary on The Lake this month. Last March, WSNW boosted its signal and changed spots on the radio dial, explains General Manager Brandon Kessler. “We are very excited about the direction of 94.1 The Lake. We are celebrating our one-year anniversary. We tripled our coverage area when we flipped over to 94.1 The Lake. We are […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man Monday night on multiple charges after deputies responded to a residence for a welfare check. Deputies charged 25-year-old Joshua Guy Brock with two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, one count of criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, one count of […]

Breaker, breaker to all you truck fans out there. Yes, despite some misconceptions out there, the library loves trucks and truckers. In fact, you can see one up close. Come to the Road Warriors program on Saturday, March 7 at 11am at the Walhalla Main Library. Kids will get a chance to hear stories, meet a real truck driver and […]

Entering its third year in the City of Seneca, a record number of kids have signed up to play flag football. Seneca Recreation Director Rick Lacey says over 100 kids are playing this spring. “We did have record numbers in flag football, roughly around 130 kids signed up for flag football. Baseball is down just a little bit maybe and […]

A detour on Bountyland Road signals the start of a bridge replacement project in Oconee County. The bridge being replaced is located near Foothills Community Church and work is expected to take three months.

The Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau has Spring Visitors Guides available. “Every season, scenic splendor and outdoor adventure are waiting to be discovered here in Oconee County. Our new Visitors Guide is comprehensive, user-friendly, and a great resource for planning the best trips in Oconee County,” said Mountain Lakes CEO and President Ken Sloan.

As part of its ongoing efforts to detect and prevent fraud, the South Carolina Department of Revenue has implemented enhanced measures including the conversion of some direct deposit refunds to paper checks. The targeted conversion of some refunds began last week. Affected taxpayers may expect to receive the paper check refund along with a letter of explanation from the South […]

Due to the recent snow and ice, the School District of Oconee County must institute the three built-in make up days of the calendar. Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey gives the make up days. “We are required to build in three make up days for inclement weather and we have used one of those already on […]

Effective March 3, the Fifth Block Enrichment bus will no longer depart from Seneca High School at 4:30pm. Any student that stays after school for extra assistance or enrichment and also needs bus transportation must ride the bus that departs at 5:30pm. Students will be expected to participate in the planned enrichment activities for the entirety of each session.

Blue Ridge Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors has unanimously elected Sammy Dickson of Westminster to its board. Blue Ridge Financial Corporation is the parent company of Blue Ridge Bank. Dickson attended Oconee County schools and is a graduate of Anderson College. He has been employed by Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative since 1975 where he currently serves as the Manager of […]