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When the school year starts the New Year, Seneca High School will be busy with athletic activities. On Monday, the JV Basketball teams host Palmetto in a double header. The girls’ game will begin at 5:30pm with the boys’ game to follow. The SHS Bobcats Wrestling Program, both varsity and JV, will host a tri-match on Thursday. Seneca will host […]

Officials say more people died on South Carolina roads in 2014 than in 2013. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports 807 traffic deaths in 2014, which is up from 762 deaths in 2013. Of the 566 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2014, 270 were not wearing seat belts. Locally, Oconee County reported 13 highway fatalities in 2014 compared […]

Four teenagers stand charged with multiple vandalisms and burglaries in the Pendleton area. Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper announces that 19-year-old Roy Holbrooks, 2 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old were arrested and charged with six counts of burglary, 12 counts of vandalism and one count of breaking into an automobile. The teens are accused of shooting out windows of homes, businesses […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis are investigating how a 54-year-old Westminster woman was shot in the head. Addis reports that she died Thursday around 9:20pm, at a home on Qualls Hill Drive. Addis is in the process of locating and notifying the victim’s children before releasing a name. An autopsy will be ordered. According […]

The Seneca High School Bobcat Booster Club will meet Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 6pm in the school media center. All parents of athletes are encouraged to attend and get involved in the club. The Bobcat Booster Club supports all sports teams at Seneca High School. At this month’s meeting, the club will begin planning for its annual spring fundraiser, the […]

With more residential fires being reported in the Upstate of South Carolina, the American Red Cross issues fire safety tips. Never use a stove or oven to heat the home. Keep items that can catch on fire at least three feet away from anything that gets hot, such as space heaters. Never smoke in bed. Talk to your children regularly […]

American Red Cross disaster volunteers responded to seven home fires in the Upstate this week, providing emergency assistance to the 21 people affected. These incidents were the latest in a series of fires that have recently occurred and tragically there were injuries and fatalities associated with many of these fires. It is not just the Upstate experiencing home fires. In […]

Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper said a hitchhiker shot two people who were found on the side of I-85 on Christmas Eve. One of those victims died from her wounds. The other is in critical condition. 22-year-old John Asher Farrell Villarreal of Travelers Rest was arrested Tuesday and is now charged with murder, attempted murder, carjacking and possession of a […]

As you celebrate the New Year tonight, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office encourages you to save a life by not drinking and driving. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt says if you plan to drink have a designated driver. “Our message is very simple; don’t drink and drive. If you decided that you want to celebrate by […]

As 2014 winds down, many will make resolutions to live healthier or wiser in 2015. Health Coach Ellen Hotz encourages people to think before they make resolutions. “The biggest thing is that people don’t really think before they make them. If they really want to make a difference this year, try to make it the year of the mindful resolution. […]