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A late night kitchen fire has temporarily closed the Huddle House in Seneca. Around midnight, the Seneca Fire Department was dispatched to the Highway 123 restaurant. No one was injured in the fire, which forced the restaurant to evacuate. Seneca Fire Department Public Information Officer Chris Cartee reports that the Huddle House remains closed pending an investigation of what happened.

Two local churches collaborate to educate the community about emergency first responders and the services they provide. Saint Mark United Methodist Church and Trinity Baptist Church present an Emergency Christmas on Dec. 14 at 6pm. The local emergency response teams from the Seneca Fire Department and Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will display their vehicles and teach safety lessons to kids […]

Holiday shoppers can make a big difference in their communities by shopping at small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving, exclaims Ben Homeyer, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business. “Black Friday is when people like to get up early and fight over parking spaces and line up outside the chain stores, but if you’re looking for something unique […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Seneca couple on assault charges after an incident involving their 16-year-old daughter. The Office reports that 47-year-old Bryan Tracy Adams and 45-year-old Christie-Ann Adams stand charged with third-degree assault and battery. A deputy responded to a local school on Oct. 21 in regards to a 16-year-old female reporting to the school’s SRO […]

Deputies from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man Friday on multiple larceny charges. A deputy from the warrants division picked up 47-year-old Tony Mitchell Mulkey at his residence. On Nov. 4, a deputy was dispatched to an address on Greenfield Road in Westminster in regards to a burglary. The complainant discovered several items missing from the property. […]

An investigation into a Saturday night stabbing in Walhalla led to the arrest of a Seneca man. The Walhalla Police Department reports that 32-year-old William Christopher Armstrong stands charge with assault and battery in the second degree. The altercation occurred on South Pine Street and sent the victim to the hospital for treatment of minor wounds.

Last night a house fire near Seneca kept firefighters busy for hours. Dispatchers received a call around 7:45pm about a house fire on Goddard Avenue near Shiloh Road. Within minutes, firefighters were on scene and remained there until 12:45am, which is five hours. No one was home at the time, but the damage to the house was significant. The cause […]

Do you hate wrapping gifts during the holidays? Drop off packages any time the Oconee Heritage Center is open and have the staff wrap them for you, explains curator and director Leslie White. “We know a lot of people hate wrapping gifts, we are not those people, we actually really like it and so we decided to try to absorb […]

With an estimated 656,000 South Carolinians expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving holiday, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office encourages motorists to take some proactive steps to ensure safe travel on the road. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt says now is the time to winterize your vehicle. “Just bear in mind in […]

Communities across the state are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by nearly $4.5 million in funds from the latest round of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The South Carolina Department of Commerce is awarding CDBG funds to these 13 communities, representing more 38,000 residents. One of these projects is in the tri-county area of Upstate […]