Category: News

The failure of the 1-cent capital project sales tax leaves the Oconee Heritage Center more than $400,000 short to renovate and improve its facilities. But the downtown Walhalla museum has not given up, explains Oconee Heritage Center curator and director Leslie White, “Since the sales tax referendum didn’t pass we are left with finding another way to figure out how […]

The United Way of Oconee County hosts a friendly competition between the fans of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina today to see who can make the most blood donations. The Clemson vs. Carolina blood drive competition runs until 2pm today, which is two-weeks before the big game on Nov. 29 in Clemson’s Memorial Stadium. The more people […]

At 7am this morning, the Seneca Police Department launched another drug sweep. Police have 44 warrants for the arrest of 25 people on charges ranging from distribution of methamphetamine, crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana and prescription drugs. Seneca Police Chief John Covington said that his officers are being assisted by members of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. Three hours into the […]

November is National Smoking Cessation Month, and if you’re a smoker, there’s no better time to kick the habit. Did you know that quitting smoking can bring immediate health benefits, even if you already suffer from a smoking-related disease? Three months after quitting, your lung function and circulation will improve. After a year, your risk of heart disease will be […]

The National Parents Organization releases its 2014 Shared Parenting Report Card, an inaugural report issuing state-by-state grades in the nation’s first comprehensive review of child custody statutes as they relate to shared parenting in instances of divorce and separation. In the inaugural Shared Parenting Report Card, South Carolina received a D. National Parents Organization’s local affiliate, National Parents Organization of […]

Clemson University students showcase original video productions of a small Appalachian community in Pickens County known as Liberia this Saturday. This community was founded by freed slaves after the Civil War and remains occupied by their descendants nearly two centuries later. The films were shot during the October 2013 Soapstone Baptist Church fish fry, which happens on the third Saturday […]

Congratulations to the Seneca High School Competition Cheer Team will compete at state on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Bon Secours Center in Greenville. The ladies hit the mat at 2:15pm. “This is our first year back having a Competition Cheer Team in sometime. Coach Nickie Powell and Coach Lauren Wiley have done a fantastic job starting from scratch with […]

Once again, Seneca High School’s chorus students triumph as 27 were named to the South Carolina All-State Chorus. Of the 85 schools participating in the state, Seneca High School had the fifth largest number of students chosen. Students selected will sing at Winthrop University in March with world-renowned conductors. Congratulations to those students selected: Sam Bellotte, Dawson Caime, Anna Foster […]

The Oconee County Public Library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 30 for the Thanksgiving holidays. The Seneca Branch Library will close at 6pm on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The book drops at various branches will be available, as with the OCPL website, www.oconeelibrary.org.

United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville returned an indictment against 27-year-old Ivan Stanislavovich Nechitaylo. He was charged with possession of counterfeit U.S. currency. The maximum penalty he could receive is twenty years imprisonment. This case was investigated by agents of the United States Secret Service and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney […]