Category: News

Land use planning involves many people making tough decisions about ways to use natural resources and develop vast areas of land while considering varied interests and points of view. Interested residents are invited to attend the League of Women Voters meeting on Sept. 16, to hear Donna London, a former Clemson city planner and current director of the Jim Self […]

The identity of the man fatally stabbed to death Thursday morning in Clemson has been released. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley announces that 20-year-old Cameron Ray Flores of Central died at Oconee Medical Center after a stab wound to the abdomen. The incident occurred around 2am Thursday at the Goldenwoods Apartments on Creekside Drive in Clemson. Police arrested 18-year-old Michael […]

The Oconee County staff of the Department of Juvenile Justice joins other offices statewide to participate in “Restoring Carolina through Youth Service,” which is taking place for the sixth consecutive year. Throughout the state, DJJ staff along with youth, volunteers, and community partners will be participating in community service projects in the month of September. The Oconee County Department of […]

Over 8,000 people live in the City of Seneca. Just imagine if all those people drove cars in the city? Thankfully, they don’t have to, thanks to a partnership between the City of Seneca and Clemson Area Transit. “It is changing people’s lives and that is one thing we have talked about over and over that in many situations, people […]

A new electric company could soon be powering homes in the City of Seneca. When its current five-year contract with Southern Power expires on June 30, 2015, the city plans to switch to Santee Cooper Power, which is South Carolina’s state owned electric and water utility. After a lengthy executive session on Tuesday, the Seneca City Council voted unanimously to […]

A town in Oconee County is in need of a new police chief. After six years, West Union Police Chief Mike Eppes has resigned. West Union Mayor Linda Oliver says Eppes decided to take a position with another department. The town will now begin the search for his a replacement.

On September 24th, officers from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee. The public is invited to attend the event at 8am on Sept. 24 at the Chick-fil-A in Seneca on By-Pass 123. Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for […]

Who wants to be boss? The answer: not many of us. That according to a survey by Careerbuilder.com. CareerBuilder’s Jennifer Grasz says that most people would rather skip the higher salary and have fewer responsibilities. “Typically when you are taking on a leadership position that will mean longer hours, it may mean less time spent with friends and family.” Grasz […]

Authorities arrested a Westminster woman on DUI with great bodily injury charges following a Labor Day weekend jet ski accident on Lake Keowee. On Wednesday, investigators with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources arrested 47-year-old Sherry Darlene Barron. The deadly accident near the Cane Creek Landing involved two jets skis and left two people in critical condition.

Results of a post mortem exam confirm that 52-year-old Robert Hunter of Seneca died early Wednesday morning of blunt force trauma to the head and chest. Hunter was struck by a pickup truck on South Poplar Street around 3am. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis ruled the death as accidental and said no medical issue was found to have contributed to […]