Category: News

Students from around the world seek host families in and around Seneca for the upcoming 2014-15 academic school year. These visiting students, aged 15-18, will stay with host families for the fall semester or in some cases the full school year. Host families serve as mentors for these students and welcome them to the community during their studies aboard. Hosting […]

Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw will be auctioning to the highest bidder drug seized vehicles and equipment on August 2. The auction takes place at the Oconee County Vehicle Maintenance Facility, which is located at 15026 Wells Highway in Seneca. The auction will begin at 9am and will conclude when all vehicles and equipment are sold. These vehicles and equipment […]

On July 22, a group of fraternity men will be in Clemson as a stop on the journey of their lives. This group of 28 cyclists and 9 crew members are participating in Push America’s Journey of Hope, a 3,900-mile cycling event across the country. From Long Beach, Calif. to Washington, D.C., these men will be cycling to raise funds […]

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is out with its first look at teen financial literacy. It looked at 18-countries and tried to determine if 15-year-olds have the financial literacy and skills needed in today’s world. Michael Davidson of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Early Childhood Education and Schools Division says that mathematics is key in financial […]

America’s kids are watching way too much TV and spending too many hours on the computer. This according to a government report by the National Center for Health Statistics. “Almost all of youth aged between 12-15 reported watching TV everyday and over 90% of youth reported using a computer daily outside of school.” The National Center for Health Statistics’ Kirsten […]

After a meeting of the Public Safety Committee of the Oconee County Council, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is asking residents who own dangerous exotic animals to voluntarily place a sign on their door to warn law enforcement and emergency personnel of their existence. According to Sheriff Crenshaw, Oconee County Council plans to meet with the Oconee County Legislative Delegation to inquire […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Seneca woman on burglary and larceny charges in regards to an incident that occurred last week on the Utica Mill Hill, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “22-year-old Precious Myriah Smith of 1000 Hillsborough Drive, Apt. 39 was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:59pm Tuesday […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Salem man Tuesday on two charges, one of those being a drug trafficking charge. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “40-year-old Billy Joe Singleton was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 7:31am Tuesday morning after turning himself in at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla. Singleton […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man Tuesday on breach of trust charges after reportedly taking money from his employer, the Walmart in Seneca. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “38-year-old Kenneth Dwayne McElreath, whose address on warrants is listed as 1238 Greenfield Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around […]

An electric bus has returned to the City of Seneca. After five months away undergoing inspections and modifications by manufacturer Proterra of Greenville, one electric bus is back. Seneca Planning and Community Development Director Ed Halbig says residents can now see the electric bus making shadow runs around the city. “One of the buses has returned to the Propex Facility […]