Category: News

The Walhalla Civic Auditorium is looking for actors to appear in its production of the award winning “DRIVING MISS DAISY.”  Bill Chiusano executive director of the Walhalla Civic Auditorium gives details.  “We are planning to do “DRIVING MISS DAISY”.  Most people remember the classic movie with Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy, it started out as a play, it’s a very powerful […]

The City of Seneca invites the community to become a subscriber of its free eCity News email. Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson gives details.  “Keep up-to-date with the latest news and events in not only Seneca but throughout Oconee County by joining our ever growing database. The City of Seneca will not share or give your email information to anyone. At […]

We’re seeing progress on this 45th Earth Day, so says Keya Chatterjee, senior director of Renewable Energy and Footprint Outreach, with the World Wildlife Fund. Much of this year’s focus will be on greener cities, which Chatterjee says, are front and center in creating a greener footprint. “When I look at the environmental impact of our cities, there are three […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Townville man on manufacturing meth charges after a shake and bake style meth lab was found in his vehicle.  Deputies arrested 39-year-old Eric Jason Whitten of Townville after a traffic safety check point Sunday evening on Highway 182 near Fair Play.  Deputies encountered a green 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier, which had an altered year […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged an Iva man with multiple drug charges after a Friday morning incident, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “36-year-old Roger Landon Slaton of 610 Greg Shoals Road in Iva was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 7am Friday.  According to the incident report, deputies responded […]

Seven weeks remain in this school year, but the School District of Oconee County is already preparing for next year by finding the best and brightest teachers available.  Hiring is underway for next school year, explains Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent for Human Resource Services Earnestine Williams.  “Right now it is hiring season for us, so it is the busiest […]

The Seneca High School Choral Department will present a Spring Concert on May 4 at 3pm.  The venue for the concert is SenecaBaptistChurch on Highway 59 in Seneca.  The program will feature the Women’s Chorus, Men’s Chorus, Honors Women’s Chorus, Honors Chorale and the Madrigal/Vocal Jazz Singers.  Highlights of the concert include the Women’s Chorus singing “Shule Aroon”, a Celtic piece […]

The Seneca High School Football Program will hold a very important informational meeting Tuesday night.  The meeting will be held in the Harry Hamilton Auditorium and will begin promptly at 6pm.  All students interested in playing JV or Varsity Football should plan to attend with their parents.

For most students, summers consistent of long lazy days spent idling the time away. For a Seneca Middle School eighth grader, the coming summer will be a bit different from that scenario. Parker Solesbee recently received notification that she has been accepted to the Governor’s School for the Arts Discovery Program in Music. Solesbee is a talented oboist even though she didn’t begin […]

There is doing good work and then there is doing good works. For members of the Junior Beta Club at Seneca Middle School, the two go hand in hand. Students at the school are eligible to join the Junior Beta Club based on the good work they do in the classroom and the good grades that result from their hard work. However, their […]