Category: News

Seneca leaders are hopeful that a state grant will provide the city with some much needed recreation funds.  Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander said Recreation Director Rick Lacey recently told council that state funds are available to improve the baseball fields at the Shaver Recreation Complex. “We were made aware that there was a state grant that we could apply for […]

Thanks to its successful “Let the Light Shine Campaign” brand new energy efficient bulbs have been installed at the Oconee Heritage Center, explains curator and director Leslie White. “We actually just wrapped that up not too long ago, that was real successful campaign, I think a lot of people got behind it because the need to preserve our artifacts.  Lighting […]

Many Upstate residents are thankful to see rain today after pollen has blanketed the area over the last few weeks. Allergists believe this season will be shorter than previous years; however, the pollen count will likely be much higher in that shorter period. The spring allergy season runs February to June.  Due to the snow and longer than usual winter, […]

Forest Service managers on the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests anticipate a busy season as the majority of recreation sites have reopened to visitors after being closed for the winter.  Visitors may notice improvements to many sites thanks to the work of volunteers and recreation enhancement fees. Smartphone and tablet users can plan their trips by using the forest’s free […]

Hospital employees and community leaders gathered Wednesday for the official opening of a community walking trail on the campus of Oconee Medical Center.  The trail is an employee-led project made possible with donations from employees and community partners. Oconee Medical Center Foundation director Cortni Nations thanked everyone for investing in health and wellness.   “Each year, just as we ask the […]

The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a Seneca woman whose two children were killed in a New Year’s Day crash had a blood-alcohol level that was twice the legal limit at the time of the accident. The Highway Patrol also said Melissa Patton was driving at 87 mph, which is 32 mph over the posted speed limit. The report also […]

A body has been recovered in the search for a missing Oconee County man.  Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King said that a body was recovered from Lake Jocassee around 2:20pm Saturday afternoon.  Rescue crews from Oconee and Pickens counties responded to Devils Fork State Park at Lake Jocassee late Saturday morning to search for a man. Chief King said that […]

An Anderson  man has been arrested after an assault outside of a Bi-Lo grocery store in Anderson County Saturday night.  52-year-old Clifton Bernard Staley was arrested and charged with robbery by use of force. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reports that Staley used force to take a woman’s purse as she exited the store.  A K-9 unit found him in a wooded area […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said an Anderson man has been charged with multiple offenses related to burglaries at cellular buildings.  32-year-old Jonathan Moore stands charged with burglary, grand larceny and injury to real property. According to arrest warrants, Moore broke into a T-Mobile building on March 25, where he stole $11,000 worth of copper wire and caused over $15,000 […]

A Seneca Elementary School Principal has been arrested.  The Seneca Police Department reports the arrest of Blue Ridge Elementary School Principal Idasa Cobb.  She stands charged with the misdemeanor offense of “failure of certain persons to report child abuse or neglect.” Cobb was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center yesterday afternoon.  The School District of Oconee County released the […]