Category: News

A communications cell tower is coming to Mountain Rest. The Oconee Board of Zoning Appeals gave final approval last night to zoning changes that’ll allow a 260-foot tower at highway 28 and Morehead Place Road. At that height, the top of the tower will require a light to satisfy the FAA. And the Oconee appeals board stipulates there shall be […]

Sheriff Mike Crenshaw has squelched a rumor that a back road is in the plans for the new Oconee jail. Crenshaw yesterday said, “There was never any plan to have any entrance or exit from Pine Street to the detention center. I don’t know how that rumor got started.” That rumor spread during a church service last weekend. To hear […]

Seneca reaps benefits from a forever contract that guarantees the city free water from Lake Keowee. But it costs to turn raw water into a safe and reliable product for drinking, cooking, and bathing. Last night the city council gave its mayor and the city administrator the authority to sign a contract for $8 million worth of improvements at its […]

The report of a third party inspection of Seneca’s sidelined electric buses is due today or tomorrow. And Seneca’s Ed Halbig told the mayor and council that the inspection report is highly-anticipated for it should give indication of how soon those buses may actually see service. The four buses were inspected Monday at the manufacturer in Greenville.

The Seneca High chamber ensemble received a top rating in this month’s SC Music Educators Orchestra Concert Festival at North Greenville University. The ensemble performed three pieces. And junior Celeste Wearing, a violinist, said, “It felt good to know that we worked so hard on the music and we were awarded a Superior Rating.” The orchestra will conclude this year […]

The Seneca city administrator hit on a theme sounded during the campaign leading to the election. And Greg Dietterick announced steps to make the city’s inner-workings more transparent to both its leaders and the general citizenry. The appearance of a video camera in the back of the council chambers was a sign last night that Seneca is working on a […]

Seneca’s outside auditor has given the city a clean opinion on his accounting of the financial records for the government year ended June 30, 2013. “We found no problems, no significant material weaknesses, therefore, there is no management letter,” Stancil told the mayor and council during last night’s meeting at City Hall. For the year, Stancil pegged the value of […]

This Thursday, Tri-County Technical College host a criminal justice career fair offering students and the public a chance to present themselves and their resumes to potential employers and get one step closer to landing a job.  Tri-County Technical College public relations and communications director Rebecca Eidson gives details. “It is this Thursday, March 27, from 9am to 3pm and it […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office says an Anderson County man faces multiple charges after being stopped at a routine traffic checkpoint. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “Deputies were conducting a license checkpoint Saturday night on Coneross Creek Road near Seneca, when a deputy noticed a Chevrolet Blazer pull up to the checkpoint. A check […]

The Sandifer family is pleased to announce that Brian Allen, a twelve year employee and current Vice President of Sandifer Funeral Home, Inc. in Westminster, has been promoted as General Manager. “As founder of Sandifer Funeral Home, I have been blessed by having the support of so many good people on our staff and Brian continues in that tradition.  Brian has […]