Category: News

Police in the City of Seneca are searching for a truck involved in a two-car accident this morning.  One driver was hurt in the crash at the intersection of North Townville Street and Railroad Avenue. Seneca Police report that the driver of a Honda was taken to Oconee Medical Center for treatment. Police are searching for the second vehicle, a […]

An elderly Westminster man was charged after crashing his car into a house.  The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that 73-year-old James Homea drove his car into a home on Coffee Road around 2pm Sunday.  Troopers charged him with driving under the influence and driving under suspension.  He was driving a 2006 Corolla when he lost control of the vehicle, […]

A Townville man has been arrested by deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation of a 2013 home burglary. According to the daily booking activity report from the Oconee County Detention Center, burglary and larceny charges have been filed against 34-year-old David Joseph Witherington in connection to a September 20, 2013 incident on Fort Hill Drive. Contractors […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two armed robberies Sunday night in Pendleton.  The first occurred at a Bojangles’ and then 20 minutes later, the second robbery took place at a Plez-U gas station.  The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said a man walked into the restaurant, pulled a knife and demanded money from employees.  Witnesses told deputies that the suspect […]

Law enforcement officials in Toccoa say they have more information on a vehicle they are seeking in connection to the death of Montavious Flentall earlier this month. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell says they now have a picture of the vehicle they are seeking. “The vehicle is believed to be a gray in color Ford Edge that was seen passing through […]

Carbon Resources Recovery, a manufacturer of recycled tire materials, is planning to locate its first North American facility in Anderson County. The company’s $20 million investment is expected to create approximately 30 new jobs over the next two years. CRR uses an innovative manufacturing system to recycle shredded tire materials into renewable energy products. The company’s specialized green process supports […]

An Athens, Ga., native and University of Georgia alumna has been named the Chief of Civil Works Programs and Project Management for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. Margare (Mackie) McIntosh, who graduated from UGA with a Bachelor of Science in geology in 1999, will assume her new role in mid-April. In addition to her UGA education, she […]

Ladies still looking for a prom dress have one more day to take advantage of he Seneca Woman’s Club’s annual Prom Dress Giveaway.  The last day for the Seneca Woman’s Club Prom Dress Giveaway is Tuesday, April 1 from 3pm to 7pm at 615 North Townville Street, behind the Health Department in Seneca.

The Oconee County Public Library will be closed on April 18 for system-wide staff training, and closed on April 19 and 20 for Easter. The Board of Trustees of the library system provides for four dates a year on which the libraries close to the public for staff training. This allows the staff to train as a group at one location […]

Ravenel Elementary is looking forward to another successful Artists on the Green. On April 25, the presenters will begin the presentations at 8:30am and the day will end at 1:35pm. Sarah Duvall, a well- known, local storyteller, will host the school-wide performance. Her performances begin at 9:15am. There will be two of them: K-2 and then grades 3-5. Tables will be prepared outside for […]