Category: News

An Anderson County deputy is on administrative leave while the State Law Enforcement Division investigates a shooting Thursday in Piedmont.  Authorities say an Anderson County deputy shot and injured a man who he said tried to run him over.  According to the incident report, the deputy got out to approach a red pickup truck sitting in the middle of Archie Street.  A black […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a West Union woman on drug charges this week during routine road patrol operations. Deputies were dispatched to the area of West Main Street in West Union to reports of a driver of a Ford van driving erratically.  Deputies pulled the van over at the intersection of Dutch Fork Road and West Main Street. […]

Candidate qualifying opened this week for the City of Seneca’s March 11 municipal election, when the voters will be asked to fill four of the eight council seats. Those council members whose seats expire this year and who are eligible to run again are seeking re-election, something Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander was glad to hear. “I was real proud to […]

The start of the New Year has been unusual to say the least.  Artic temperatures, record electricity use and a major power outage have captured recent headlines.  Another troubling headline associated with the frigid winter weather is 17 residential fires in Oconee County this season.  These incidents are stretching the Oconee County Chapter of the American Red Cross to the […]

The City of Seneca Finance Committee met for the first time this year on Thursday morning and approved requests for HAT funds.  Seneca Mayor Pro tem Ronnie O’Kelley, who chairs the Finance Committee, gives details.  “Twice a year we go over the HAT Fund requests, try to fill all the requests where people can entice people to come to Seneca […]

This week’s cold snap caused four pipes to burst at buildings of the School District of Oconee County, explains Dr. Michael Thorsland, assistant superintendent for operations.  “The two worst were at field houses, one at West-Oak High and one at Seneca High.  Part of the issue there is that field houses are primarily used during the outdoor sporting seasons, which […]

The Walhalla Civic Auditorium announces that the Hen Party Comedy Show originally scheduled for this Saturday has been rescheduled, explains Auditorium executive director Bill Chisano.  “We had booked Hen Party Comedy Show, which is two female comedians, we had them here a year ago, they did a very good job, they are very funny and so we were going to bring them back.  Unfortunately, one of […]

U.S. Engine Valve recently donated $20,000 to the Tri-County Technical College Foundation to purchase equipment for the Corporate and Community Education Division.  U.S. Engine Valve has been a member of the College’s Center for Workforce Excellence (formerly the World Class Training Center) since 1989 and has been a strong supporter of the College Foundation, having endowed a scholarship and provided […]

Several South Carolina groups want to double the number of people who register as potential organ and tissue donors.  The Associated Press reports that the campaign is supported by the nonprofit Donate Life South Carolina and the state Department of Motor Vehicles. South Carolina officials say more than 98% of the people in the state’s registry signed up through the […]

The Oconee County Council will hold a public hearing for ordinance 2013-08, which is an ordinance to amend section 26-11, entitled identify roads in the county road system, of division 1, entitled unified road standards for the unincorporated areas of Oconee County, of chapter 26, entitled Roads and Bridges, of the Oconee County Code of Ordinances; amend the official Oconee County road map incorporated therein; and other matters […]