Category: News

An Oconee County jury found 17-year-old Laquavius Cleveland guilty Thursday of attempted murder and weapons charges. The Honorable Alex Macaulay sentenced Cleveland to 22 years in prison on the attempted murder charge with 5 years consecutive on the possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime charge. In July of 2013, Cleveland and the victim, his cousin, […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged a Hartwell, Georgia woman Wednesday evening with drug trafficking. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “A deputy received an anonymous call with the caller stating that there was a large amount of drugs that she had found and she did not know what to do with them. […]

The Oconee Economic Alliance, in collaboration with H&R Block and the Walhalla, Westminster and Oconee County Chambers of Commerce, will host a Small Business Resource Fair to further support small business development and entrepreneurial assistance in Oconee County, explains Oconee Economic Alliance executive director Richard Blackwell. “The Small Business Resource Fair will serve as a resource for individuals interested in […]

Cats are on the loose in downtown Seneca and the community is encouraged to have fun trying to locate them. The Blue Ridge Arts Council set the cats loose this week, explains Seneca Planning Director and BRAC Board Member Ed Halbig. “We received a grant from Ten at the Top and the Hughes Investment Corporation that was giving a Community […]

Heatstroke fatalities of children have been in the news recently, so safety advocates and academic institutions are teaming up to emphasize the safety threat heatstroke poses for young children left in hot cars. A child’s temperature heats up 3 to 5 times faster than that of an adult’s. Together, the Federal Government, automakers, car seat manufacturers, health and safety advocates, […]

Each year, tens of thousands of adults in the United States suffer serious health problems, are hospitalized, or even die from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines, including influenza, pertussis (whooping cough), certain bacterial infections, hepatitis A and B, shingles, and even some cancers including cervical cancer and liver cancer. And while many adults recognize that a flu vaccine […]

The Residences at Park Place plan to celebrate like it was 1908 on Saturday as Eunice Pearl Briggs Marcom turns 106. The former Walhalla resident, now living at The Residences in Seneca, was one of nine children. Marcom was married during the depression and her late husband, Frank, worked for a power company. She attributes her long life to eating […]

Crime Stoppers of Oconee County, Inc. and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office are proud to announce that the 10th Annual S.C. Apple Festival Car Show will be held on September 6 on East Main Street in Westminster beside Hardee’s. Registration begins at 9am and lasts until noon, when the judging begins. Motorcycles, Antique Tractors and 4 Wheel Drive vehicles are […]

The United Way of Oconee County is in need of school supplies for their upcoming 2014 Supply Distribution in August. Donations and supplies can be dropped off at the United Way office in Seneca on East North 1st Street. Donations are tax deductible. For more information, you can contact Kimberly Ellis at 864-882-9742, ext. 103 or Sandra Pruitt at 864-882-3130. […]

The South Carolina Youth Advocate Program is looking for Resource Foster Parents in Oconee County, where there is currently a great need. According to information provided by SCYAP, “Resource Foster Family” refers to families that provide temporary care for foster children that preserve and support family connections. They are providers of safe, temporary care and are more involved with the […]