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A popular comedy, drama makes its South Carolina premier tonight at the Walhalla Civic Auditorium.  Directed by Jimmy Burdette, Southern Fried Funeral is a family friendly play, says Walhalla Civic Auditorium executive director Bill Chisano.  “When Dewey Frye drops dead in the middle of a Rotary meeting, half the town of New Edinburgh Mississippi turns out for his funeral, whether […]

An art poster of a Seneca Middle School student has advanced in competition. The Seneca Lions Club announces Carson Calloway’s poster has been forwarded for consideration in a larger contest, explains Seneca Lions Club publicity chair Jim Atkinson.  “Carson’s poster was shipped to District A and she took in District A, third place, now that is one quarter of our […]

Academy Award winner Dr. Jerry Tessendorf will discuss his computer software used to create water effects in the movie “Life of Pi” in a February 10 presentation at Tri-County Technical College. Dr. Tessendorf won an Oscar in 2008 for technical achievement and his software was used in the 2012 film “Life of Pi,” which was the 2013 Academy Award winner […]

Moriah and Patience Gaines are a study in both perseverance and resilience. Moriah was 15 and Patience was 13 when the sisters were placed in foster care after being removed from their parents’ home by the Department of Social Services.  After a series of unsuccessful foster care placements, in 2007 they entered the Tamassee Daughters of the American Revolution (TDAR) […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is among law enforcement agencies from at least three states that have been participating in K-9 training and certification in the county this week. The training and certification process involves not only the detection of narcotics but explosives as well.  The training has taken place at four different locations in and around Seneca, including Gignillet […]

A Habitat for Humanity home in Pickens County was burglarized two weeks before the family was supposed to move in. Volunteers with Pickens County Habitat for Humanity and the Easley Presbyterian Church have been working to build the home.  Thursday morning volunteers discovered burglars had broken into the home stripping the home of almost everything.  Light fixtures, storm doors, shower heads, […]

Sex offense convictions brought a life sentence for a 22-year-old Oconee County man. Sister station WGOG reports that as Jessie Wayne Davis was being led out of the courtroom, the man convicted of child molestation appeared to lunge toward the spectator section in the direction of his mother who had requested permission to hug her son. A scuffle ensued, sheriff’s […]

An Anderson man will spend the next 33 months behind bars.  United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces that 33-year-old Bryan Willingham was sentenced in federal court in Anderson, for his involvement in a scheme to defraud a federally insured bank.  District Judge Timothy Cain sentenced him to 33 months in prison and ordered him to pay over $28,000 in restitution. […]

After last year’s record-breaking year of more than 131 pairs of glasses donated to needy individuals in the county, the Seneca Lions is off to a fast start this year.  The mission of Lions Clubs International is hearing and sight conservation and so far this year the Seneca Lions Club has been able to help eight people, explains Seneca Lions […]

Traveling through and around the City of Seneca was made easier this week thanks to the hard work of the city’s Streets Department.  Crews teamed with county and state agencies on Tuesday and Wednesday to minimize hazardous road conditions by scraping roads and spreading sand.  Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander applauds them for their hard work this week.  “The Street Department […]