Category: News

Charging issues delayed the debut of the new all-electric buses in the City of Seneca this week.  Service on Monday remained the same as it has been through the month of December with diesel service running and electric buses shadowing, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander.  “They were having an issue with the charging stations and also there was an issue […]

Local conservation group Oconee Forever gave $1,000 to the Oconee County Conservation Bank at the Bank’s monthly meeting in the Pine Street administration building.  Eddie Martin, long-time area conservationist and District Manager of the Oconee Soil and Water Conservation District, presented the check on behalf of Oconee Forever to Shea Airey, OCCB chair. “Preserving Oconee County’s way of life first […]

Over the past few days, customers served by various Duke Energy companies have set all-time records for winter power use.  Duke Energy spokesperson Kristen Pulley gives details. “For Duke Energy Carolinas, a new winter usage peak of 20,246 megawatt-hours was set Tuesday in the hour ending at 8am. That exceeded the previous winter record of 18,985 megawatt-hours set on Dec. […]

Due to increased demand for returnable packaging solutions, packIQ is expanding its existing operations in Anderson County. The $2.1 million investment is expected to generate 50 new jobs. The expansion will include a complete shipping rack fabrication facility with powder coat paint and polyurea coating systems. Founded in 2000 as a supplier of packaging solutions to the automotive industry, the company […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Monday on multiple charges, including two charges involving weapons.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “According to the incident report, a deputy responded to a call involving a man in a vehicle following a female in another vehicle to her home and then confronting the ladies father […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man on New Year’s Day on drug charges.  Responding to a domestic disturbance call, deputies asked 30-year-old Joseph Augustus Stone about the reports that he had a handgun and he told deputies he did not have one.  He gave consent to search the vehicle and the premise.  Upon searching the vehicle, deputies […]

An Oconee County Councilman announces the postponement of a meeting this evening between county and the mayors of three cities. The meeting was planned at Seneca’s Cross Creek Plantation. But, in an email announcement, Oconee County Councilman Paul Corbeil says, “There was a misunderstanding on my part about access to the community, plus there are several questions about the agenda.”

All branches of the Oconee County Public Library will be closed Monday, January 20 for the Martin Luther King holiday. The website, www.oconee.lib.sc.us will be available, as will be book drops at all branches.

The regularly scheduled test of the warning sirens in the vicinity of the Oconee Nuclear Station takes place today. This morning’s exercise, at approximately 11:50am, is a test only and no public action required. It should last three minutes. Hearing a siren does not mean to evacuate. The siren sounding is a signal for residents to tune to a radio […]

Should Sunday alcohol sales be extended from just the City of Seneca to all of Oconee County?  That is one question on a survey being conducted by the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce, explains executive director Jillian Lusk. “Back a couple of months ago, several business owners approached me to say that they were very concerned with their sales and […]