Category: News

If you have never seen 200 golf balls being dropped from a helicopter, you may want to mark October 23 at noon on your calendar and come out to Oconee Medical Center.  “As a part of the annual Oconee Medical Center Foundation Golf Classic, we hold a Golf Ball Drop each year,” said Cortni Nations, OMC Foundation Executive Director.  “Our […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office recently disposed of two shake and bake style meth labs within the past few days in the Westminster area. The Sheriff’s Office wants to remind citizens of the dangers of these meth labs as well, explains Oocnee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “The first lab was discovered back on October 10th, as […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces a partnership with D.C.T. Detection, LLC of Oconee County in its continuing efforts to combat crime, especially criminal domestic violence.  D.C.T. Detection, LLC is owned by Dale and Tanya Colegrove, with their offices located in West Union. “It is the heart beat of my wife and me to help children with the blessings that […]

The Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement agencies, will hold a press conference in the Lower Lobby of the State House today at 2:30pm, to discuss the Prescription Drug Take-Back Day initiative.  Lieutenant Governor Glenn McConnell will be joined by Thomas Nuse of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and others to highlight […]

The Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca reported the most safety violations of any nuclear plant in the Southeast since 2000. A Government Accountability Office report obtained by The Associated Press shows the plant reported 163 lower-level violations and 14 higher-level violations. The plant is only one of two in the Southeast with three reactors. Lower-level violations pose very low risk, such as […]

This week is Teen Read Week and the Oconee County Public Library is encouraging teenagers to enjoy a good book this week and then to pass it on to somebody else.  Oconee County Public Library publicity director and Seneca Branch manager Blair Hinson gives details.  “Each branch made a small display with a small collection of books, these are not […]

A local barber has landed a speaking role in the feature film shooting this month in Seneca and Oconee County.  Bronson ‘Hollywood’ Hawthorn, a barber at Cuttin Up Barber Shop on Ram Cat Alley in downtown Seneca tells about joining the cast of ‘Elbow Grease’.  “It is awesome.  I truly believe it is God showing me favor to have an […]

Each fall members of the Seneca Lions Club hold Candy Days at the front entrance to Walmart in an effort to raise money to support their mission of hearing and sight conservation.  This year, the Seneca Lions Club collected $3,000, explains publicity chair Jim Atkinson.  “We are so appreciative of the community for how they come there on our Candy […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District today closed its Regulatory offices due to the absence of available federal funding during the federal government shutdown. Regulatory offices will be unable to evaluate individual permit applications, pre-construction notifications for nationwide permit or regional general permit authorizations, or requests for jurisdictional determinations until after current year funding is received and the offices […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s re-election campaign has nearly $7 million cash-on-hand, the most it has ever had, after raising $1.17 million during the third quarter.  This strong haul marks the third consecutive quarter Graham’s campaign has brought in over $1.1 million. The successful fundraising quarter was driven by events in Seneca, Charleston, Hilton Head, Sumter and Orangeburg.  The campaign’s third […]