Category: News

On Monday, the nation paused to honor our presidents, the men who have served in this country’s highest office.  Locally, the Seneca Lions Club is doing its part to educate area schoolchildren about these great men and their accomplishments.  Seneca Lions Club second vice president and publicity chair Jim Atkinson gives details.  “We are reading at area schools all week […]

Help support Oconee County’s number one industry by buying a bumper sticker.  The Oconee Soil and Water Conservation District, organized in 1938, has been involved in the protection and wise use of the county’s natural resources for over 70 years.  They are now selling bumper stickers to raise awareness and support of their cause, explains Oconee Soil and Water Conservation […]

An AT&T outage is affecting the 911 service and some residential phone service in Oconee County. All land lines to homes, businesses, government offices and emergency agencies have been inoperable since before 7am this morning, according to Oconee County Emergency Services director Scott Krein. Those needing 911 service can call the alternate number (864) 638-4111 for assistance.  Officials do not […]

A fire destroyed a two-story barn home in Pickens County this morning. Firefighters continue to monitor hot spots of the home located off Walhalla Highway, which is just west of Pickens near Riggins Road.  Firefighters believe a wood stove used to heat the family home last night ignited the blaze.  The barn style home was fully involved when firefighters arrived […]

Sister station WGOG reports that Saluda County might be first, but Oconee County apparently is not far behind. The state’s broadband initiative, “About Connect South Carolina”, has announced Saluda County is the first county in the state to complete its connected community broadband assessment and technology action plan.  At their monthly meeting this week, the Oconee County Council awarded a […]

Local displaced workers ages 50 and above will have a chance to gain a new skills set as a Certified Nurse Aide as a result of a $15,000 grant awarded to Tri-County Technical College. Tri-County was the only South Carolina technical college chosen in the latest round of grants for the Plus 50 Encore Completion Program, a national effort to […]

Some problems are good problems to have.  That was the case recently at the Seneca Middle School Invention Convention.  Each year every sixth grader works to come up with a concept for an invention and then develop and test a prototype product based on their concept.  The sixth grade science teachers, Teresa Stills and Deb Burton, do an initial round […]

Pump prices have risen sharply this week.  Consumers across the United States are experiencing a 14-cent rise in gasoline prices in the last seven days, explains Amerine Woodyard, spokesperson for the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline rose to $3.75 a gallon this week. That is up almost 14 cents from a week ago, […]

Members of an Upstate mail theft ring plead guilty yesterday in federal court.  United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces that 13 defendants plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail theft.  Senior United States District Judge Henry Herlong of Greenville accepted the pleas and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report.  The defendants who pled are: 35-year-old Tasha […]

As part of their celebration of Black History Month, the Oconee County Democratic Party recognized three individuals for making an impact in the Golden Corner.  At their meeting this month, the Party honored Dr. Al Gaines, Beverly Jenkins and Bonnie Moses.  Gaines, a retired educator, has been a member of the Seneca City Council for the last 14 years.  Seneca […]