Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Seneca branch of the Oconee Public Library will be closed all day on Wednesday, April 7. At that time, a new public service desk will be installed in memory of Betty DuBose, who passed away last year. She was the head librarian in Seneca from 1968, when the library was first built, until 1995 when it became a part […]
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The COVID-19 Prevention Network is conducting a study at select university campuses across the country, and Clemson University is among them. The study is to learn whether or not the Moderna EUA COVID-19 vaccine stops the spread of coronavirus. Over about 5 months, 12,000 university students nationwide will get injections of the Moderna EUA COVID-19 vaccine to help learn if […]
Read morePolice in Georgia have made an arrest in the death of a University of Georgia student. Our sister station WNEG in Toccoa reports that 21 year-old Knox Whiten, who was also a graduate of Oconee Christian Academy, died when hit by a vehicle on Chase Street near the outer Athens loop on March 21st. Athens-Clarke County police said that Virkerria […]
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As traffic begins to pick up across the country, with increased vaccinations and decreased pandemic restrictions, AAA – The Auto Club Group reminds drivers about the importance of focusing on the road ahead and not on their smartphones during Distracted Driving Awareness month. According to 2019 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Distracted driving crashes killed 3,142 people […]
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As Seneca absorbs an anticipated treatment charge from county sewer, the city might pass on part of that increase to its customers. However, at this point, numbers remain unknown as both the city and the county’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority have yet to prepare new operating budgets for 2021-22. JRSA Board Chair Scott Moulder spoke about the sewer authority’s quest […]
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Seneca’s mayor Pro-Tem Ronnie O’Kelly said that he wants to leave the ball in Administrator Scott Moulder’s court when it comes to setting a fair and equitable policy on the rental of city facilities. After the city waived the rental fee and allowed the local GOP to meet on Sunday at the Gignilliat Community Center, it was decided by the […]
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Project Rise” is a code-named Oconee County economic development prospect which, if realized, would locate within Seneca’s utility service area. Last night the mayor and council approved a deal with the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative for a utility tax credit for the project. City Administrator Scott Moulder said he would not identify the prospect and deferred to the county, since […]
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The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Flash Flood Warning for… Habersham County in northeastern Georgia… Rabun County in northeastern Georgia… Southeastern Macon County in western North Carolina… Northwestern Oconee County in upstate South Carolina… * Until 3:00 PM EDT. At 9:41 AM EDT, locally as much as 3 to 4 inches of rain is expected to accumulate from […]
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The world’s most prestigious professional bass tournament will be returning next year to the site of some of the best moments in the sport’s famed history. B.A.S.S. officials, along with Visit Anderson and VisitGreenvilleSC, announced today that the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk will be held for the fourth time at scenic Lake Hartwell, March […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man Monday on a Fugitive from Justice charge. 20 year old Mark Roy Paul Groscope of Coffee Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:25pm. This morning, custody of Groscope was transferred to the Rabun (GA) County Sheriff’s Office after Groscope waived extradition. Yesterday afternoon, the Oconee County Sheriff’s […]
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