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The City of Seneca is holding a regularly scheduled council meeting on Tuesday, April 9, at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers. The public is invited to comment, with a sign-in sheet available and a five-minute limit per person. Several ordinances are up for final reading, including the Community Facilities District Ordinance, the annexation and rezoning of property […]

Residents of the Millbrook subdivision near Seneca are facing a bear issue. The bear has been seen tipping over trash cans, with at least one video capturing its nocturnal activities. To discourage the bear from staying in the area, residents are advised to remove bird feeders, limit outdoor pet food, and secure trash containers until collection day. The animal in […]

According to the SCHP, a pedestrian was hit and killed on I-85 Saturday night in Anderson County. Lance Corporal Lena Butler has more… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the pedestrian as 40-year-old Joshua Jacobie Andrews, of Greenville.

The City of Westminster is set to hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 9 at 6:00pm, where they will honor significant community contributions, including the West-Oak Warrior Wrestling team’s state championship and the retirement of Pat Burton after 18 years of service. The council will also address routine business, such as approving minutes from previous meetings and considering […]

Charlotte-based tourism consultant, Berkeley Young, who has 30 years of experience and familiarity with Oconee County, presented his plan, “A Sustainable Tourism Economy for Oconee County’s Future”. He suggested that, like Abingdon, Virginia, Tupelo, Mississippi, and Panama City, Florida, Oconee can enhance its tourism with minimal effort… Young offered strategies for the county government and local businesses catering to tourism […]

Fire late Friday morning destroyed a mobile home in southern Oconee County, on Hillside Lane near the Coneross Creek Road, according to Seneca Fire Chief Richie Caudill…

A Seneca woman remains in jail today, on a combined $24,410 surety bond, after her arrest yesterday on multiple property crime arrest warrants. 34-year-old Angel Dawn Holloway, of Gail Court, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 1:30pm Thursday.  Holloway has been charged with one count each of First-Degree Burglary and Second-Degree Burglary, as well as two […]

Reports indicate that Seneca Firefighters responded to a house fire in the area of Coneross Creek Road not long before noon today. No immediate word of any injuries or what might have started the fire. We’ll bring more when it becomes available.

Clemson University’s Physics and Astronomy Department is hosting a solar eclipse viewing event on April 8, from 12-4 p.m. at 140 Delta Epsilon Court. Peak viewing is just after 3 p.m. Activities include liquid nitrogen ice cream, DIY pinhole cameras, presentations on eclipse science, and live streaming of the eclipse’s peak. Eclipse glasses will be provided.

UPDATE: The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is happy to report that 14-year-old Paisley June Marie Lawton has been located and is safe.    (Walhalla, SC) ————————————-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing teenage girl. 14-year-old Paisley June Marie Lawton of West Union was reported missing to the Sheriff’s Office by a family […]