Category: News

(Seneca, SC)—————————-As you may have noticed, gas prices are on the rise across the Golden Corner and the state of South Carolina. According to AAA Carolinas, the average price of gasoline in the state of South Carolina is $2.12 a gallon, which is 12 cents higher on the week and 15 cents more than this time last month. According to […]

(Seneca, SC)———————Rainfall totals continue to add up across the Golden Corner and more rain is on the way over the next few days. A Flood Watch is in effect until 7 pm tomorrow night. According to our County Weather Observer Barbara Wilson, the County received 1.73 inches of rain for the 24 hour period ending at 7 am this morning. […]

(Seneca, SC)——————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged an Oconee couple with Unlawful Neglect of a Child Charges. Back on February 17th of this year, a deputy was dispatched to the Walmart location in Seneca in regards to reports of a shoplifting. According to the case report, the deputy was informed by dispatch that the subjects had fled from the […]

(Seneca, SC)——————————The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Seneca man on charges of Third Degree Burglary and Malicious Injury to Real Property. According to arrest warrants, 25 year old Dellen James Metz is accused of breaking into an unoccupied building on February 16th of this year at an address on Timberlake One Circle. Deputies were called to the Timberlake […]

(Seneca, SC)——————The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Commission’s Operations and Planning Committee meeting that was scheduled for today has been cancelled due to a lack of business items. The next scheduled meeting for the Operations and Planning Committee is set for Wednesday, March 20th.

(Seneca, SC)——————–Last week, the State of Oconee 2019 Luncheon was held at Walhalla High School and one of the highlights of the meeting was the opportunity for all the Mayor’s of the five municipalities in the County to address those in attendance about what is going on in their cities. The first Mayor to address the audience was West Union […]

Last night, Oconee County Council, in a unanimous vote, approved a resolution authorizing the transfer of some existing sewer lines to the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority. The approval should clear the way for a grant of over $5 million for the Sewer South Project that will extend service down to Exits 1 and 2 along I-85 in the southern […]

The School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees had plenty of items on the agenda for their meeting this past Monday night and as we mentioned yesterday, the School Board approved with a 5-0 vote to spend around $830,000 to purchase around 40 acres of property at Wells Highway at Garrison Road for the new Seneca Middle School that […]

(Seneca, SC)———————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has announced an additional arrest in the agencies latest drug sweep, which is entitled “Operation Broken Heart” due to the beginning of the operation in proximity to Valentine’s Day last week. The additional arrest brings the total number of arrests in the operation to twelve. The majority of arrests so far have been related […]