Category: News

(Seneca, SC)—————–The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a Detention Officer has been fired for a violation of Sheriff’s Office policies after an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. 23 year old Zachary Keith Blanton was hired by the Sheriff’s Office on June 18th, 2017 and was assigned to the Detention Center where he served as a […]

(Seneca, SC)——————At this past Tuesday’s Oconee County Council Meeting, it was announced that a FEMA reimbursement of $71,000 will be used to for a radio communications system to help public safety officers. County Council Chairman Julian Davis talks about the importance of this communications system.  The County was reimbursed by FEMA, according to Davis, in regards to all the disaster […]

(Seneca, SC)——————Seneca City Administrator Scott Moulder addressed a meeting of the Seneca Rotary Club yesterday. Moulder addressed several items during his speech, including plans that are in the works to address the Haynes building and the Kimbrell’s building in downtown Seneca, solutions for which may be just around the corner, accoridng to Moulder.  Moulder also said that investors have been […]

(Seneca, SC)————– Around mid-afternoon yesterday, the Seneca Police Department patrolled an area of South Walnut Street in the city after reports of gunshots in the area. According to Seneca Police Chief John Covington, Seneca PD investigated several reports of gunshots in the area but the reports were unfounded as of yesterday afternoon.

(Seneca, SC)—————-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest yesterday after a pursuit. 33 year old Richard William Shumsky led a Sheriff’s Office deputy on a pursuit in an area north of Bountyland and near Lake Keowee before crashing his vehicle into a tree on Sugarhill Road before being taken into custody. Shumsky was found to be in possession of […]

(Seneca, SC)————-The Seneca Police Department has arrested a Seneca man on two outstanding warrants charging him with two counts of Distribution of Crack Cocaine – 2nd Offense. 27 year old Justin Dimon Alexander was arrested at an address on East North 1st Street in Seneca without incident on Tuesday and transported to the Oconee County Detention Center.  An undercover operative […]

(Seneca, SC)—————-The Board of Commissioners for the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority met for a meeting this week at the Walhalla Depot. There were many items on the agenda.  The Board went into executive session as well to discuss the proposed agreement and funding for the “Sewer South” project. After returning to open session, action was taken on the matters […]