Category: News

United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announces that 31-year-old Quirino Hernandez, 28-year-old Adam Stone and 29-year-old Luis Rodriguez were sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to participating in a drug conspiracy involving methamphetamine. Hernandez, Stone, and Rodriguez received sentences of 17 years, 13 years, and 5 years in federal prison, respectively. There is no parole in the federal system. […]

Governor Henry McMaster and South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) Executive Director Cheryl Stanton announce that the 2019 tax rates for businesses will be an average of 18.8% lower than in 2018, which is the largest decrease in the rates so far, putting $52 million back into businesses’ pockets. This is the sixth consecutive year DEW is cutting […]

On Thursday, Nov. 29, and Thursday, Dec. 6, the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) will be offering pictures with Santa. Kelly Boone Photography will be capturing pictures of your children or family with Santa Claus on the front porch of the OHC’s tenant farmers cabin. Photographs will cost $10 for a 5×7 and $15 for a 8×10. A portion of the […]

City crews have already begun preparing for the Christmas season in downtown Seneca. On Thursday, maintenance workers started opening boxes of new Christmas lights to hang in Norton-Thompson Park in downtown. The community is invited to join Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander and members of the Seneca City Council on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at 5pm to officially light up the […]

Hate wrapping all those Christmas gifts? Well, let the staff at the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) do it for you. From Friday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Dec. 21, drop off your packages anytime the OHC is open. The museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11am to 5pm. Bring your own special wrapping paper and bows, but the OHC will […]

This month’s Movie at the Museum is Sergeant York. “Prize-winning Tennessee marksman Alvin York (Gary Cooper), a recent convert to Christianity, finds himself torn between his non-violent beliefs and his desire to serve his country when recruited to fight in World War I. Kindly Major Buxton (Stanley Ridges) convinces York to engage in battle, where the pacifist’s prowess with a […]