Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Seneca Planning Commission voted last night in favor of an amended short-term rental policy. The 4-1 vote; however, amounts to a recommendation only, meaning that the final say belongs to the Seneca City Council during its November and December meeting dates. The planning commissioners changed the ordinance to set minimum rentals from two to five days and to require […]
Read moreAttacks by a husband on his wife and on a second man are sending the husband to prison, the result of guilty pleas in the Oconee General Sessions Court. Jonathan William Duncan pleaded guilty to attempted murder, domestic violence second offense, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Assistant Solicitor Beth Blundy said Duncan “flipped […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed additional charges and has made additional arrests in relation to its continuing investigation of a double homicide that occurred on the Utica Mill Hill in September. On Sept. 10, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 14 Padgett Street in regards to the shooting deaths of 54-year-old Timothy Wayne Caldwell and 29-year-old David Thomas Tranah. […]
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United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), along their local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, will visit schools across South Carolina to meet with students as a part of South Carolina’s 17th Annual Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. With a focus on keeping their schools and […]
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Absentee voting for the Nov. 6, 2018, General Election is underway at county elections offices throughout the state. As of Friday morning, approximately 45,000 voters had applied for absentee ballots statewide. At this point in the process in 2014, the last gubernatorial election, approximately 30,000 voters had applied for absentee ballots statewide. Voters who are age 65 and older, who […]
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Join the Seneca Library tonight, Oct. 16, 2018, at 6pm for a night of spooky tales in time for Halloween. Jennifer Moss, Assistant Curator of the Oconee Heritage Center, will present eerie tales of South Carolina ghosts, spirits, and otherworldly encounters that are sure to thrill and chill. This program is appropriate for adults and teens over the age of […]
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It was another good year for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Small Game project’s bobwhite whistle count. The Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) Whistling Cock Census was conducted for the 40th consecutive year in 2018, and for the third year in a row, SCDNR small game biologists reported an increase in the average number of bobwhites calling per […]
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The City of Westminster announces that Pritchard Street will be closed 3-4 weeks due to sewer work. The road will be open to thru traffic only please.
Read moreBlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice® HealthPlan of South Carolina are urging people to consider telehealth for their next non-emergency room doctor visit. Members can use the service for behavioral health, urgent care and lactation consultation. Both companies are advocating the option during Telehealth Awareness Week Oct. 15-19, 2018, the annual observance of telehealth programs and services available in […]
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At 3:44pm Friday afternoon, Oconee County Fire and Rescue personnel were dispatched to Devil’s Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee for a possible drowning. Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King reports that dispatch received multiple calls of an individual who was injured while diving. Crews arrived to at the park to find bystanders providing treatment to a male who had […]
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