Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Oconee County continues its sesquicentennial excitement on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, with Celebrate Oconee at Chattooga Belle Farm in Long Creek, tells Oconee County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Director Phil Shirley. “The 6pm event will feature live music by The Wobblers, dinner, a live auction, and an $1,868 raffle. The official sesquicentennial sculpture will be unveiled, and guests will also […]
Read moreThe driver of a 2005 Chevy SUV was killed this morning in a crash approximately two miles north of Six Mile. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports that around 5:30am a SUV was traveling south on Hunter Road when the driver ran off the left side of the road, striking a fence and overturning. Troopers say the driver died on […]
Read moreSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that he, along with the other 49 states and the District of Columbia, has reached an agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers. Uber learned in November 2016 that hackers had gained access to some personal […]
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The Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) invites the community to get crafty with mud masks at 5:30pm in the Seneca Library, explains OCPL Director Blair Hinson. “The kids are back in school and you deserve a spa day! Celebrate National Mud Pack Day by making a mask using natural ingredients. Supplies will be provided. Space may be limited, so arrive […]
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Duke Energy is preparing for its annual refueling at Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca. Mikayla Kreuzberger, Spokesperson for Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station, says motorists should expect more traffic around the plant entrances on Highway 130 and Highway 183. “Oconee Nuclear Station has refueling outages every fall and every other spring. So, we will be having a refueling outage this […]
Read moreThe staff at the Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum of South Carolina invites all families to participate in a Family Fun Day on Saturday, Oct. 13. The event starts at 10am and ends at 1pm. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds following the event. Cost for the day is $10 per car. All the […]
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United States Attorney Sherri Lydon stated today that 29-year-old Marial Watson of Columbus, Georgia, was sentenced in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, for failure to register as a sex offender and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. United States District Judge Richard M. Gergel, of Charleston, sentenced Watson to 78 months imprisonment and five years supervised release. […]
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The former municipal swimming pool in the City of Seneca will soon be filled in to satisfy state regulations. At their meeting this week, the Seneca City Council was informed that the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control recently sent a reminder to the city that an in-ground swimming pool left unused for 24 straight months must be […]
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A suggestion to create a four-way stop in downtown Seneca was presented to the Seneca City Council Tuesday night by City Administrator Scott Moulder. “The proposal to convert the intersection of North Townville Street and Main Street and Ram Cat Alley from a traffic signal to a four-way stop. In talking with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT), the […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released this statement. “Judge Kavanaugh has just emphatically denied the recent allegation being levied by Michael Avenatti and his client. He says he does not know the woman in question and emphatically denies the accusations. I would remind everyone that dozens of women who knew Judge Kavanaugh during the time […]
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