Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The City of Seneca is looking to change its business license ordinance to better align with the state. Tuesday night during their Work Session, the Seneca City Council heard a recommendation from the South Carolina Municipal Association concerning the business license ordinance, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “For the last several years there has been lots of discussion about the […]
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A collision occurred Wednesday morning near Walhalla involving an Oconee County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. The accident happened on Wolfer’s Hollow Drive near Rock Crusher Road. The Sheriff’s Office reports that the deputy was serving arrest warrants on the driver of the other vehicle. The driver was sent to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the wreck. The accident […]
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Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s help in its investigation into a stolen vehicle from earlier this month. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division spoke with the victim during the morning hours of Aug. 5, in regards to theft of a light blue 2008 Hyundai Sante Fe. The vehicle was reportedly […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) has made a decision to use metal detectors at Friday night’s football game between Seneca and Daniel, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “This does have the potential to slow the process of entering the stadium. Gates will open at 6pm and fans are encouraged […]
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The Labor Day weekend brings about the unofficial end of summer and with that in mind, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is offering some safety tips so citizens and visitors can enjoy this holiday weekend with their family and friends safely. “As with all the holiday time periods here in the Golden Corner, we are expecting things to be busy […]
Read moreAttorney General Alan Wilson Tuesday, Aug. 28, joined a coalition of 15 states and the District of Columbia in filing a brief urging the United States Supreme Court to protect police from frivolous claims of false arrest. The brief urges the Court to overrule a lower court and hold that a police officer is not subject to a retaliatory-arrest suit […]
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A new person has been appointed to the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) Commission representing the City of Seneca. At a special called Seneca City Council meeting Tuesday night, Mayor Dan Alexander made the nomination. “Mendel Stone has served us many years on that board and he gave us a letter of resignation and City Administrator Scott Moulder brought […]
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Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson wants to attract more people to Norton-Thompson Park during Christmas. During Tuesday night’s Seneca City Council Work Session, Johnson ask the council to invest in new Christmas decorations. “We would like to take this to the next level. It is the opening of the Seneca Christmas Parade every year. We started about three years ago […]
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MADD South Carolina has released a report titled “A Lack of Conviction” stemming from its court monitoring efforts in the 5th and 13th Judicial Circuits, providing specific data on the outcome of DUI cases in certain courts and highlighting several problematic issues involved with enforcing and prosecuting DUIs in South Carolina. MADD’s data comes from cases stemming from misdemeanor DUI […]
Read moreA 60-year-old Seneca man died Monday night at Greenville Memorial Hospital from apparent injuries sustained in a moped collision. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that Ricky Eugene Price of Gammell Street in Seneca died at 8:48pm Monday night in the intensive care unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He reportedly sustained his injuries early Sunday morning, Aug. 26, at approximately […]
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