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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help regarding a shoplifting that occurred Sunday afternoon around 6pm at the Seneca Walmart on Sandifer Boulevard, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “A deputy responded to the store around 6:07pm to begin the investigation. The deputy was informed that a white male came into the store […]

Americans for Limited Government President Nathan Mehrens today issued the following statement on the latest job numbers. “In the midst of what Obama continues to claim is an improving economy, in August only 80,000 fewer people were unemployed than in the previous month. Of those, 64,000 gave up on trying to get a job entirely and are no longer counted, […]

Some of the top LPGA professionals are coming to Seneca for an invitational tournament benefiting two local organizations. On Sept. 23, Seneca’s Cross Creek Plantation welcomes back Seneca High School graduate and former collegiate National Champion Austin Ernst play against fellow LPGA golfers as well as the Upstate’s best amateurs. All proceeds will benefit Safe Harbor and the Foothills Area […]

Outstanding warrants finally caught up to a Seneca man. On Tuesday, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested 40-year-old Chad Tyron Lee on outstanding warrants that date back to the year 2003. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “An Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputy met with deputies from Anderson County in Townville to pick Lee up […]

The Oconee County Emergency Services’ warming shelter at Saint Marks United Methodist Church in Seneca was closed last night around 7pm, explains Kathy Rogers, executive director of the Oconee County Chapter of the American Red Cross.  “We did open a shelter night before last.  We closed it last night at 7pm.  We are always on stand by working hand in hand […]

A second shelter has opened in Oconee. This one at the town of Salem’s Community Center near Town Hall. Especially invited are the many Keowee Key residents who’ve been without electric power since early last night, but town spokeswoman Martin Jennings says this shelter is open to anyone who needs warmth. There are chairs and tables in the building, and […]

Oconee Emergency Services and the Oconee Chapter of the American Red Cross have opened a warming shelter in Seneca, at the St. Mark Methodist Church, 616 Quincy Road. Anyone needing to escape the elements is welcome. If you have questions or concerns, call Scott Krein, emergency management director, at 710-7027. The shelter may be just what some customers of Duke […]

Seneca Light and Water along with WSNW are proud to present Sounds of An Oconee County Christmas.  Each year we ask local schools and churches to record their Christmas programs so we can re-air them for you to here on Christmas Eve.  The programs will start tomorrow morning at 9am and will be followed by WSNW’s 30 Hours of Christmas […]

The Avon Foundation for Women has again awarded the Clemson University Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering a grant for medical research. The institute will receive $150,000 from the foundation to develop an easy-to-use diagnostic test that can both predict breast cancer risk and monitor changes in breast cancer over time. Clemson is one of six universities or hospitals to […]

The distance between Clemson University and Greenville will get shorter next month when a new, weekday commuter service will connect the two locations. The university and the Greenville public transportation system are going to connect the main campus with Clemson’s instructional and research locations in Greenville and other spots across that city’s transportation system. The launch date is the 9th […]