Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help in regards to a January 2017 vandalism that occurred at the Seneca Walmart. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual in relation to the case that deputies would like to speak with. A deputy responded to the Sandifer Boulevard location during the early afternoon hours […]
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On Thursday, April 20, investigators with the Seneca Police Department were able to obtain arrest warrants in connection with the shooting incident at Blue Ridge Field. Investigators have warrants charging Israel Tamahjea Glenn of Seneca with one count of assault and battery in the first degree and two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm. Investigators received several tips from […]
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Arrests have been made and the case cleared involving vandalism that resulted in approximately $30,000 in damage to Blue Ridge Field on April 9. Seneca Police Chief John Covington announces that investigators charged four juveniles ranging in age from 12 to 14 years of age. Being juveniles, their identities cannot be released. They have all been charged through Family Court […]
Read moreThe Seneca Middle School (SMS) Chorus program is a successful one by any measure and has been for many years. Their accomplishments this year included a large contingent in the All-County Chorus and numerous students accepted to the elite All-State Chorus. This year one student was the first ever to be named to the National ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) […]
Read moreFor making threats against West-Oak High School, a student has been arrested by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, tells Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “On March 28, a deputy of ours received some information from an employee at the school in reference to a student that had made a threat towards the school to execute what had been described as […]
Read moreDaniel Smith, Jr., MD, medical director of Greenville Health System’s Hospice of the Foothills and Cottingham Hospice House, received the Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Champion Award during the annual Transforming Health Symposium in Columbia, on April 12. The award honors patient safety champions in South Carolina who go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure quality care. Dr. […]
Read moreIn recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month, employees of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office established a Pinwheel Garden at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla.
Read moreSchneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, is expanding its Oconee County operations. The company will be creating 56 new jobs at its existing Seneca facility. “We have a long manufacturing history in South Carolina, and we are happy to maintain our commitment to the communities where we live and work. The team in Seneca plays a […]
Read moreThe Hamilton Career Center HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) student organization traveled with 11 students to Charleston on March 8-10 for the state competition. School District of Oconee County Public Information Officer Dr. Sharon Sanders said, “While there, the group competed with over 1,500 South Carolina HOSA students in events such as biomedical technology, nursing assistant, MRC, Health Lifestyles, […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today the graduation of Deputy Scott Spence and Deputy David Williams from the Basic Law Enforcement program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Spence and Williams, who graduated from the Academy on March 24, as part of Basic Law Enforcement Class #661, were both hired by the Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 12, […]
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