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Mayor Dan Alexander confirmed that Seneca’s municipal judge, Eddie Lance, has resigned after only three months in the position. As a result, associate judge Katie Smith will be handling the duties for now.

Seneca Light and Water customers are being notified of changes to their utility bills, including an increase in sewer charges. Previously, sewer charges were shown as one amount, which included services provided by the City of Seneca’s wastewater collection system and the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA). For sewer electric power users, a new Electric Restricted Fund Charge has […]

The Oconee County Council will hold a meeting at 6:00 PM this evening in the Council Chambers of the Oconee County Administrative Offices in Walhalla. The Council will consider a resolution to establish an Oconee Opioid Response Task Force. Furthermore, the council’s agenda includes a discussion and approval of a request for proposals to renovate the old county courthouse. During […]

The Anderson County Coroner’s Office is investigating the death of a seven-year-old child who was found unconscious and not breathing at home on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The child was rushed to the hospital, but passed away on Sunday, Sept. 3. The investigation is in its early stages and information is limited. Anderson Police, South Carolina Department of Social Services, and […]

A report from the Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) reveals the causes of rolling power outages for Duke Energy customers during a winter storm on Christmas Eve. The report alleges that Duke Energy had an inadequate power supply, experienced multiple equipment failures, delayed notifying customers, and experienced a software failure. Approximately 500,000 customers across South and North Carolina were affected […]

At its next meeting, the Clemson Planning Commission will review an application by an Athens, Georgia firm to develop the former Bi-Lo shopping center on Old Greenville Highway into a planned development of residential and commercial units. The proposed development, called “The Station at Clemson,” would include apartments in four buildings and 48 cottage-style townhomes on the nine-acre site. Near […]

David Wayne Dale, a 39-year-old from Walhalla, was arrested last Wednesday, August 30, by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. He has been charged with criminal domestic violence, burglary, assault and battery, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He is being held on a surety bond of $145,000. Dale also has additional holds for Anderson County Sheriff Office, […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Hartwell Dam and Lake Project Office is seeking volunteers for the “Splash Away the Trash” event on September 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in support of National Public Lands Day. The event aims to keep Hartwell Lake clean by gathering litter and other non-natural debris along the shoreline and islands. […]

The Lavonia Police Department is investigating after a body was found near Lavonia on Monday. A resident reported seeing what appeared to be a body near David Avenue and I-85 while checking their wildlife cameras. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is assisting in the investigation. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office is transporting the victim to the GBI crime lab […]

A Walhalla man remains in jail at this time on a combined $500,000 surety bond after his arrest yesterday on charges of Kidnapping and Domestic Violence – High and Aggravated. 37-year-old Thomas Gregory Lockridge, Jr., of Rocky Knoll Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:13pm Thursday. The Sheriff’s Office began their investigation after a Deputy from […]