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A playground is being installed at Harper’s Plaza in Seneca, with the playset visible from East North 1st Street. The three buildings at the plaza are nearly finished, and the playground should be open soon after completion. The first of the three properties on the former site of Harper’s Five and Dime has been officially purchased by a local couple. […]

 $9.2 million investment will create 162 new jobs in 5 years COLUMBIA, S.C. – Omron Automation (OMRON), a global leader in industrial automation technology, today announced it selects Spartanburg County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $9.2 million investment will create 162 new jobs in five years. With over 90 years of experience, OMRON creates, sells and services fully integrated […]

Andrea Harbin, Dari McBride, and Shawn Johnson have established the Minority Business Group in Seneca. This group is a new initiative under the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce. As the outreach and membership coordinator of the chamber, Andrea Harbin, along with chamber ambassador Shawn Johnson, are leading this initiative. The primary objective of the Minority Business Group is to support […]

A new prescribed fire burn is on today’s schedule in the Andrew Pickens District of the Sumter National Forest in Oconee County. This one, to start around 10:3am this morning, is to be centered on 189 acres at the Oconee State Park, according to a USFS spokesman.

According to jail records, on Wednesday Walhalla Police arrested 23-year-old Dakota Austin Cogdill on two counts of grand larceny and one count each of criminal conspiracy and accessory before the fact to a felony. He remains in custody pending bond. Also on Wednesday, Walhalla Police arrested 43-year-old Jason Randall Jenkins and charged him with accessory before the fact to a […]

Clemson Rural Health, represented by health educator Jordan Childs, family nurse practitioner Kristie Boswell, and health educator Emily Kramer, has broadened its scope of services. In Walhalla, Clemson Rural Health has extended its mobile health services to cater to the inmates at the Oconee County Detention Center. Kristie Boswell, who is a family nurse practitioner and also the associate director […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement on the release of the Senate’s national security supplemental text. “Now that the Senate’s national security supplemental text has been released, I look forward to the amendment process to try to improve the bill.  Something this significant cannot be rushed and jammed through.  It should be subject to a […]

On Tuesday, the Oconee County Council held a meeting in Council Chambers at Walhalla. They conducted public hearings for two ordinances and voted on several others related to economic development and infrastructure. The council approved purchases for a roll-off truck, a lowboy trailer, and engineering services for a sewer project at Exit 4. An ordinance was also read that authorizes […]

A house fire on Wellington Way is under investigation by the Clemson Police Department. The fire, reported at 11:59 a.m. on Tuesday, was controlled by 12:56 p.m. with no injuries. The house, which was unoccupied and for sale, is considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is being investigated by Clemson Police, the City of Clemson Fire Marshall, […]

A tragic accident in Elbert County late Monday afternoon claimed the lives of a mother and daughter, and resulted in five others being hospitalized. The collision, involving two vehicles, occurred just west of Elberton at the intersection of Jones Ferry Road and Athens Highway around 5:30 p.m., as reported by the Elbert County Coroner’s Office. The victims were identified as […]