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Following recent hearings, attorneys David Brousseau and Heather Vry Scalzo have been nominated for a judgeship in the 10th Circuit of Oconee and Anderson counties. The seat is part of Anderson County. A legislative vote in February will determine the successful candidate. Until the Judicial Merit Selection Commission issues its final report on January 16, both candidates are prohibited from […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Ashely Nicole Stone for identity theft involving her McDonald’s colleagues. The investigation began after $25,000 was missing from the Electric City Boulevard McDonald’s payroll account. Stone is accused of opening fraudulent investment and credit card accounts in the employees’ names and making 30 transactions on a single account totaling $2,800. She also allegedly […]

Hours and hours of preparation and stellar auditions earned eleven Seneca Middle School chorus members a place on the 2024 SCACDA Middle School All-State Honor Choir. These eleven talented students will travel to Florence, SC in January to participate in a day-long clinic and concert along with dozens of other talented singers from across the state. Led by SMS Chorus […]

Westminster is accepting resumes for the police chief position until January 16. The new chief, replacing Matt Patterson, is expected to be announced in March. Interim Chief Caitlyn Pope has introduced two new officers. Meanwhile, the city is considering plastic speed bumps on Main Street to curb speeding, as a temporary solution until a full redesign is possible.

Seneca City Council met last night for their first regular meeting of the month. The council heard the first reading of ordinances for business licenses and for peddlers, solicitors, and vendors, and a resolution to adopt the Anderson and Oconee County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan update… The next Seneca City Council meeting is Tuesday, December 19th at 6:00pm in Council […]

Westminster’s administrator, Kevin Bronson, has announced that a pre-trial settlement of a lawsuit involving Westminster’s electric power supplier will result in an increase in the city’s retail electric power rates… The lawsuit was between Greer and Rock Hill and the Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (PMPA), with allegations that these two PMPA members were overcharged. Although Westminster was not named in […]

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is currently investigating an incident that occurred on Tuesday night, where a train collided with a car. The accident took place around 7:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Jacobs Road and US 123 near Clemson. It was reported that at the time of the collision, the car was unoccupied and, fortunately, no injuries were reported. […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that the state has suffered its first pediatric flu-related death of the season. “Regrettably, we must report the death of a child in the Upstate Region from complications due to the flu. We extend our condolences to the family,” said Dr. Linda Bell, State Epidemiologist and […]

THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER PUBLIC WORKS ADVISES THE RESIDENTS LIVING ON US 76 WEST OF RIVERSONG DR, ALL ROADS OFF OF US 76, INCLUDING UNITY CHURCH RD, COBB BRIDGE RD, NORTH UP HWY 76 ALL THE WAY TO THE WELCOME CHURCH COMMUNITY LOCATED IN OCONEE COUNTY, TO VIGOROUSLY BOIL THEIR WATER FOR AT LEAST (1) FULL MINUTE PRIOR TO DRINKING […]

Tonight at 6:00 PM, the City Council of Seneca will meet. The agenda includes the first reading of ordinances for business licenses and for peddlers, solicitors, and vendors, and a resolution to adopt the Anderson and Oconee County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan update. Tonight’s meeting in Council Chambers at City Hall in Seneca is open to the public.