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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has a new Medication Drop Box for citizens of Oconee County to safely dispose of prescription and over the counter medication. The Drop Box is located at the Oconee County Governmental Offices on Pine Street in Walhalla. It’s just outside the door of the Sheriff’s Deputy’s office between the Assessor’s office and where citizens pay […]
Read moreThe first newborn at the Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital came into this world at 12:46 pm yesterday. A photographer and two reporters were escorted into the hospital room for a chance to see the newborn and to meet and speak to the mother. The newborn is Loyalty Grace Roberts and the mother is Seneca resident Megan Roberts. Delivering physician was […]
Read moreU-S Rep. Jeff Duncan has reacted to the killing by the U-S in Iraq of a top Iranian military commander. The 3rd District Republican said: I applaud President Trump for taking decisive action to take out Qassem Soleimani, a brutal terrorist with the blood of countless Americans on his hands.” Soleimani headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U-S […]
Read moreAt their meeting next week, Clemson’s elected leaders will consider arrangements to allow for a viewing party for the national collegiate championship game. At the Monday meeting, Mayor J-C Cook will propose to the city council that part of College Avenue be closed and open container law be suspended inside the gated event area for watching Clemson-Louisiana State.
Read moreDuring its first 2020 meeting, the Seneca Facilities Corporation will consider a proposal for paving work on the east side of the Seneca Industrial Complex. The Facilities Corporation meeting is planned for 8 o’clock Wednesday morning, January 8 at City Hall.
Read moreIn places, the Coffee Road that connects Walhalla and Westminster is a curvy highway and home to many Oconeeans who live the country life and, if you talk to them, many likely will tell you they’d prefer no other life-style. One such individual is Delbert McCall who, in 73 years, has stayed true to his country roots. Knowing that rural […]
Read moreThe spirit of matrimony fared well in the year just completed in Oconee County. And the numbers show that tying the knot under the aegis of Probate Judge Kenny Johns and his staff is still a money-maker for the county. The probate staff issued 562 marriage licenses, and the probate judges performed 240 ceremonies. Oconee County residents are charged $30 […]
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Fire last night consumed a former cotton mill warehouse in Seneca, in the vicinity of E. Main Street and the Lindsay Road. The cause of the fire remains unclassified but, according to the Seneca Fire Department, homeless people had frequented the building. It’s believed the fire may be connected to a burn barrel used to stay warm. The fire call […]
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The rains of last month have taken a toll on the roof of the Oconee Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says the leaks are on the second floor of the building housing the administrative offices of the Sheriff’s Office. The roof shingles are 16 to 17 years old.
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(Seneca, SC)——The Anderson County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred yesterday afternoon. According to a release from the Coroner’s Office, the single vehicle crash occurred on Old Pearman Dairy Road in Anderson around 3:12pm. According to the Coroner’s Office, the driver of the vehicle was discovered in cardiac arrest after […]
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