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(Seneca, SC)—–At last night’s Oconee County Council meeting, Oconee County Elections Director Joy Scharich provided for Council members and those in attendance a demonstration of the new voting machines that are being used in elections in the county beginning this year. The Expressvote Ballot Marking Device is a paper based voting system with a Digital Scanner Ballot Box which will […]

(Seneca, SC)———-The Anderson County Coroner’s Office, in its relationship with the Anderson County Child Fatality Task Force, is currently investigating the death of a 3 month old child that occurred early yesterday morning. According to a press release from the Coroner’s Office, the Coroner’s Office was advised of the infant who suffered cardiac arrest and was being transported to the […]

(Seneca, SC)——-Overnight, Seneca firefighters battled a fire involving a railroad car that was full of used cross ties. Seneca Police also responded to the scene and a portion of E.S. 1st Street at South Walnut Street was blocked for a time. According to Seneca Fire Chief Richie Caudill, railroad personnel were also called in to help offload some of the […]

(Seneca, SC)——————The South Carolina Department of Public Safety has announced that a preliminary total of five persons died on South Carolina roadways this past weekend, from the time period between 6pm last Friday, September 27th until just before midnight this past Sunday, September 29th. As of this past Sunday, 720 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 775 […]

(Seneca, SC)———–Gas prices in South Carolina are beginning to show a downward trend, and according to AAA Carolinas, gas prices are averaging a few cents less on the week. The average price for a gallon of gas in South Carolina is $2.32 a gallon, which is down three cents since last week and 24 cents less than this time last […]

(Seneca, SC)———-The United States Postal Service has announced that the Easley Post Office, located at 810 S. Pendleton Street, will be holding a Passport Fair this Saturday from 8am until 1pm. Customers are encouraged to complete applications before they arrive and they should allow 15 minutes per transaction depending on the number of applicants in a transaction, according to a […]

(Seneca, SC)—-The Seneca Police Department has arrested and charged a Westminster man with two counts of Grand Larceny. 52 year old Tillman Lamar Gibson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:40pm last Friday afternoon. According to Seneca Police Chief John Covington, Gibson was a construction worker who was employed by a local company to do work at […]

(Seneca, SC)—American Bass Anglers has announced that the Bass Pro Shops Open Series South Carolina and Georgia Divisions will hold their final event of the 2019 season on Lake Hartwell in Anderson County this weekend. The event will take place on Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th. Anglers will be competing for cash and prizes plus positions for the […]

(Seneca, SC)————–Oconee County Council will hold their regularly scheduled council meeting tonight at 6pm in Council Chambers on Pine Street in Walhalla. Among the items on the agenda will include a request for council to approve a grant for 1st year funding for one Special Traffic Enforcement Unit deputy as well as approval to purchase three new Dodge Durango SUV’s […]