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(Seneca, SC0—————-  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident involving a single vehicle accident that occurred Saturday night in Anderson County on Highway 413 near Yarborough Drive, which is near Starr. The accident occurred around 7:30pm. According to Lance Corporal Gary Miller of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the vehicle was traveling north on Highway 413 when […]

(Seneca, SC)———————————The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident involving a pedestrian that occurred near Seneca yesterday. Coroner Karl Addis says that the injury occurred in the parking lot of Home Depot in Seneca at approximately 1:25pm.   Lance Corporal Gary Miller of the South Carolina Highway Patrol says that the vehicle that struck the pedestrian was a […]

  (Seneca, SC)——————-The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority is asking citizens today, along with their pets, to avoid contact with Martin Creek between Wells Highway and Lake Hartwell. The Sewer Authority issued a statement earlier today stating that a sewer line break occured yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Wells Highway and Stonegate Drive. The sewer line was ruptured and […]

  (Seneca, SC)———-The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has made two arrests in its investigation into a shooting death of a 16 year old. The body of Robert Tyler Butler was discovered on the side of the road along Saluda Dam Road last Saturday afternoon. An autopsy revealed that Butler died from a gunshot wound. The Sheriff’s Office has arrested 18 […]

(Seneca, SC)———-Oconee County Council has given their approval to allow the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office to apply for a federal grant for a four officer traffic enforcement team. The non-matching grant is around $529,000 and the cost covers officer salaries, vehicles and training. The vote process is actually two parts, with the first part an approval of submission and if […]

  (Seneca, SC)—————– U.S. Senator and Seneca native issued a statement yesterday regarding the partial government shutdown and his solution to end it. Graham proposed in his statement as three-week continuing resolution which would include a down payment on a border wall or barrier along with funding for disaster relief. Graham urged Democrats in Congress work with the White House […]

  (Seneca, SC)———— On Thursday and Friday of this week, the Hamilton Career Center hosted Made in Oconee Day 2019. Made in Oconee Day is a collaborative effort between the School District of Oconee County and local business and industry partners. It is a recruiting tool for the programs offered at the Hamilton Careee Center that helps to prepare students […]

(Seneca, SC)—————-At its Tuesday night meeting, Oconee County Council approved the purchase of a $350,000 75 foot ladder truck. Charlie King, the Fire Chief for Oconee County, brought the request for the purchase of this equipment forward to Council. Julian Davis, Oconee County Council Chairman, says the truck will be stationed at the Corinth-Shiloh Fire Station and will service the […]