Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
To coincide with the total solar eclipse, the Oconee County Animal Shelter and the Oconee Humane Society are hosting an adoption event called “Super Solar Saturday”, explains Angel Newman, Volunteer Coordinator with the Oconee Humane Society. “On Saturday, Aug. 19, from 9am until 4pm, the shelter will be providing dog and cat adoptions for just $10 per pet. We will […]
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With the 2017-18 school year set to begin on Thursday, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is offering these safety tips to help teachers, students, administrators and parents have the best learning environment possible and to help keep everyone safe. “The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is committed to helping keep everyone in our schools safe and as the chief law enforcement […]
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The Seneca Police Department is updating the investigation into a fatal stabbing on Aug. 10. The investigation remains active and ongoing into the death of Thomas Ivester Mark, says Seneca Police Chief John Covington. He says that more findings have been presented to the 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office for review. Upon review of all the facts and circumstances, an arrest […]
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When students return to Seneca High School (SHS) on Thursday for the first day of a new academic year, they will experience a few changes. Class schedules are different this year, tells SHS Guidance Director and Assistant Athletic Director Karen Trammell. “We actually have a new schedule in place this year. Our schools have been AB schedules for probably 20 […]
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The Seneca Bobcats kick off the high school varsity football season Friday night against the Berea Bulldogs. Don’t miss any of the exciting action by purchasing your season tickets today, says Seneca High School (SHS) Guidance Director and Assistant Athletic Director Karen Trammell. “We would love to sell season football tickets. We have sold a large number already; those, if […]
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The Seneca Police Department reports the stabbing incident late Thursday night that resulted in the death of Thomas Ivester Mark has undergone preliminary review by the 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office for consideration of any applicable charges. At this point in the investigation, the solicitor has opined that no charges should be filed at this time based on a probable “self […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office made a major drug arrest after a traffic stop earlier Tuesday morning in the Fair Play area, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division on routine patrol observed a vehicle with a defective brake light while traveling on Durham Road. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on the white […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Emergency Management Division are planning for an estimated influx of more than one million visitors into the state for several days on either side of the eclipse. On Aug. 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible along a thin, roughly 100 mile-wide path that runs diagonally across America from Oregon to South Carolina. Beginning around […]
Read moreAn old oak tree was blown down onto a house Friday evening in Seneca, tells Fire Chief Jan Oliver. “Friday afternoon, we received a call of a tree on a house at 215 South Fairplay Street. When units arrived, we found an oak tree that the high winds that came through here had pushed over on top of a two-story […]
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Renovations two years ago to the Seneca Water Treatment Plant on Lake Keowee have garnered the city an award, explains Seneca Utilities Director Bob Faires. “It is definitely an honor; its not something that we take for granted. We’ve gotten a number of awards at our plant, which we are extremely grateful for, but this was more of a larger […]
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