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Over 140 volunteers helped put the shine back on the Golden Corner this past Saturday, April 21, during the second annual Great Oconee Cleanup. This was a partnership of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, the Oconee Economic Alliance, the Keep Oconee Beautiful Association, the School District of Oconee County and Oconee County Solid Waste. Emily Hodge, Economic Development Specialist with […]

The former Walhalla Police Chief has been indicted on three misdemeanor counts of misconduct in office. On Tuesday, Ronald Wilbanks resigned and on Thursday a grand jury returned the indictments following a SLED investigation. If convicted, Wilbanks could face up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $1,000 per count. Captain Paul Harris has been named […]

After an Executive Session that span an hour and half in a Special Called Meeting Thursday night, the Seneca City Council unanimously voted to make a counter offer to the Pioneer Rural Water District. Councilman Dana Moore made the motion. “Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander asked for a motion and then Councilman Moore made the motion to give the City Administrator […]

A change has been made to the Armed School Alliance Program being proposed in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC), explains Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “I would like everyone to know that this is a secondary school safety proposal. Our first goal is to have a School Resource Officer (SRO) is every school. That is one thing that I […]

The School Improvement Council (SIC) of Walhalla High School in the School District of Oconee County has been named the recipient of the 2018 Dick and Tunky Riley Award for School Improvement Council Excellence. The award was presented Saturday afternoon during the SC School Improvement Council (SC-SIC) Annual Meeting at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. The annual Riley […]

The City of Seneca is now accepting grant applications for the use of State Accommodations Tax monies. Approximately $10,000 in funding will be distributed. The deadline to apply is 5pm on Wednesday, May 23, at Seneca City Hall. These funds are available for tourism, related projects, programs, events and promotions. Applicants must propose to use funds for the promotion of […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fair Play man this week on multiple charges, including first degree burglary, kidnapping and domestic violence in the first degree. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center after being transported from the Anderson County Detention Center was 46-year-old Timothy William Mathis. He was also charged with one count of petit larceny in relation […]

At their meeting this month, the Seneca Planning Commission considers a rezoning request for 88.92 acres of wooded property that is currently undeveloped. The property is bound by Frontage Road, Queen Anne Lane, Knollwood Drive and Lake Keowee. Seneca Planning and Community Development Director Ed Halbig tells more about the rezoning request. “The rezoning is a piece of property that […]