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Seneca City Council held a very brief meeting last night to discuss a letter of support to the OJRSA for an RIA funding request. City Administrator Scott Moulder said the request comes after the OJRSA Board discussed hiring a consultant to study the sewer authority’s regional organizational structure…

An ongoing operation by Narcotics Agents from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office led to the execution of a search warrant last Thursday on the Utica Mill Hill and the arrest of a Seneca man on multiple drug trafficking charges. 39 year old William Zeth Brown of Goddard Avenue was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center and charged with four […]

Oconee County resident Hal Dunlap spoke recently to the Westminster Rotary Club to highlight a new, nationwide three digit number to call for emergency mental health assistance. The number is 988… Hal Dunlap and his wife, Lynn, established the non-profit organization “Making My Mark” in 2018 after they lost their 35 year-old son to suicide. The group’s mission is to […]

On Friday, US Representative Jeff Duncan along with other Members of Congress from across the nation, Governor Henry McMaster, state legislators, and leaders in the energy sector, quietly took part in what was dubbed the “All of the Above Energy” Tour to see how the Palmetto State leads the way in providing “all-of-the-above” energy solutions to power the Upstate. The […]

On Monday, Oconee County Deputies arrested 30 year-old Eddie Hubert Derrick and charged him with three counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Derrick, who has listed addresses in Westminster and Seneca, was transported from the McCormick County Sheriff’s Office to the Oconee County Detention Center, where he remains in custody on $75,000 bond. The Sheriff’s Office […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) spoke at a press conference on the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act, legislation he introduced  to address airline flight cancellations caused by a shortage of pilots. Drew Jacoby Lemos from the Regional Airline Association joined Graham in the press conference. Ø  GRAHAM: “In the next two years, [approximately] 5,000 pilots will be aged out. Not because they’re unsafe, just simply […]

The City of Seneca today announced plans to create a new “Storybook Trail Park” to be located adjacent to the Seneca Branch of the Oconee County Public Library on East South 2nd Street in downtown Seneca. The ADA accessible park will be open for children of all levels and will include pollinator plants to create a natural habitat for butterflies, […]

On Friday, Walhalla Police arrested 32 year-old Jonathan Ervin Chapman on charges of first degree burglary, petit larceny, possession of a controlled substance and methamphetamine. He remains in jail pending bond, according to records from the Oconee County Detention Center. On Saturday, jail reports show that Seneca Police charged 54 year-old Kevin Lane Campbell with his third or subsequent offense […]