Tag: News

At last night’s Seneca City Council meeting, Planning and Development Director Ed Halbig addressed the council regarding the first reading of an ordinance that will rezone The Sunrise Lane Neighborhood from R-20 to R-10…

Last night in Westminster at the city council meeting, Administrator Kevin Bronson reported that he was unable to produce a detailed amount of money that the city collected through a fee that charged customers $7 per month for automatic metering. That fee was collected for many years, but was recently removed. Bronson said that a special audit would be available […]

The School District of Oconee County encourages all Oconee County families with students eligible to attend K5 kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year to complete a pre-registration form.  To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2022.   Parents who pre-register their student will receive email notification when online registration becomes […]

Seneca’s Administrator Scott Moulder reported to the Mayor and Council last night that an assessment has been received from the contractor for the new Harper’s Plaza, and that he hopes to see movement on the project begin soon…

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vandalism incident. Reports stated that graffiti was discovered spray painted on the back of the Food Lion in the Keowee Village Shopping Center. A deputy took photos of the graffiti, as well as what he described in his report as “a large tent city” in a wooded area behind the shopping center. […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster announced that he has moved to have the entire Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals review a federal district court’s preliminary injunction of the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act (Fetal Heartbeat Act). A panel of three judges upheld the district court’s decision in February of this year. Now, the governor, joined […]

South Carolina’s weather has been quiet for a while, but things are changing. It’s turning more active, and we’ll face a few different hazards this week. It’s appropriate that this week has been proclaimed by Governor McMaster to be Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week here in South Carolina because we have the potential to see some of both severe […]

Attorney Larry Brandt with the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority told the board of directors yesterday that, in his entire career, he has never seen anything like the situation facing the OJRSA regarding a potential lawsuit from a member city… Brandt made his comments as the board was about to adjourn to a private meeting in order to receive legal […]