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Anderson County Deputies were called Tuesday morning around 9:00am to the area around mile marker 29 on I-85 when human remains were discovered by crews working with the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the body as David Wayne Oakely, 37, of Anderson. Oakley was reported missing when his vehicle was found on Interstate 85 […]
Read moreThe daughter of a Seneca City Council member has drawn some criticism and stirred up controversy with remarks she posted to a social media account as it related to Republican students applying to Clemson University. Monica Rozman, who is a Clemson University undergraduate admissions counselor and the daughter of Seneca’s Denise Rozman, posted to her Snapchat account on Thursday: “Reviewing […]
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A social media uproar developed over the weekend regarding a potential new logo for Seneca High School. School District of Oconee County Board Member Steve Hanvey said that a new logo was being designed to use in addition to already existing logos, but now, he says, Seneca High’s administration has decided against it…
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On Friday, Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 27 year-old Kelsey Alyssa Bell and charged her with being a fugitive from justice, as well as possession of a stolen vehicle. Her bond was set at $20,000, according to reports from the Oconee County Detention Center. Also on Friday, Seneca Police charged 39 year-old Terence Leroy Johnson with manufacturing or distributing cocaine. […]
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The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority is scheduled to vote today on allowing its attorneys to send a written response to the city of Seneca demand letter of November 9. Up for consideration is whether, the committee recommends that the full OJRSA board direct in-house Attorney Larry Brandt and/or outside attorney Lawrence Flynn to make the response. Scott Moulder, Seneca […]
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The Oconee County Parks, Recreation & Tourism (PRT) Commission announces that Accommodations Tax (ATAX) grant applications will be accepted until Thursday, February 15, 2022, by 3pm. ATAX Application guides may be requested through the PRT office at 888-1488 and are available online at www.oconeesc.com. All applications must be received by the PRT office at South Cove County Park by 3pm […]
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At-home tests will be available beginning Monday at DHEC Public Health Departments COLUMBIA, S.C. — To increase access to timely testing statewide, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has received and is distributing the first shipments of the at-home rapid COVID-19 antigen tests it ordered for South Carolina. To date, the agency has ordered more than 2 million tests and […]
Read moreTHIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATE AND TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED. Representative Westley P. “West” Cox, Chairman of the Anderson County Legislative Delegation, has announced a joint Delegation meeting with Oconee County Delegation to be held on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. in Columbia, SC, 1100 Gervais St., Blatt Building Room 305. The sole purpose of […]
Read moreThe School District of Oconee County invites any parents interested in learning more about Oconee Virtual Academy, the district’s virtual program available for elementary and middle school students, to one of three town hall meetings to learn more about the program. The meetings will include details about how it works, what grade levels are offered; current students, families and staff […]
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Oconee County Republican Party Vice Chair Pat Murray and Treasurer Lillian Lusk resigned from their posts Thursday afternoon. A steering committee will meet next week to formally accept the resignations and special elections within the party will be held to fill the vacancies. Murray became vice chair after a special election last fall to fill the void when Jennifer Bell […]
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