Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will hold a press conference tomorrow morning at 11:30am from the Senate Radio-TV Gallery on his plans to introduce a Senate resolution calling for Vladimir Putin and his regime to be held accountable for the numerous acts of war, aggression, and human rights abuses that have been conducted under his watch.
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in relation to an investigation of vehicles that were stolen from a dealership. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, on Highway 123, yesterday morning in regards to reports of the theft of two vehicles, a black 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 […]
Read moreApplications will be accepted through June 3, 2022 The School District of Oconee County offers students the ability to attend a school other than the one they are zoned for. Applications are now being accepted for school choice for the 2022-2023 school year. Families who wish for their child to attend a school other than the one they are zoned […]
Read moreMaster Deputy Jimmy Watt with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that three vehicles were reported stolen yesterday from the Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dealership on Hwy 123 near Seneca. More information will be released later, according to Master Deputy Watt, who said the investigation is underway.
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An ordinance put forth by the Seneca Planning Commission to require a set of construction standards for new streets within the city limits will go before the City Council. Planning & Development Director Ed Halbig said at a meeting last night in City Hall that such an ordinance would prevent developers from shifting maintenance costs of inferior roads or streets […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a horse from Central, S.C., near Browning Road and Maw Bridge Road, has tested positive for rabies. The horse was in Georgia when it began showing symptoms and was submitted to Georgia’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for testing. This is an ongoing investigation. No people are known to […]
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Rising overdose deaths were driven by an increased presence of fentanyl COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released its annual Drug Overdose Deaths Statistical Report for South Carolina. The data within the report shows a significant increase in drug overdose deaths for the year 2020 – the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C.— Beginning today, March 1, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will begin scaling back the number of agency-managed vendor COVID-19 testing sites across the state. The reduction is based on the declining demand for in-person testing and the increasing demand and supply of COVID-19 at-home rapid antigen tests. Testing site reduction also signifies the […]
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Qualifying ended yesterday at noon to run in Westminster’s Special Election on April 26 that will fill the vacancies left on the city council by the January resignations of three council members, Rusty Cater, Danny Duncan and Brad Chastain. Those candidates who qualified were: Adam Dunn, Wendy Golten, Audrey Reese, Susan Alexander Ramey, Jerry Sanders, and Daby Snipes. Robert McDaniel […]
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Seneca’s Mayor and City Council met in executive session last night at City Hall to receive legal advice regarding an ongoing dispute between the cities of Seneca, Walhalla and Westminster, and the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority. At issue is whether or not Seneca, as the largest user and the payer into the treatment system, deserves increased representation on the […]
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