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The C&D landfill on Wells Hwy in Seneca will be closed until 11:00AM this morning due to the repaving of Wells Hwy. Be prepared for longer wait times over the next couple of weeks due to the repaving project.

Polls are open in Walhalla today for a special election to fill a post on the city council. Candidates Gwen Owens and Christy Marlow are on the ballot to fill the seat once occupied by the late council member Dennis Owens. Voting at the EMS/Rescue Squad building in Walhalla continues until 7:00 pm tonight.

School District of Oconee County Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland spoke to the board of trustees during a meeting last night. Thorsland said he is hopeful for the coming school year to be a return to more normal circumstances, with the focus not being so much on strict COVID-19 protocols, and more on the education of Oconee County students. He also […]

It’s that time of year where mother deer leave their babies in “safe” locations while she finds food and rests. She’s likely not far and will return to get her baby soon. And, with that in mind, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is asking that if you locate a fawn that is by itself, to please leave it […]

To promote public health and recognize April 11-17 as National STD Awareness Week, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) clinics are participating in a day of no-cost sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening for South Carolinians. From 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, April 15, residents can visit their local DHEC health department to be tested for STDs at no […]

The highly anticipated new Seneca Middle School to be built on Wells Highway will be equipped with a room influenced by the pandemic. Architect Joel Carter announced at last night’s trustees’ meeting that, besides a wellness room, there will be “a sick room” devoted to students who become ill… The one-story building will be made up of three separate classroom […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the arrest of a Westminster man late last week on charges related to a December 2020 armed robbery investigation. 24 year old Cody Austin Grant of Lakeside Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:46am last Friday on outstanding warrants charging him with Armed Robbery Armed with a Deadly Weapon […]

  SDOC Class of 2021 Graduation  May 29, 2021   8:30am Seneca High School         Walhalla High School       West-Oak High School       Tom Bass Field               Razorback Field                    Warrior Field To ensure the health and safety of all […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster has issued Executive Order 2021-19, which directs the S.C. Department of Social Services (DSS) to prevent the federal government from placing undocumented, unaccompanied migrant children from the southern border in South Carolina foster care and group homes. The governor’s order comes following correspondence with DSS on the state child welfare system’s capacity to accommodate […]

Police said they responded to a shooting incident around 8:00 pm last night on Butler Street in Westminster. Chief Rory Jones said that one person was injured and an investigation is underway… More details are expected soon.