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WALHALLA, S.C. – The City of Walhalla shares that Police Chief Tim Rice announced his retirement today, concluding a distinguished career in public safety and leadership. Chief Rice was appointed as the permanent police chief in June 2022, following a period of transition in the department after the resignation of the former Chief. Prior to his appointment, Rice served as […]

Several area businesses have delayed openings today, and all schools in Oconee, Pickens and Anderson Counties are all on their third day of e-learning in a row. For the complete list, check out our website 941TheLake.com. More than 20,000 BREC members have had power restored since Winter Storm Fern arrived Sunday. Around 6,000 were brought online Tuesday as the co-op […]

A new warming shelter has opened at the Seneca Church of God of Prophecy, located at 1016 Overbrook Drive, Seneca, SC 29678, to provide refuge from the cold for men, women, and children; it is staffed by the Department of Social Services and the American Red Cross until closure, with no drugs, alcohol, or weapons permitted on the premises. Individuals […]

Seneca City Council met Tuesday night for a work session and special called meeting. City Administrator Scott Moulder explained to the mayor and council several items on their agenda, including the disposition of Monarch Park… Following the work session, motions were made and passed by the council… During the meeting, Mayor O’Kelley remembered former Council Member Andrea Alewine, who recently […]

On January 26, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, approximately 2,000 gallons of sewage overflowed at the Town Creek Pump Station off East Queen Street in Pendleton due to a power outage at the facility. The Town of Pendleton’s Water/Sewer Department promptly dispatched a crew, which stopped the overflow and neutralized the spill using hydrated lime. To the best […]

In Oconee General Sessions Court on Tuesday, David Wayne Howard pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and related traffic offenses stemming from a car rollover on Seneca’s Radio Station Road, receiving an 11-year prison sentence from Judge Sprouse with 537 days credited for time served awaiting trial. Prosecutor Chris Beeco reported that law enforcement recovered 129.5 grams of methamphetamine and a […]

In a resolution reached Tuesday at the Oconee County Courthouse, Jacquesse Anderson-Savage pleaded guilty to the 2024 murder of 21-year-old Garrett Edward White and was sentenced by Judge Scott Sprouse to 45 years in state prison, with 740 days credited for time served awaiting trial. The fatal shooting occurred overnight on January 17, 2024, when White drove from Easley to […]

The Oconee County Public Library partners with Catholic Charities and Our Daily Bread to offer free showers every other Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Our Daily Bread, 106 Jordan Street, Seneca, via the Mobile Clean of Heart unit. Supervised by Kerry Leeper Brock, LISW-CP, the program—started in September 2023 and regularly scheduled since 2024 with grant support—has […]

Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore announced that his office is investigating the death of 85-year-old Floyd Eugene Landers of Anderson, SC, who died from blunt chest trauma following a two-vehicle collision on Monday at approximately 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of Sayre Street and South Murray Avenue. Anderson County 911 responded to the scene where first responders found Landers severely […]

The City of Seneca and Clemson University present “Payne-ful Business: Charleston’s Journey to Truth” in the Louise Bell Gallery at Seneca City Hall (221 E. North First St., Seneca, SC), January 15–March 31, 2026, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The exhibit features over 40 paintings by artist John W. Jones that vividly humanize enslaved individuals from antebellum Charleston slave advertisements, inspired […]