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From Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis: A 20 year-old Rabun County, Georgia man died Thursday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two vehicle collision.  He died in the emergency room at Oconee Memorial Hospital at 4:19 pm.   This collision was reported to Oconee County 911 communications at 3:15 pm; this collision occurred on Seneca Creek Road near the Seneca Creek […]

Mayor Dan Alexander is wishing everyone a Happy Easter weekend and wants to remind you that the city of Seneca’s offices will be closed in observance of Good Friday tomorrow. Also, keep in mind that at 5:00pm Townville Street and Ram Cat Alley will be closed to traffic in downtown tonight for the official kickoff of Jazz on the Alley […]

A crash on Tuesday in Pickens County proved fatal when one person who was involved succumbed to their injuries on Wednesday. Master Trooper Joe Hovis with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has more… Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley has identified the victim as 25 year-old Wesley Alan Gantt of Pickens.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Oconee County woman Tuesday on a drug trafficking charge. 31 year old Robbie Leigh Eades was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:26pm. She has been charged with one count each of Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Simple Possession of Marijuana in regards to yesterday’s arrest. Eades also had an outstanding arrest […]

The Seneca branch of the Oconee Public Library will be closed all day on Wednesday, April 7. At that time, a new public service desk will be installed in memory of Betty DuBose, who passed away last year. She was the head librarian in Seneca from 1968, when the library was first built, until 1995 when it became a part […]

The COVID-19 Prevention Network is conducting a study at select university campuses across the country, and Clemson University is among them. The study is to learn whether or not the Moderna EUA COVID-19 vaccine stops the spread of coronavirus. Over about 5 months, 12,000 university students nationwide will get injections of the Moderna EUA COVID-19 vaccine to help learn if […]

As traffic begins to pick up across the country, with increased vaccinations and decreased pandemic restrictions, AAA – The Auto Club Group reminds drivers about the importance of focusing on the road ahead and not on their smartphones during Distracted Driving Awareness month. According to 2019 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Distracted driving crashes killed 3,142 people […]

As Seneca absorbs an anticipated treatment charge from county sewer, the city might pass on part of that increase to its customers. However, at this point, numbers remain unknown as both the city and the county’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority have yet to prepare new operating budgets for 2021-22. JRSA Board Chair Scott Moulder spoke about the sewer authority’s quest […]

Seneca’s mayor Pro-Tem Ronnie O’Kelly said that he wants to leave the ball in Administrator Scott Moulder’s court when it comes to setting a fair and equitable policy on the rental of city facilities. After the city waived the rental fee and allowed the local GOP to meet on Sunday at the Gignilliat Community Center, it was decided by the […]