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On Monday, the Oconee County School District was alerted to a situation involving a middle school student who reportedly had a firearm on a Seneca area school bus. The administration of Seneca Middle School and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office promptly responded to the incident. The student in question did not attend school on Tuesday and will remain absent until […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the second drug round-up of 2023. The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants on 26 subjects based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office. Among the narcotics purchased during the controlled buys were Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Prescription Medication. As of 10am […]

As of Monday, all activities at the Anderson County courthouse, except for magistrate court, will be relocated due to safety inspections. This is due to issues found with parts that prevent the elevator cars from free falling in two elevators inside the courthouse. The problem could take up to four months to resolve. The new locations for court activities include […]

The Seneca Police Department arrested Kristopher Oneal Justus, a 37-year-old resident of Burns Mill Road, West Union, on Friday night. The arrest occurred during a late-night arson investigation at the Best Western motel in Seneca. Justus was handcuffed and removed from a motel room by the police. He is currently facing charges of third-degree arson and malicious injury to personal […]

Starting from January 1, the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (JRSA) will implement a new policy regarding impact fees. This measure, according to JRSA board chairman Brian Ramey, is designed to financially safeguard the system amidst continuous development, particularly in the Seneca area. Alongside this policy, there will be a $4 increase per gallon in the impact fee for new […]

The Oconee Planning Commission has scheduled an October meeting. The commissioners, along with Kyle Reid from the county roads and bridges department, will discuss county roads. A rezoning request for phase 3 of the Hidden Falls subdivision is also on the agenda. The request is to change the zoning from Control-Free to Lake Residential. The meeting will take place at […]

39-year-old Christina Stroud voluntarily surrendered herself to the authorities at the Oconee Law Enforcement Center, according to Matt Patterson, the Chief of Police in Westminster. He revealed that there are four active arrest warrants for Stroud. Shortly after her arrest was reported to the Westminster Police Department, a civil court filing in Oconee named the Anderson woman. Patterson was informed […]

Within the last week, there have been three instances of parents boarding their student’s school bus to address the bus driver or another student.  At no time were any students in danger.  However, these actions are unacceptable and are actually against the law.  SC 59-67-245 states: “No person shall willfully and wrongfully interfere with the operation of a school bus, […]

The Oconee County Council will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers at the Administrative Offices in Walhalla. The agenda includes a millage presentation by the county auditor, a public comment session, and several ordinances and resolutions for reading and approval. Some of the action items for discussion are the renewal of services from the […]

Vera and Ted Edgar, long-standing pillars of faith in Seneca, are set to be honored in October. The couple, who felt a calling to minister in their teenage years and married in 1961, have led an inter-denominational fellowship at the Full Gospel Temple on Wells Highway for nearly six decades. The Oconee Ministerial Association’s Rev. Wayne Morton announced that the […]