The city administrator in Seneca wants the mayor and council to focus on a five-year plan for the city to undertake major projects. Those projects could include a new police station and expanded space for the street department. Because the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting is light, administrator Greg Dietterick is asking the mayor and council…
The S-C Education Lottery reports a Piedmont man won $200 thousand playing the lottery the day after New Year’s Day. The winner bought a $10 Red Hot Cash ticket, outside of the VGO Mart on River Road in his home town. For selling the claimed ticket, the store gets a commission of $2 thousand.
A main thoroughfare through Seneca soon will reflect the city’s tribute to a late civil rights leader, but not in time for the national holiday this month for his birth date. At a meeting planned January 15, Seneca’s Ed Halbig says leaders of the Oconee Chapter of the NAACP will be consulted as to whether…
State troopers report three people hurt in yesterday afternoon’s accident on S.C. 59 in the Earles Grove Community. Trooper Billy Elder said the accident occurred when a mail carrier’s truck slowed down and was struck from the rear by a Volkswagen Jetta. Elder said the mail carrier, Tiffany L. King of Westminster, was sent to…
New reports indicate the S.C. 59 accident injured three people and has required the temporary closing of the two-lane highway in Earles Grove community. One county responder said one of the injured was taken to a trauma center. The impact resulted in one of the two vehicles involved, a mail truck, spilling mail across the…
A traffic crash was reported shortly before 1:30 this afternoon in Earles Grove community. Ambulances and other responder units have responded, and one nearby resident says S.C. 59 is blocked on her side, at the Earles Grove Baptist Church.
Once the new Congress takes its oath today, South Carolina’s Jeff Duncan and his other House colleagues are likely to face a vote on whether to approve billions of dollars in disaster aid for Northeast states devastated by Hurricane Sandy. A spokesman for S.C.’s Third District Representative says Duncan has yet to make up his…
At the start of a new year, Oconee County stresses the importance of those reflective signs with house numbers in the front yards of many homes countywide. Scott Krein, director of Emergency Services, says those signs help responders find your home in the event of emergency. “We have all been frustrated when trying to go…
Oconee School District has been approved for five new, special needs buses. According to Dr. Michael Lucas, superintendent, the new buses bound for Oconee are among 350 new buses statewide. “We have 90 ‘yellow’ state school buses, and they travel over 8500 miles each day to transport kids in our largely rural district,” Lucas said.…
Seneca High School announces that an NCAA Eligibility Workshop will take place this month at the Harry Hamilton Auditorium on campus. Parents of current 7th grade through 12th grade student-athletes are encouraged to attend on the night of Thursday, January 17. New requirements will be discussed. The 6 p-m session is for parents of 7th,…
