Author: Dick Mangrum

As of 6:25 this Thursday morning, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had 2,641 members remaining without electric service as a result of Monday’s tornado-induced storm emergency. The by-county breakdown: • Anderson 437 • Oconee 2,204 Shortly after dark last evening, repairs were completed on the damaged portion of a transmission line located near the City of Seneca. Cooperative crews then began […]

The wrath of the tornado extended beyond Seneca to include Oconee County communities of Oakway, Earles Grove, and Fair Play. Besides direct damage to homes, the tornado knocked out electric service. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative achieved success in the Oakway area last night by restoring electric power, and one of its customers there is very grateful to the repair crews […]

“CITY OF SENECA REMINDS RESIDENTS and ORGANIZATONS TO UTILIZE DESIGNATED LOCATIONS FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION between 10 am and 2 pm Thursday and Friday UPSTATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES – 15575 Wells Highway, Seneca OCONEE COMMUNITY THEATRE – 8001 Utica Street, Seneca The City of Seneca has learned that Texas Roadhouse of Anderson and several food trucks have expressed an interest in bringing […]

Two nights of curfew inside the city limits of Seneca were lifted last night, after the police reported good cooperation among the citizenry and no citations issued either Monday or Tuesday nights. The city, however, stresses that in the affected tornado sections everyone should stay away from any live wire still on the ground. Do not touch or move any […]

“As of 5:30 Wednesday afternoon, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had 11,998 members without electric service. Essentially all of the affected members are located in Anderson and Oconee counties. These members receive their power through seven substations that are fed by a transmission line. The tornado that visited the area early Monday morning scored a direct hit on a section of […]

The sign in front of  the Hope Church on the Blue Ridge Boulevard reads:  “Oconee Strong   Seneca Strong.”

Governor Henry McMaster has issued Executive Order 2020-24, declaring a state of emergency in response to the devastation caused by Monday morning’s severe weather event. This declaration does not impact any executive orders issued by the governor in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in any way. It does, however, direct that the state’s Emergency Operations Plan be further placed […]

Prisma Health is playing a part in a national investigation in a treatment to test the effectiveness of blood plasma in severe or critically-ill COVID-19 patients. The treatment is developed from the plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients and then administered to hospitalized patients who have life-threatening COVID-19 disease. The overall goal of the trial is to determine if blood plasma […]

At 6:00 p.m. today, April 15, 2020, ice will be available for Oconee County citizens and residents at the following Seneca locations: Ann Hope United Methodist Church at 702 Goddard Avenue; and Trinity Baptist Church at 504 S Oak Street. Ice will be available while supplies last. Donations to assist with the cost of ice may be made to Crosspoint […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a press release today regarding best practices when choosing companies to perform storm repair work in the wake of Monday morning’s tornado in the Seneca area. “Recovery and restoration work continues as crews are working to clean-up areas and restore power. Home and property owners are preparing to meet with insurance adjusters and […]