Seneca High principal
A statement is expected to be issued this morning on the status of Cliff Roberts, the Seneca High School principal, according to a district administrator before last night’s meeting of the county trustees.
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Lake Hartwell fire
Oconee County fire fighters are assisting their Anderson County counterparts in battling a large fire at the Portman Marina on Lake Hartwell. Oconee provided a fire boat and manpower at the scene and sent crews to the Townville and Double Springs to man those stations while those Anderson County fire fighters try to douse the fire that has spread from […]
Read moreFrancis Joseph Lafaille
Westminster – Francis Joseph Lafaille, 81, husband of Linda Suttles Lafaille, 203 Goodlett Street, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Cottingham Hospice House. A funeral service will be held 3 pm, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-3 pm prior to the service at Sandifer Funeral Home. […]
Read moreSeneca’s financial numbers
It’s time to report on how well City of Seneca handles its money. Outside auditor Mike Stancil will present the 2016-17 audit during tomorrow night’s special 6:30 meeting at City Hall.
Read moreToll in this morning’s Tokeena Road crash: two dead
The highway patrol reports two cars collided head-on this morning three miles south of Seneca and both drivers died in the emergency room of the Oconee Memorial Hospital. For now, the names of the deceased are being withheld. Coroner Karl Addis says one of the victims was a 36-year old Townville man; the other, a 69-year old Seneca woman. The […]
Read moreJasper Lamar LeCroy
Seneca, SC — Jasper Lamar LeCroy, 75, husband of Peggy Elizabeth Owens LeCroy, of 954 N. Crestview Drive, Seneca, passed away, Saturday, May 12, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 […]
Read moreKenneth Milton Owens
Seneca, SC — Kenneth Milton Owens, 84, of 105 Hope Avenue, Seneca, passed away, Sunday, May 13, 2018, at his home. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Davenport Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may […]
Read moreSalem area residents lose electric power
The crash of a vehicle into a power pole in the area Tamassee-Salem area during the midnight hour knocked out electric power for about three hours for customers of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative. The accident was reported during the midnight hour on the Choehee Valley Road. Blue Ridge’s Terry Ballenger said, as late as this morning, repair crews were […]
Read moreLate night motorist ticketed in utility pole crash
The Walhalla police say the driver of a Chevrolet received a ticket alleging 70 miles in a 35-zone late last night on E. Main Street. The crash of the Chevy into a utility pole caused an electric power outage and sent the driver, identified by the police as Philip Christopher Allen of the Westminster Highway, to the hospital. Part of […]
Read moreAccident reduced travel to one lane
State troopers investigated an accident this morning that reduced travel to one lane of two-lane Tokeena Road south of Seneca in the Crossroads section of Oconee County. Charlie King of Emergency Services says two cars collided at Tokeena Road and Prater Farm Road. The accident was reported at 8:45 and resulted, King says, in two adults being sent to the […]
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