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Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina joined three of his colleagues yesterday to unveil their new bill “Informing Grand Families Act” to support grandparents who raise children. Scott is an example. After his parents divorced, Scott was reared by grandparents who instilled in him qualities of capability and character. The new legislation would require states to directly communicate with grandparents […]
Read moreThe Supreme Court has enshrined a fundamental right of all Americans to carry a weapon for self-defense, subject to some limits. President Biden said he was “deeply disappointed”, saying the ruling “contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all.” South Carolina’s 3rd District representative to the congress, Jeff Duncan, disagreed. Duncan stated, “Our Founders never […]
Read moreA new, yet small, brush fire was discovered this morning near Seneca on the Davis Mill Road. Two similar Davis Mill Road fires earlier in the week. Why these fires occur seems to be a puzzle, but there’s speculation that it could be someone carelessly flicking a lighted cigarette out of a vehicle.
Read moreSeneca – Katherine “Kathy” Ann Smith, 49, wife of Timothy Scott Quarles, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Kathy was the daughter of Gary Smith and Ruby Smith of Walhalla and was of the Baptist Faith. Kathy enjoyed reading, crafting and traveling with her husband. […]
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A large swath of the West Union area lost electric power service last night for about 90 minutes after a transformer and, apparently, a couple of power lines fell to the ground at 1421 W. Main Street. Public safety responders were alerted just after 9:15. A few minutes later, fire was discovered in a home on Westminster’s Wood Street, requiring […]
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Unusual events this week inside the Oconee County courtroom in Walhalla. On Wednesday, a defendant who entered the courtroom, wearing a mask, was excused after his attorney told the judge that his client had COVID-19. Yesterday afternoon, emotions ran high as family members on both side of a criminal case traded accusatory remarks. After Judge McIntosh ruled on pre-trial […]
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A circuit judge lowered the bond this afternoon of a Seneca man, accused by the state of multiple sex offenses. Judge McIntosh in the Oconee General Sessions Court lowered to $250 thousand dollars the bond which defendant Trey Jerell Frasier would be required to meet before he can leave jail. McIntosh acted on motions by Frasier’s defense attorney, Colie Stancil, […]
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The numbers added up this week for the town of Salem. At town hall, Marti Jennings tells us Salem has a 2022-23 budget, following a hearing this week in which no one from the public had anything to say. Revenue and expenses figures match—$2.1 million. The town council holds the line on property taxes, but will raise the base rate […]
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If this announcement came from a large milk producer and the headline read ‘milk shortage leads to 2-day supply in local grocery stores,’ people would most likely rush to the nearest store to buy milk, creating long lines and a sense of panic. After all, milk is a staple item in most everyone’s fridge – but if push came to […]
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On another end of Seneca, the large homebuilder D-R Horton is finishing another town house project—Townhomes at Oakmont. Yesterday John Richardson of the real estate group Forestar indicated that his company is paying close attention to the market for town homes and prices for what’s now referred to as the Frontage Road Development could be influenced by sales at the […]
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