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The Seneca police have confirmed the arrest of a 39-year old man, the result of domestic investigation yesterday at an apartment on the 700 block of ES 6th Street. Warrants accuse Dustin Lee Varn of Moore, South Carolina of domestic violence high and aggravated, kidnapping, and resisting arrest. According to the domestic violence warrant, Varn is accused of causing visible […]
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A Westminster organization invites the public for a candidate’s forum the night of April 4, in advance of the city’s special election later in the month. The group Westminster Senior Outreach has invited the six men and women who are placing their names on the ballot for the special April 26 election to fill three city council seats. The candidate’s […]
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A new plan to fund public education in South Carolina likely will reflect higher allocations. but there might not be enough to raise teacher pay by $4 thousand a year. That’s Dr. Michael Thorsland’s interpretation of preliminary numbers from Columbia. Recently, Oconee State Rep. Whitmire raised expectations of $4 thousand pay increases, in part, to dent the exodus of professionals […]
Read moreFire broke out last night at a home near Seneca on Krabbe Lane. Rural Fire reports no one hurt, but the fire fighters required nearly three hours at the scene, starting around 9:45. The home location was described near the Wells Highway, about halfway between the roundabout and SC 59.
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“A lot of rock in the main area”. That’s how an Oconee school official last night described a discovery by workmen of a rock foundation beneath the property on which will sit the main part of the new Seneca Middle School. And that, said Steve Hanvey, will drive up the costs by an additional $300 thousand; however, he predicted last […]
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Electric power to a pair of Seneca area manufacturing plants will be turned off on Saturday to allow for a line switch for the new city middle school project. Steve Hanvey, associate school superintendent, made the announced last night during a board of trustees’ meeting, saying the Borg Warner plant will lose power for about eight hours while BASF will […]
Read moreAn order by Chief Justice Donald Beatty places attorney Edward Delane Rosemond on interim suspension from the practice of law in South Carolina. Beatty’s order, dated Thursday last week, states that the Office of Disciplinary Counsel requested the Supreme Court to place Rosemond on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17(b) of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement. It further appoints […]
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Oconee Sheriff’s Office makes this afternoon announcement: “Two separate traffic stops, one early Sunday morning and one late Sunday evening, led to the arrests of two men by the Oconee County Sheriff’s office on drug charges. The first traffic stop occurred early Sunday morning in the Fair Play area, on Rock Hill Road near Tugaloo Shores Road, due to […]
Read moreA resolution from Oconee County will be sent to the state Democratic Party for consideration during this year’s state convention. Jody Gaulin, county party chairwoman, says high school student Hayden Laye authored a resolution affirming Democrats stand with Ukraine in their struggle with neighboring Russia.
Read moreThe wreckage has been cleared from a 3-vehicle 9’clock hour accident on rural 123 between Westminster and the Georgia bridge, and traffic flow has been restored. A three-vehicle accident occurred there. Fortunately, says state trooper Mitchell Ridgeway, there were no personal injuries. However, the accident involved a Ford sedan and a Ford Explorer that was pulling a trailer. Debris from […]
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