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A 39-year old man was arrested by the Seneca police and charged with distribution of methamphetamine first offense. The Seneca police reported the arrest of Brian Keith Jones late at night Saturday behind the movie theatre on the 123 By-Pass. Law enforcement records show two addresses for Jones: Seneca and Spartanburg. The arrest was made after a suspicious Seneca policeman […]
Read moreOver the weekend, Oconee sheriff’s officers arrested a 30-year old man in their investigation of a seven-year old assault and battery crime. Arrested Sunday on the charge of assault and battery first degree: Thomas Obrian Griffin, for whom two addresses were given, Seneca and Anderson. A warrant alleges Griffin December 27, 2013 cut Wynton Botchway on the head and upper […]
Read moreThe financial reserves of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority are dwindling to a dire level, in the view of a financial service company retained to evaluate. A presentation by Willdan Financial Services highlighted the December meeting of the JRSA policy board. The inability of the sewer authority to square expenses with revenues appears to be worsened by return […]
Read moreState health authorities have documented 63 new Oconee County cases of COVD-19. Those 63 are included in an additional 2,413 South Carolina cases that showed up in yesterday’s DHEC report. New deaths statewide totaled 12. Total test results received: 12,452 for a positivity of 19.4%.
Read moreA robber, with his face covered by a mask, pointed a gun at the Key Mart store clerk Friday night and got away with money—the amount not disclosed by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. The robber left the store clerk with her hands tied around her back. The holdup occurred just after 8 o’clock Friday night at the highway 130 convenience […]
Read moreAuthorities have narrowed the time of theft near Walhalla to a five-minute window. Between 3:40 and 3:45 Monday morning, the high school band trailer containing thousands of dollars worth of equipment was stolen from the highway 11 school campus. There’s the potential of a cash reward through Crimestoppers if you can provide the information that helps the sheriff’s office catch […]
Read moreSeneca – Roger Dale Campbell, 62, husband of the late Kay Roach Campbell, passed away December 7th, 2020, at Prisma Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Westminster, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Johnny Thomas Campbell and Mary Roach Campbell DeHart. Roger was a carpenter by trade and an avid music and sports fan. Roger is […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Janie “Polly” Pauline Smith, 73, wife of the late Leon Smith, of Seneca, SC, passed away, December 5, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Toccoa, GA, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Benman Luma and Martha Alice Gaston Lovinggood. She was a member of Return Baptist Church. […]
Read moreThe longest serving technical college president in South Carolina will be remembered in a service this weekend at Walhalla. Tom Barton died at the start of the pandemic in March, and his family, until now, has delayed the farewell service. Barton started served as the first president of Greenville Technical College in 1962 and held the job for 47 years […]
Read moreEleven cases of COVID-19 have been added to the tracking page kept by the Oconee School District. The numbers reflect Saturday and Sunday case entries. Eight of the 11 are employees; three others are students. Employees are: three at Walhalla’s James Brown Elementary; one at Seneca’s Blue Ridge Elementary; one at the district warehouse; one at Walhalla High; one at […]
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