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Oconee Sheriff’s Office is on the receiving end of a Duke Energy grant aimed at promoting resiliency and emergency preparedness as it relates to severe weather.  The sheriff’s office gets $20 thousand for mobile radios programmed with current public safety channels to better communication during emergencies.  In all, Duke is allocating $500 thousand for emergency preparedness to 32 South Carolina […]

A familiar face will return to Seneca city hall for a ceremony Tuesday, June 13.  That’s the evening when Ernest Riley of Cardinal Point takes the oath of office to fill a vacated city council seat.  The public is invited for the ceremony that’ll precede council’s regular June meeting that begins at 6 o’clock.

A former Seneca businessman received a prison sentence of three years for domestic crimes after his guilty plea this afternoon in the Oconee General Sessions Court.  Demetrious Campbell pleaded guilty to domestic violence first degree and pointing and presenting a firearm.  It was an incident in the home following the funeral of a family member in which Campbell’s wife, Crystal […]

For a third time, a Hartwell, Georgia woman has been denied a bond.  And it’s back to the Oconee jail for Lakeisha McLendon, who awaits trial on the charge of murder.  Judge Lawton McIntosh this afternoon said he heard nothing to change his mind, although pleas were made by McLendon’s lawyer and her mother.  The mother, Saundra Thornton, stressed that […]

The results of this week’s special election in Seneca to fill a council seat were certified today, with no change in the order of finish.  Which means that Ernest Riley’s total votes were 274, nearly 34% of the votes cast Tuesday.  The order of finish remained the same with Delanio Taylor second, at 168; Kyle Nicholson third, at 152; Donna […]

School’s out for summer.  That does not apply to Oconee school trustees.  On Monday they will have a full day.  It’ll start in the afternoon with a tour of the new middle school construction work in Seneca, followed by a planning session/board retreat.  At night, the five trustees are to reconvene for their June meetings.  The agenda includes final reading […]

Two recent Clemson graduating seniors and two alumni have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships. The Fulbright U-S Student Program is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U-S and 140 participating countries.  Three of Clemson’s grantees will serve as English teaching assistants; the fourth is enrolling in a graduate degree program.  The student scholars are Carter Janse and […]

In a way to celebrate Oconee Nuclear’s 50th year, an Outdoor Movie Night takes place next month on the peninsula at the World of Energy.  Everyone is invited to bring a blanket and chairs and relax on the shore or watch from your boat the movie “Finding Nemo.”  It’ll be shown at no charge at 8:50 Friday night, July 21.  […]

The public has an invitation to offer ideas or thoughts for Oconee Public Library’s next three-year strategic plan.  A 12-question survey is available on the OCPL website, oconeelibrary.org.  For those without reliable internet, printed copies are available at each library location.  The survey is open until Thursday, June 15.

Fire burned a home during the night in Utica.  Fire fighters were called during the midnight hour and stayed on scene on Ames Street four hours.  No injuries reported. Chief Caudill of the Seneca Fire Department says heavy damage occurred and the cause of the fire is undetermined.  Red Cross is assisting the residents.