Category: News

A car reported stolen Monday in Anderson County was traced to Seneca, where the city police arrested Brianna Marie Fansler. The police say they acted on a tip and found a 2017 Honda Accord in a Maple Avenue driveway parked in plain view. A check with NCIC—the National Crime Information Center—indicated the Honda was a stolen car. Officers say they […]

In recent years, “FOLKS”—Friends of Lake Keowee—has documented bacterial contamination threats from feeder streams into Lake Keowee, but they report good news when it comes to public and private beaches and swimming areas. That bodes well for another season of fun in the sun. The latest samplings, from the year 2015, measured and reported water quality at selected swimming spots, […]

A hiker missing since yesterday on the Foothills Trail has been found and re-united with his family.  Charlie King of Oconee Emergency Services says the hiker, who became separated from his companion, was found around 1:30 this afternoon.  He is OK.  He was located on the trail south of the fish hatchery.

The police in Seneca went to an East North First Street address during the night to investigate a report of a home invasion and assault. But an occupant of that home wound up arrested. The police announced the arrest of Elnora Odessa Wright on the charge of filing a false police report. A warrant issued by the municipal court alleges […]

A lengthy section of U-S 123, from Seneca to Westminster, is in line for nearly six and a half miles of re-paving. From Richland Road thru the city of Westminster to the area of the highway 76 intersection, this will be one of the largest highway projects this summer in Oconee County. According to the DOT’s Alan Adams, the prime […]

The new Walhalla police chief, Sean Brinson, invites the public to meet and hear him explain his department’s goal in establishing a closer relationship with the community the police department services. The community meeting will take place at 6 o’clock Thursday night, May 16 in the Durham Hall event center on Main Street. Brinson told the mayor and council last […]

A Westminster woman is accused of committing a crime against a federally chartered financial institution in Seneca. An arrest warrant announced by the Seneca police alleges Marletha Carleta Crista Baker is accused of intent to defraud the Oconee Federal Savings and Loan by cashing three checks that she knew to be fraudulently obtained and received $14,900 dollars between April 25 […]

The Walhalla police chief says he can’t blame a policeman for leaving for better pay. That’s what happened with Juan Hernandez who left the Walhalla department this week for a better paying job down the road in Seneca. Because the city paid the costs for Hernandez to take a 12-week, required course at the state police academy, Walhalla will be […]

There’s something new in the contract of Oconee County’s new administrator. After a closed-door session, the council added a clause to Amanda Brock’s contract that will subject her to penalties in the event she is fired for “whistleblower activities as discussed.” One definition of a whistleblower is a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit […]

Seneca and Westminster were waiting last night on Walhalla….and Walhalla gave its two fellow members of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority an answer. That answer came in a three-part motion authored by Councilman David Underwood. The councilman’s motion, which received a unanimous city council vote, calls on the JRSA to take the millions of dollars designated to be returned directly […]