Category: News

Sirens blared late yesterday afternoon after two cars collided near Walhalla—at Fowler and Torrington Roads. According to Walhalla Fire Department, three people involved in the wreckage were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Before Seneca takes a final vote on a re-zoning application, the city will have two studies to assess the potential impact on traffic on a two-lane road that’ll pass by a large housing development. The housing project and its potential of 235 new homes are planned for property in the vicinity of S. Cove Road behind the former Covidien plant […]

A circuit judge and a set of attorneys agreed yesterday a civil lawsuit that alleges medical negligence will go to trial Tuesday, February 19 at the Oconee Courthouse. In the meantime, Common Pleas Judge Lawton McIntosh took under advisement a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in favor of the Oconee Medical Center. The attorneys yesterday argued whether the hospital’s actions […]

A man wounded by gunfire late last night near Walhalla was airlifted for treatment and, according to the Sheriff’s Office, his condition is unknown this afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office identified Edward Levi Williams as having received a gunshot wound to the neck. Officers were called around 10:30 last night to 1888 Westminster Highway and determined the gunshot wound occurred as […]

A man’s attempt on Christmas Day to sell his motorcycle near Seneca thru Craigslist turned into a criminal investigation and the arrests of two women who wanted to buy the bike. Law enforcement records show the women allegedly tried to defraud the motorcycle owner with $100 dollar bills considered to be illegitimate currency. The bills involved have been placed in […]

The Trump administration granted permission today for government-contracted child welfare agencies in South Carolina to turn away would-be foster and adoptive parents based on religion. The decision comes in response to a request by the South Carolina governor, asking the Department of Health and Human Services to use the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act to grant it an exception to […]

U-S Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03) applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on their decision to protect religious liberty in South Carolina for faith-based foster and adoption services. According to a Duncan statement issued in Washington, “Faith-based foster and adoption services perform amazing work for communities in South Carolina and around the country. These organizations care deeply […]

Salem will look to Seneca for that city’s experience in getting rid of dilapidated buildings. Brad Norton, Salem town attorney, this week predicts that the adoption of a building code is going to lead to a cleanup of eyesores and structures that are unsafe. Norton says he thinks there will be action soon as the project is a top priority […]

Due to a significant increase in flu activity, individuals 18 years of age or younger are asked not to visit with patients in any Prisma Health–Upstate facility. Including Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Visitors of any age showing signs and symptoms of flu-like illness should also refrain from visiting patients. There have been reports of positive flu tests without the […]

There’s something in state law that obligates the home county of an economic development project to share a small percentage of the company’s tax bill with a neighboring county. On paper, at least, Oconee and Pickens industrial parks are common. Such as a pending arrangement between the two counties, provided that a deal goes thru for a Pickens economic development […]