Category: News

Two weeks ago marked the first anniversary of the homicide of an elderly woman near Westminster. Joann McCarthy’s death remains under investigation by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. The 74-year old McCarthy was found at her home on Creekwood Lane. At first, no obvious injuries were evident, but an autopsy showed death from a single gunshot, and the case was ruled […]

Last night’s meeting of the Seneca City Council opened without a familiar face. Absent from his seat was Anthony Herman Smith, and there soon followed an explanation. Mayor Alexander announced that Smith is resigning after applying for and accepting a job with the city’s Light and Water Warehouse. Alexander read a letter from Smith which, in part, referred to family […]

A Crimestoppers alert has been issued on a Thrift Brothers’ truck stolen Friday morning last week near Seneca. At the time, the white 2012 Ford F-250 was parked outside Mattress Outlet on Market Street. It carries a ladder rack and a Thrift Brothers logo on the side. The plate reads South Carolina P-6-0-5-4-0-7. A tool box, containing tools worth $25 […]

Oconee students return to school this morning on a two-hour delay. School doors are opening at normal time to allow parents to drop children off early. By 8:30 last night Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative reported all Diego storm-related outages had been cleared up. Blue Ridge extends a thank you to its crews, along with outside crews who were brought in, […]

The sleep of some Seneca residents was apparently interrupted this morning when the ground shook beneath them. Oconee County Dispatch reports an earthquake of a 4.4 magnitude around 4:30 this morning. Callers to the Sheriff’s Office reported they felt a tremor. No known damage resulted.

A young Seneca area man was sent to prison this afternoon after a plea of guilty to leaving the scene of an accident last winter when an 11-year old girl was killed near her home. The judge ordered John Melvin Miller Jr. of Seneca Creek Road to serve 4 years in prison and 5 years probation. The office of the […]

Oconee public schools will run on a 2-hour delay Wednesday. Associate Superintendent Steve Hanvey says, “We will open schools at normal time for parents that need to drop off their kids before going to work.” Lunch will be served. He also said, “I understand this is less than ideal, but we need to try and be as accommodating as we […]

A 28-year old man old man arrested yesterday in Oconee County is wanted by the state of Colorado. An arrest warrant names Stephen Jonathan Miller as a fugitive—and quoting from officer Brian Danielson’s affidavit—“having committed the offense of motor vehicle theft….”

An Oconee school may find out by tomorrow who its new, assistant principal will be. Steve Hanvey, associate county superintendent, says the announcement of a new assistant principal at Walhalla’s James Brown Elementary School could take place tomorrow.

Former high school principal Steven Moore brought the mission statement of Oconee Adult Education to a meeting last night of the county school trustees. Adult education, based on Seneca’s Holland Avenue, adheres to these marching orders: “The mission of adult education in Oconee County is to assist adults in becoming literate, to assist adults in the completion of a secondary […]