Category: News

Someone in Seneca spray-painted references to what did or did not happen in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.  What appears to be the outline of an alien, accompanied by the name “Roswell” and “70”, showed up this week on the side of a building at the corner of N. 1st and Oak streets.  The police yesterday said the incident had not […]

Senator Lindsey Graham indicates Christopher Wray has qualities that would help make him a strong FBI director, but Graham questioned Wray yesterday on what kind of coordination, if any, there was between Russia and the Trump campaign.  The South Carolina Republican’s office released this exchange:  Graham: “Let me ask you this. if I got a call from somebody saying the […]

“Not yet. Still out investigating.”  That’s the response by Shane Gibbs, the Oconee County Fire Marshall, yesterday afternoon to the question of whether a cause had been determined for the fire that put Mountain View Steak and Seafood out of business.

West Union needs a new police officer.  Mayor Linda Oliver says her town looks to hire a patrol officer.

By now, the mayor says, all West Union customers who lost water service should have their service restored.  Mayor Oliver says customers on Railroad, Hunter, and Rowland lost service when DOT workers accidentally “ran over a valve.”

The Oconee Chapter of the NAACP gave Seneca leaders a proposal last night to enhance the section of S. 6th TREET named for Martin Luther King.  The NAACP’S George Anderson said banners hung a few years ago to denote Ming Way have deteriorated,  and his organization wants to see King Way become an  historic attraction.  A city official tells 101.7/WGOG […]

A report from Salem indicates one person hurt at 9:30 this morning in a motorcycle accident that involved a second vehicle.  The location was SC 11 and the road to Whitewater Falls.

Attorneys in the Pioneer Rural Water litigation have agreed for Pioneer’s lender to produce documents wanted by the City of Seneca.  The wholesale supplier has requested documents covering the construction loan and other financial records.  The agreement is a consent order made part of the case file.  The case is set for trial late next month.  The order applies to […]

Westminster City Council threw its support behind a grant program to promote new business and fix some of the city’s buildings.  Mayor Brian Ramey says the city Economic Development Corporation gave birth to the program.  From a pool of $29 thousand dollars, grants of $3 thousand will be available to building owners.  The money can go toward facades and general […]

Changes to CAT bus routes are the topic for three public hearings this month and next.  Planned is an additional Orange bus on Campus routes to increase frequency to 5 to 6 minutes.  A new Central Route will connect Southern Wesleyan University and Central downtown.  The Red Route will offer 15 minute service Monday thru Thursday with a turn around at […]