Category: News

Congressman Jeff Duncan wants the U-S to help South America’s Colombia recover from mudslides that killed 250 people.  Duncan chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.  Duncan:   “I offer my deepest condolences to the Colombian people following the tragic mudslides this weekend in Mocoa. Such devastation is heartbreaking, and the United States shares in the grief felt […]

Oconee school trustees are about to vote to become a “strategic partner” of the effort to build the county’s first YMCA.  Chairman Andy Inabinet last night gave a strong hint that the public schools are about to jump into the water with the “Y”.  Support by the public schools to build a “Y” on the grounds of the Oconee Medical […]

The death last weekend of a Charleston County man has been attributed to natural causes.  Coroner Karl Addis says the autopsy conducted on Seth Swetnam found the 36-year old suffered a heart attack before his body was found on a hiking trail near the Walhalla Fish Hatchery.  Coroner Karl Addis found evidence that Swetnam had completed a solo hike to […]

Red Cross volunteers came to the assistance of a Seneca area family whose home was damaged when storms passed through the area.  Two adults and two children on Lagoon Drive received comfort kits and financial assistance for temporary lodging. By 5:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had 383 members without electric service.  They included 17 in Oconee County and 356 […]

The goal of “The Great Oconee Cleanup” April 22 will be to rid a stretch of highway of unsightly litter and debris.  But Sheriff Crenshaw, coordinator for the Earth Day event, says safety will be the primary goal for all those who volunteer their time and effort to this effort.  Crenshaw has confirmed that everyone—the adults and the children who […]

Late next month, Westminster will have one less savings bank.  Pending regulatory approval, First Citizens plans to close its office on Windsor Street.  The bank’s area executive Chuck Perry, in a letter to the customers, said, “After carefully and thoroughly evaluating the business operations of our Westminster office, located at 200 West Windsor Street, we’ve decided to close this branch […]

The bands of heavy rain across Oconee County are a matter of concern for those concerned with the county’s public school day.  District staff are monitoring the forecast of what’s to come later in the day–especially around dismissal time this afternoon.  So far, according to assistant superintendent Steve Hanvey, classes will continue on schedule.  However, if the rain is an […]

If the gap were closed, according to a group concerned with fairness in the marketplace, South Carolina women could better afford their food and other bills. An analysis by the National Partnership for Women and Families released for Equal Pay Day tomorrow reveals the size of the gender wage gap and its detrimental effects on the spending power of South […]

Motorists are requested to use caution and drive safely when approaching and driving through work zones.  Today marks the start of National Work Zone Awareness Week. According to the motor club AAA Carolinas, most people injured or killed in work zone crashes – approximately four out of every five – are drivers or passengers. In 2016, 26 people (24 travelers […]

Fire destroyed a trailer home this morning on “F” Street inside the Utica Community B-and-B Mobile Home Park.  The Seneca Fire Department reported no injuries.  There’s no immediate explanation how the fire started.  One fireman said he and fire fighters from three other stations faced a fully-engulfed trailer home.