Category: News

An arrest has been reported in the weekend shooting of a Tri-County Tech student at a Central apartment complex.  Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has announced a 21-year old man, Daniel Heath Dixon, has been jailed and charged with accessory after the fact of a felony.  The wounded Tech student was identified as a 21-year old resident of the Newberry County […]

More pre-trial maneuvers yesterday in the civil case of a Beaufort County woman who claims she lost a one million dollar trust that was controlled by a former Oconee banker.  In the case of Brookshire versus Community First, attorneys for the bank yesterday sought a judge’s ruling that plaintiff Debbie Baker Brookshire produce a box of documents which the defense […]

A Westminster woman has been arrested and charged with attempted murder of her husband.  The police say what landed Sheena Star Rogers in jail was a domestic incident Friday morning on Prichard Street.  The police quoted a man identified as Rogers’ husband as saying the two argued and that, while he was trying to leave the home, she got into […]

Property update is one of two items reserved for a scheduled executive session tomorrow night of the Seneca City Council.  Preceding tomorrow’s special 6 o’clock meeting at City Hall is a work session of the mayor and council.

Arguments were heard today regarding the challenge of whether a spot on the Ebenezer Road not far from the 4-way stop at 188 can be used for a Dollar General store.  How the controversy proceeds is in the hands of a circuit judge who is going to take the time for further study before ruling.  Attorney Larry Brandt, representing opposing […]

Leaders of Kellett neighborhood in Seneca are announcing a community meeting to solicit opinion on the city’s announcement of a draft master plan for the building and property that make up the former elementary school.  The meeting will take place at 6 o’clock Thursday evening in the Fellowship Hall of the Trinity Baptist Church.  Those attending may enter the meeting […]

A National Guard Black Hawk helicopter was deployed Saturday afternoon to effect a rescue on the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River.  The chopper swooped down above the Lick Log/Pig Pen section north of Village Creek to lift a young Atlanta area man who tried to swing a rope into the river, fell short, and landed on a rocky bank.  The […]

  Westminster’s Yousef Mefleh may be 61 years old, but he’s not too old to partake in a recreation activity thought to be the province of the young.  As a city councilman, Mefleh had a hand in the city’s recent decision to welcome cruising back to the city.  There have now been two straight Saturday nights of large numbers of […]

Tickets are being sold for this year’s Rotary/Apple Festival luncheon in Westminster, featuring State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman as guest speaker.  The luncheon takes place at 1 o’clock Friday, September 9 at the Westminster Baptist Church.  This year the tickets are priced at $15 dollars and are available at the Chamber of Commerce office and from any Rotary Club […]

Miss Oktoberfest 2016 will be crowned this year in the auditorium at the Walhalla Middle School.  The pageant will take place 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, October 9, and girls attending Oconee high schools are invited to sign up.  Miss Oktoberfest receives a $500 dollar scholarship. Four runners up will be named.  Applications are now being accepted and can be found […]