Category: News

The police in Seneca say they issued tickets this morning to both drivers involved in an accident at East South Sixth Street and Hunter Avenue.  Capt. Robert Tribble says no one required medical attention as the result of the accident at 7:45.

Like the Seneca Library, the libraries in both Walhalla and Westminster may soon acquire amenities to directly benefit handicapped patrons.  The library trustees can thank what’s described as a $150 thousand windfall, courtesy of Oconee County Council.  Automatic doors were recently installed at the Seneca Library and staff now seeks ramps and automatic doors for Walhalla and Westminster.  Trustees Chairman […]

If you are a Republican or a Democratic voter, you likely are getting ready to cast your ballot for your choice in the state’s Presidential preference primary.  The Republicans hold their primary Saturday, February 20 and the Democrats one week later, February 27.  In the meantime, the office of Registrations and Elections is getting ready.  Vote machine preparations along with […]

The Oconee County sheriff says the state police have finished their investigation of an inmate’s death and have sent the report to the circuit solicitor’s office.  Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says he’s awaiting a letter from Solicitor Chrissy Adams about the status of the case of Ernest Lee Smalley Jr.  The 33-year old Seneca resident died October 27 at a Greenville […]

Unique and different are words that Bob Winchester uses to describe the way Oconee County delivers sewer treatment.  But what the long-time executive director of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority seemed most proud of last night is that the authority is free of debt and, for the fourth year, the authority has held the line on the charges it makes […]

An elderly Westminster man died yesterday—nine days after a traffic accident on highway 11.  Coroner Karl Addis says the death of 80-year old Samuel G. Haley occurred at 5:58 yesterday morning at the Greenville Memorial Hospital and death was attributed to complications from a head injury.   According to Addis, Haley was one of two drivers involved in an accident at […]

Oconee public schools return this morning to regular schedule.   District administrators met with residents and bus drivers in areas that remain icy and gave them options.  Temperatures were expected to remain above freezing through the night.  

  The annual Freshman Focus Parent Night at Walhalla High School takes on a new dimension this year.  Not only will the school welcome rising freshmen and their parents from the Walhalla Middle School but they will also welcome rising 9th graders and their parents from Tamassee-Salem Middle School.  This year’s event will be Thursday, February 4, 2016.  The program […]

The VFW recently sponsored a nationwide essay contest called “Patriot’s Pen”. The theme for this year’s essay was “What Freedom Means to Me.” Heather Beasley and Luke Smith, eighth graders at West-Oak Middle School, were named the 1st and 2nd place winners of the local level contest from the VFW Auxiliary. The nation-wide contest is open to all students. It […]