Category: News

In the project to establish a bus stop at a Seneca intersection, bus service advocate D-J Donnelly says it’s important to keep in mind seniors citizens and the disabled.  At a recent City Hall meeting, plans were announced to create a dedicated bus stop at E-S 6th Street and Goddard Avenue.  Donnelly says this is something he’s been pursuing for […]

One person was inside the Bountyland Community home that caught fire this morning near Seneca.  She was eventually freed from an upstairs part of the home and taken to the hospital.  Charlie King, Oconee fire chief, said multiple fire stations sent fire fighters, equipment and trucks to the vicinity of 100 Bountyland Road–nmot far from the 28 traffic lights.  An […]

Perhaps, those long-term prognosticators are proved correct that our area will experience an extremely wet period during the cold season.  Two days of rain have soaked Walhalla’s soils with about four inches.  That’s a lot during the time frame, but Official Weather Observer Barbara Wilson confirms it’s not nearly as much as the approximate six inches that fell during the […]

  Forty trees at a total cost of around $25 thousand dollars are envisioned for Walhalla’s new-look Main Street.  And a tree expert, working with Partners for Progress, identified the types of trees his committee will recommend.  Richard Harper said a variety of tall oak trees for the medians, while sugar and red maple trees are the committee’s recommendation for […]

A Walhalla councilman revealed a “game plan” last night to bring bus passenger service to his city and nearby Westminster beginning in 2018.  Speaking at the annual meeting and supper of Partners for Progress, David Underwood said a letter will be sent this month to the South Carolina Department of Transportation to request permission to allow Clemson Area Transit to […]

The stop of a car Friday night in Seneca led to the arrest of an Anderson woman.  The Seneca police identified April Michelle Carranza as the driver and the woman charged with receiving stolen goods and the possession of burglary tools.  Officer J-A Aguilar stopped a Ford Explorer on S. Oak Street and later determined that a bag of clothing […]

A 28-year old Fair Play man has been arrested by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.  A Toyota 4-wheeler that the Sheriff’s Office determined had been stolen in Anderson County turned up in a driveway near Seneca’s S. Walnut Street.  According to the Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Nicholas Elgin was placed into custody and booked […]

Westminster Branch manager Leah Price presents Emily and Jessie Long with their prize for winning the OCPL Literary Pumpkin Decorating contest during the Disney Villains Party held at the Westminster Library on Friday, October 30.

The HOPE campaign, formerly “Operation Hope”—supports the education and care of people with intellectual disabilities in local schools and organizations.  And twice each year, the Knights of Columbus collects donations to improve the lives of about one thousand students and clients in the local communities.  A large portion of the donations come from distributing Tootsie Rolls and collecting donations in […]

  Oconee landed a new airport director today.  Today’s the first day on the job for Jeff Garrison, a Clemson resident.  Garrison’s father, Reid, served in the job many years ago.