Category: News

Nine of ten new COVID-19 cases detected within the Oconee public schools are students.  The 10th is an employee at Fair-Oak Elementary.  Two of the student cases are at Seneca Middle School; two  are West-0ak High students; two are Walhalla High students. Others are one student at West-Oak Middle; one student at Fair-Oak; and one Seneca High virtual student.

Clemson is a university that is now home to 26,404 students.  The overall enrollment number reflects a 2.3% increase–even in times uncertain caused by the world pandemic.  How Clemson has managed a higher enrollment in during COVID-19 is explained by the following statement issued this afternoon by the university:  “Through thoughtful planning and extraordinary effort by faculty and staff during […]

South Carolina COVID-19 numbers are creeping upward–from yesterday’s report.  The latest 24-hour account (reported this afternoon) shows 1,374 cases, including 47 from Oconee County.  Twenty-three more deaths have raised the statewide death toll to 4,010.  Total test results statewide received by DHEC Monday were 10,047; the positivity was 13.2%.

The Seneca police say the public should be alert for a current scam attempt in which the callers are spoofing their numbers to make it appear they are calling from the Seneca Police Department.  Casey Bowling, interim chief of police, says the callers claim they are representing the FBI, the IRS, or the Federal Reserve.  If you get such a […]

By the noon hour today, still no truck had arrived in Westminster with the food to be given away.  At last report, Daby Snipes of First Steps was at a loss as to when the estimated time of arrival would be

A long-time Oconee Sheriff’s officer is spending the rest of the year in retirement, but he’s scheduled to return January 1 as a part-time employee to fill a need within his office.  Sheriff Mike Crenshaw today confirmed that retired Sgt. David McMahan, after 15 years, has taken retirement, but will return for a few- days-a-week cold case investigator.  There are […]

On a week when Americans look forward to spread of turkey on the dinner table, there’s increasing appetite to develop parts of a 4-mile stretch of the interstate highway that bisects the southern tip of Oconee County.  Chris Eleazer of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority once again said last night that rarely does a week or two pass without someone […]

Here is the holiday week schedule for Oconee County solid waste facilities.  They will do business at regular time today and tomorrow.  They will be closed Thursday and Friday and resume regular operations Saturday.

One of COVID’s many impacts has been a tightening of economic activity, but an Oconee County official last night recalled the period just prior to the world pandemic and a bustling of commercial and industrial activity in the county.  Chris Eleazer, in an information report to the county planning commission, told of a 253% increase in flow commitment for the […]

In the past two weeks, South Carolina DHEC test locations have seen increases in those who want to be tested.  Some test locations have seen nearly 100 people each hour.  DHEC is stressing that while tests determine if you are sick, masks and social distancing are critical to preventing illness from the start.  You can be well today and ill […]