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Nearly $7 thousand worth of lottery tickets were taken in a weekend burglary at a store near Salem. The burglary at Little River General Store on highway 11 was discovered early Sunday morning when a passerby noticed an open front door and broken glass. Oconee sheriff’s officers appear to be on hot on the trail of the thieves, as there […]

The Oconee Public Library bookmobile is en route this afternoon to Long Creek.

Seneca and Walhalla have already had a lot to say about Joint Regional Sewer Authority resolution 2013-22. Now it’s going to be Westminster’s chance. City Administrator David Smith says he will lay out the two-and-a-half-page document for the consideration of his city’s elected leaders during tomorrow night’s December meeting of the Westminster City Council. By approving the resolution Westminster, as […]

An accident shortly before 8 o’clock this morning involved two cars at a Seneca intersection. No one was reported hurt at 123 and Old Salem Road. The police say one driver was issued a citation charging uninsured vehicle.

Bus-shadowing begins today on the Seneca routes of “CAT”–Clemson Area Transit. Don’t be surprised to see Seneca’s diesel-gas buses in tandem with the city’s new electric-powered buses. Ed Halbig calls it shadowing. The planning and community development director says the purpose is for the drivers and the four electric buses to start to acclimate to the routes.

Christmas is a week away, but those who make up Friends of Jocassee are thinking ahead to the start of 2014. The Lake Jocassee group is announcing plans for a First Day celebration at Devil’s Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee. They are planning a 5K run, guided ranger hikes, and a loon plunge in which those who volunteer are […]

A meeting this week of the Seneca Tea Party focuses on next year’s race for the U-S Senate in South Carolina. The meeting takes place 6:30 to 8:30 Thursday night in the Seneca Gignilliat Community Center, and the public is invited.

The state health agency’s decision to regionalize means no more Oconee County office for copies of birth and death certificates. But the Oconee coroner’s office has advice on where and how to obtain a birth or death certificate which may be required to obtain a driver’s license, passport, documentation for employment, or life insurance benefits. The office of Coroner Karl […]

Don Fuller said today that no matter how attractive a project might sound, the project alone won’t sell itself. And that’s why Fuller recommended to his fellow Oconee Capital Project Sales Tax commissioners today it’s incumbent that those who favor a one-cent local sales tax referendum envisioned for next year’s general election take an active role in promoting its passage. […]

Fair Play parade organizers have been watching the weather. Ahead of all the rain and cold temperatures for tomorrow, the 2013 Fair Play Christmas parade has moved to its inclement weather date. It’ll now take place Sunday at 2.