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A lengthy motion hearing yesterday in the Oconee Common Pleas Court may have succeeded in thinning out, to some extent, the parties involved in what could wind up as a two-week trial. Attorneys for defendants in the civil lawsuit Stoneledge at Lake Keowee Owners Association against IMK Development Company asked Judge Alex Macaulay to throw out the parts of the […]

A 24-year old Seneca apartment resident has been arrested on three charges of kidnapping and other domestic offenses. And the police arranged for a safe location for a woman and two children. Law enforcement reports show the midnight hour arrest yesterday of Justin Lee Lucio of Fair Oaks Circle apartments. The police responded to two welfare checks at the apartment—one […]

Yesterday Oconee announced a new job-creator for the Seneca area. Today it’s nearby Hart County, Georgia that’s in line for new jobs. The Georgia Department of Economic Development announces that Field Service Engineering is moving its corporate headquarters from Oakland County, Michigan to a new building in the Gateway Industrial Park, at exit 177 on I-85. The company is adding […]

Third District Congressman Jeff Duncan voted with the minority as the House of Representatives yesterday defeated an attempt to stop the secret collection of millions of Amercians’ phone records.  The Laurens Republican, on his Facebook page, said, “It’s my sad duty to report that a battle in defense of the Constitution failed on the House floor by a vote of […]

South Carolina Department of Education has released a report that complies with federal reporting requirements on the state’s dropout rate. Dr. Mike Lucas, Oconee Superintendent of Education, comments this week on the dropout rate which is calculated by the percentage of students who leave a school for any reason, other than death, prior to graduation and without transferring to another […]

Seneca Rotary Club today learns about pediatric orthopedic care. Guest speaker for the Rotary meeting will be Ashley Taylor, public relations specialist at Shriner’s Hospitals for Children in Greenville.

To the question of whether the federal government should bail out Detroit, Michigan, Senator Lindsey Graham says, “No way, No how….” The senior South Carolina U-S senator says the federal government is beyond broke and, “The last thing we need is the broke bailing out the broke,” he said in a statement from Washington. Graham today introduced a budget amendment […]

The re-habilitated Walhalla Swimming Pool is refilling with water—a sign that its opening will take place before the summer season finishes. This afternoon the re-painted pool was filling with the thousands of gallons of water needed and, according to Rudy Still, is a couple of feet short of “full pool.” County Councilman Wayne McCall says he’s hoping to have a […]

When Oconee school trustees settled on a final price to build the new Walhalla High School, they elected to forego student lockers and save a couple of hundred thousands of dollars. Besides saving money, they’ll be saving space that’ll make hallway traffic move smoother. But in winter when students come to school in coats and jackets, what’ll they do with […]

Descendants of some of the “founding families” in Oconee, Pickens and Anderson counties gather this weekend at Clemson University to explore their roots. More than 100 people related to the Calhoun, Clemson, Pickens and Ravenel families are expected for the Friday-thru-Sunday reunion. They’ll tour three historic homes, examine facts, and documents and learn about their genealogy.