Category: News

A Seneca attorney has made a list of those in their profession in South Carolina who have provided services for no fee or a reduced fee to persons of limited means or to public service or charitable groups or organizations that engage in activities to improve the law, the legal system or the legal profession. The South Carolina Court Administration […]

A sunny sky and near 50 degree weather will greet tomorrow’s voters in Oconee County. The state Democratic Presidential preference primary takes place tomorrow, with voting from 7 in the morning until 7 at night. There are several Democratic aspirants for their party’s nomination on the ballot. Although it’s a Democratic primary, there’s open voting, meaning that you don’t have […]

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed March 1-7 as South Carolina Citizen Weather Observer Week, celebrating and recognizing the individuals that make up South Carolina the climatological database generated through the efforts of volunteer observers, such as Walhalla’s Barbara Wilson. They stand as the cornerstone of the nation’s weather history. The data provided are not only crucial for research, […]

In a summary of Seneca revenues that dates back to 2016, City Administrator Scott Moulder noticed a drop in court revenue generated by police fines. And yesterday, during the planning retreat, Moulder asked Chief John Covington for an explanation. Covington said there are multiple reasons, including a less aggressive approach officers have taken since the police-involved shootings across the country, […]

The newly-appointed executive director of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce predicts this will be an amazing year in Oconee County. And, JoAnn Johnson says the chamber, a promoter of good business, is gearing up. Johnson is making rounds to business owners and is promising that chamber membership will take on greater value thru more networking opportunities, events, and volunteer opportunities.

Oconee-based builder J-Davis Construction has started work on a four-story, multi-use building in downtown Athens, Georgia. The construction site adjoins the first floor of the University Towers on E. Broad Street. The lower level of the new building will house a “small format” Target store; the upper levels will contain nine apartment units containing 30 bedrooms. The four-story building is […]

When it comes to re-positioning three large former stores in the Seneca downtown for re-development, the city’s Improvements Corporation has its hands full. In recent times, the city has acquired the former Kimbrell’s, Harper’s and Hometown buildings. Another potential component for downtown improvement is the hope of Scott Moulder, the city administrator, that the Light and Water Department can bury […]

A controlled burn is underway at Devils Fork State Park in Oconee County. Certain portions of the park, such as trails, may be closed as crews conduct the burn. The primary objectives, according to the South Carolina PRT, are to reduce fuel loads, which help prevent catastrophic wildfire like the Pinnacle Mountain Wildfire in 2016, and to improve wildlife habitat. […]

Eleven years in prison. That’s the fate of a Walhalla man today who stood before the judge and heard his sentences for safecracking and grand larceny. The man sentenced, Joshua Richard Dills, is 38 year old. According to a court officer, Dills and a co-defendant on March 14 last year broke into a safe in a building in the Fairfield […]

Scott Moulder, the Seneca city administrator, handed out copies of his city’s pre-budget analysis that contains projections likely to wind up in the next city budgets which are due on July 1. The occasion today was a strategic planning retreat, part of which was to feature a presentation covering goal setting. New budget projections square general government expenses and revenues […]