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The welcome mat will be out tonight for a showing of an historic home south of the railroad in Seneca.  An after-hours event, sponsored by the Oconee Chamber of Commerce, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight at the Ballenger House, 212 ES 3rd Street, the clubhouse of the Seneca Woman’s Club.  The club has made big changes to […]

Once he graduates this spring from college, a young Seneca man is bound for a career in dentistry.  James Hansen Jr. has been accepted to enroll in four years dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.  His dad, James Hansen Sr., says his son has shadowed the local practice of Dr. John McRoberts and is committed […]

A busy afternoon of Thursday, January 23 awaits the members of the Oconee County Planning Commission. In their meeting at 5 o’clock that evening, the commissioners will receive a report from the county’s new economic development director, Annie Caggiano. An hour earlier there will be a gathering of the corridor planning sub-committee for an election of officers and a presentation […]

To hear the South Carolina lieutenant governor tell it, we’ve gone too far in society to allow a stigma to persist that pressures high school students to pursue a university education. According to Pamela Evette, an education at Clemson or South Carolina is not the right path for everyone. In her talk to the Seneca Rotary Club, Evette referred to […]

Henry McMaster and Pamela Evette are the first South Carolina governor and lieutenant governor to run as a ticket and be elected to office. Today Evette accounted for her first year in office in a talk to the Seneca Rotary Club. Ohio native and Travelers Rest businesswoman Evette says that, in year one, she has done “a lot of listening” […]

The Oconee Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 57-year old man who cut off his ankle monitor and for whom there are warrants for his arrest. The subject of the search is Charles Whitney Batts of the Burnt Tanyard Road, West Union. According to the Sheriff’s Office announcement, Batts was sentenced to seven years in prison last month for drug […]

Prisma Health is increasing its flu precautions to help protect its patients, guests and team members and reduce the risk of flu transmission. Effective immediately, it is expanding its voluntary visitor restrictions to all inpatient areas in Prisma Health’s Upstate and Midlands affiliates. Those affiliates include the Oconee Memorial Hospital. • Visitors under age 18 should not visit. • Adult […]

After a thorough investigation of an incident involving an injured possum in the Hilton Head area last week, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has been unable to confirm allegations posted on social media that the animal was attacked or beaten with golf clubs. SCDNR takes allegations of abuse of any wildlife seriously and will continue the investigation into […]

The newest member of the Seneca Board of Zoning Appeals is Ronald Moore.  His appointment was confirmed in a vote taken last night by the city council, after a short executive session.

If you have interest in furthering the arts and historical interests through Oconee County government, a meeting tomorrow night will interest you.  The county’s Arts and Historical Commission meets at 6 pm at the South Cove County Park.  The public is invited.