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A $14,425 grant will enable the Oconee Humane Society to provide staff and volunteers tools to help ease the stress and boredom on the part of dogs that are confined to the county animal shelter near Seneca. The grant comes from the non-profit PEDIGREE Foundation which works to help end pets’ homelessness. Oconee canine, such as Lora, are getting a […]
Read moreThe Clemson University Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is urging homeowners to stop the outdoor use of mothballs to deter snake intrusion, after several complaints have been made to the agency from South Carolina homeowners. Mothballs contain the active ingredient naphthalene, which is also contained in much lower amounts in a granular snake repellant commonly found at home stores and garden centers. […]
Read moreA former Oconee County councilman believes crime has reached a level that justifies raising a deputy’s salary to $65 thousand. Sheriff Crenshaw seeks a raise to start pay at $44 thousand, but Wayne McCall says that’s not enough to keep the public safe and to be able to recruit and keep a full workforce. McCall served 12 years as the […]
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Fire burned a storage building last night inside the Walhalla fire protection district. The city’s firemen were sent at 8 o’clock last night to Broome Circle, near Camp Road.
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The execution of a search warrant Thursday by Narcotics Agents and the S.W.A.T. team of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office led to a seizure of multiple kinds of narcotics and the arrest of a Walhalla man. 31 year old James Franklin Gibson, of Coffee Road, had three outstanding arrest warrants . After his arrest, Gibson was transported to the Oconee […]
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If you receive a letter in the mail from the South Carolina Sheriff’s Association, the letter is authentic. Some people who’ve called the Oconee Sheriff’s Office have wondered. The state Sheriff’s Association is in its spring membership drive, says Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, and the drive is aimed at potential new members or renewals. Crenshaw is a former president of […]
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Five water fountains at the West-Oak High School have been closed, after test samples revealed lead amounts slightly higher than recommended “actionable” levels set by a program called Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care Centers. Oconee Schools say the district is one of the first in the state to take part in a voluntary DHEC program, funded by the […]
Read moreThe welcome mat shall be out in front of city hall in Seneca this evening for those interested in the zoning classification for property south of the railroad. The city’s planning commissioners are to convene a public hearing at 6 o’clock to consider Josh Thomas’s request for a residential-15 zone at ES 6th Street, S. Walnut, and Locust. Currently, the […]
Read more“North of 350”. That’s the estimate given by the first-year chairman of Oconee Republicans to describe how many people showed up Saturday for county party re-organization. They came early on Saturday to Seneca’s Gignilliat Community Center, as a glance at the parking lot showed few, if any, available spaces. Party chairman Jim Mann said, “We had a very good turnout […]
Read moreTwo individuals staked their claims on Friday to ballot positions for filling an open seat on the 8-member Seneca City Council. Day one qualifiers Friday were Ernest Riley and Kyle Nicholson. Seneca residents have one week to sign up for the city’s special May 30 election.
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