At this hour, a Seneca woman to testify in Washington hearing

Senator Tim Scott of Seneca, ranking member of the U-S Senate Special Committee on Aging, is helping introduce a hearing titled, “Stopping Senior Scams:  Empowering Communities to Fight Fraud.”  One of the scheduled witnesses this morning is Polly Fehler, a retired Air Force officer and registered nurse from Seneca.  Fehler and the aging committee members are to examine the financial […]

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Paddles will splash at Lake Jocassee

The first day of October–Saturday, October 1–has been selected to be an annual event in which money is raised to protect, preserve, and improve the Devil’s Fork State Park at Lake Jocassee.  It’s called Paddle Splash, an event for regional paddlers as part of the Southeast Paddle Sports Championship Series. The fun family event encourages paddlers of all ages, as […]

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City and county officials looked at the old courthouse

Amanda Brock, Oconee County administrator, admits that she’d like to see the county’s old courthouse saved–at least part of the 1956 building.  Danny Edwards, the Walhalla mayor, commented this week that he believes Brock would be an ally of those who prefer to keep old buildings and save them from demolition.  However, the building continues to deteriorate, and personal safety […]

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Seneca man reported missing Tuesday

A missing person’s alert has been issued for a 62-year old Seneca man.  A family member reported the disappearance of Isaac Joseph Smith who left his home around noon on Friday, September 16 — possibly driving a grey 2008 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck.  The truck displayed a South Carolina tag of UTR286.  Smith is 6’2″, 200 lbs., brown hair, brown […]

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Home fire near Seneca

Volunteer fire fighters from the Friendship Community, joined by fire fighters from the Seneca area, were engaged to stop a fire early today that broke out in a home on Hamby Drive near Earles Mill Road.  According to Rural Fire Control, there were no known injuries.  The fire alarm was sounded at 2:38 this morning.

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Pre-trial recommendation in case involving Salem parties

A magistrate judge at Greenville recommends the dismissal of federal-related parties in a lawsuit filed for a Salem post office customer.  U-S Magistrate Judge Kevin McDonald’s conclusion, in a 25-page report, is that allegations against the federal government, along with two Salem post office workers, should be dismissed at the pre-trial level.  But the attorneys for plaintiff Dawn Lusk have […]

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