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As many as 100 thousand people are being projected to take-in as many as 35 separate events in a planned new facility in downtown Seneca. The city’s efforts to expand entertainment offerings is boosted by the announcement today that the Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a grant in the amount of $500 thousand to build an outdoor amphitheater near the downtown […]
Read moreSeneca resident Polly Fehler, a retired military officer, came across during a U-S Senate hearing today as someone who has played it by the book—someone careful to watch her money and guard what she’ll have to spend in her retirement years. Yet Fehler’s experience illustrates how criminals use unusual methods to separate law-abiding citizens from the money they’ve earned. The […]
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Curious about the history and inspiration behind some of Oconee County’s favorite festivals? Oconee History Museum, in partnership with Lake Hartwell Country, has the cure for your curiosity with a new digital exhibit series called Why We Celebrate. These digital exhibits explore the history and culture of Mountain Rest’s Hillbilly Day, Westminster’s Apple Festival, and Walhalla’s Oktoberfest. Each digital exhibit […]
Read moreWestminster – Dan Edwin Lee, 69, husband of Judy Evans Lee, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Stephens County, Dan was the son of the late Sam Lee and Margaret Modena Hancox Lee. Dan was a commercial plumber, a United States Army Veteran, and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed […]
Read moreSenator 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 […]
Read moreThe 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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Four bridges in rural Oconee have been identified by the DOT as worthy to be considered for the state’s Transportation Improvement Plan. But first, however, the state agency would like public opinion about the four: Snow Creek Road over Snow Creek; Burns Mill Road over Little Cane Creek; Stamp Creek Road over Stamp Creek; and Chattooga Ridge Road over Village […]
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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 […]
Read moreThe reason Wayne Morton of Seneca, a retired WGOG announcer, wears a Boston Red Sox hat is simple. His grandson, Michael Gettys, is pitching for the Portland, Maine Sea Dogs, an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. At one time Gettys, of Gainesville, Georgia, was regarded as a slugging outfielder in the rich San Diego Padres’ farm system. Since then, […]
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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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