New fire station yet to go into operation

Nearly two years after ground was broken, an Oconee fire substation in a Seneca bedroom community has yet to be placed into operation.  But Amanda Brock, county administrator, says stayed tuned.  Acknowledging that the Bountyland fire station building has been finished, Brock says the county fire service is still in the process of appointing fire battalion commanders to man the […]

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Durham retains chairmanship

For a second year, the Oconee councilman from Mountain Rest will chair the county’s five-member governing board.  But Matthew Durham was less than a unanimous choice as District Four’s Julian Davis nominated District Three’s Don Mize.  The second-year councilman from Seneca, Mize last night moved higher in the pecking order of council offices.  He was elected vice chairman.  In council’s […]

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Olivia Palmer

Seneca, SC — Olivia R. Palmer, 99, wife of the late Ronald Royal Palmer, of Seneca, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oakland, CA, Mrs. Palmer was the daughter of the late Giacobbe and Maddalena Bertoni Muzio. She was of the Catholic faith. She was residing at Belvedere Commons of Seneca and […]

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Retired chief justice assigned exclusive jurisdiction

Retired chief justice Jean Toal of South Carolina has been delegated exclusive jurisdiction for Alex Murdaugh’s motion hearing to decide jury tampering allegations arising from the trial that convicted the Low Country lawyer on two murder charges.  Current South Carolina Chief Justice Donald Beatty has ordered that “Justice Toal shall decide all matters pertaining to these cases, including motions to […]

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It starts today

Enrollment now underway for Oconee Adult Education classes in the New Year. The classes start one week from today — Monday, January 8.  Daycare is available for parents who enroll in the family literacy program.  For more information, go by the facility at 100 Vocational Drive, Seneca or call 864-718-4812.

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