Deaths from drug overdose

  Deaths from drug overdoses in the U-S have set a record every year for the past 20 years.  But now, for the first time, the number of Americans who fatally overdosed over the course of one year surpassed 100 thousand.  Drug overdose figures published today by South Carolina DHEC reflect the year 2019 and show that, during that year, […]

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Seneca swearing-in ceremony

The mayor and those men and woman elected to city council in November are scheduled to take their oaths of office to start four-year terms in Seneca.  The Seneca swearing-in ceremony will be the night of Tuesday, December 14, to be followed by city council’s regular December meeting.  The public is invited.

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Bridge rated unsafe for heavy trucks

A bridge near Salem is considered unsafe for fire trucks and other heavy vehicles, but Oconee County has a plan.  At their meeting Tuesday next week, the county fathers will be asked to award Thrift Development of Seneca a contract worth nearly $750 thousand to build a replacement bridge at Cheohee Valley Road by what’s called super elevating the roadway […]

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Legal advice on threatened lawsuit to be offered

The policy board for the Joint Regional Sewer Authority is scheduled Monday to exercise its right to take up a threatened lawsuit behind closed doors.  The court action, on behalf of Seneca, should it come to be, would pit the county’s largest user of the system against the two smaller ones.  According to Monday afternoon’s meeting agenda, the purpose for […]

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Sniffing K-9 deployed to Westminster traffic stop

The Westminster police say a K-9 sniff of a Jeep stopped by the police this week led to multiple drug charges against the 24-year old driver of the Jeep Liberty.  The police stop took place Tuesday at the Long Creek Highway and W. North Avenue.  Law enforcement records show the following charges against Kristal Jasmine Lynn Bernhardt:  possession with intent […]

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Early morning police chase ended near Westminster

Sheriff’s officers say their chase of a GMC Suburban ended near Westminster when the SUV rode over stop sticks on the Davis Bridge Road near the Pickens Road.  The arrest of William Lamar Crawford resulted.  According to law enforcement, 36-year old Crawford was charged with trafficking methamphetamine and was issued citations alleging disregarding a stop sign, open container in vehicle, […]

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Lake amenity upgrades ahead at Oconee’s eastern edge

On lakefront property near the Oconee Regional Airport, improvements are being advanced for  a Lake Hartwell boat landing.  The county PRT’s Phil Shirley has a date with Oconee County fathers at the county council meeting planned Tuesday night next week.  Shirley wants to see the start of phase 1 improvements at the Seneca Creek Landing, enhancements such as a three-lane […]

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