May is Foster Care Awareness Month

The month of May is recognized as Foster Care Awareness Month in South Carolina.  According to the DSS, it’s an opportunity to highlight the need for temporary caregivers for young people in need of foster care.  Children enter foster care when their parents or family can’t safely care for them and no other alternative for placement exists.  Over the weekend, […]

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New wrestling coach at West-Oak High

A wrestling coach with a distinguished record at a high school in the South Carolina midlands will lead the program at West-Oak High School.  The Oconee School District announces the hiring of Derek Strobel, to succeed the retiring Greg Brewer.  At Lexington High School, Strobel coached 134 individual qualifiers; 13 state champions; 14 state runners-up; 16 third place finishers; and […]

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Boat fire

One fire reported overnight in Oconee County.  A boat in the yard of a home near Clemson caught fire.  We’re told the fire on Sunshine Drive near Nebo Church Road was put out quickly.

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Something’s brewing near the 123 Seneca By-Pass

The group Connelly Development will ask the Seneca Planning Commission Monday night to re-zone properties near the 123 By-Pass.  The properties, belonging to Ralph Alexander Inc. and Jack Shadwick, carry the address on a 1-thousand block of 123 on an unnamed street behind the Bojangle’s restaurant.  Monday night’s re-zoning hearing takes place at 6 at City Hall.

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North Carolinian face Oconee safecracking charges

A North Carolina man apprehended in Pickens County is charged with safecracking in Oconee County.  According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, two separate investigations led to the arrest Thursday of Christopher Nathan Stephens.  The 34-year old Stephens and his Nissan Xterra were discovered on the side of Old Seneca Road in Pickens.  And authorities allege that a tire and a […]

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DHEC vaccine clinic Monday in Walhalla

If you haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19, getting vaccinated is as easy as showing up Monday evening at the Walhalla Recreation Department gymnasium, at the end of N. College Street.  From 1 to 7 pm, DHEC will administer the vaccine to anyone aged 18 and older.  To receive a shot, you must make an appointment by going to scdhec.gov/vaxlocator or […]

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Getting to know the new high school principal

A new principal has arrived at Seneca High School and, on Saturday afternoon, he received a good feel for the community.  Students, parents, teachers, alumni and former administrators were part of the Saturday afternoon line that waited to greet and meet Dylan Hudson.  He’s the new Seneca High principal, in place of Felicia LeRoy.  Hudson is part of a family […]

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