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Scientists have known for many years that South Carolina has been home to 14 bat species, but another bat species has now been recorded. DNR staff discovered the first gray bat in South Carolina roosting on a crevice on the underside of a Greenville County bridge. The DNR’s Jennifer Kindel and retired heritage preserve manager Mary Bunch a week later […]
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A soccer doubleheader tomorrow night in Seneca will feature all-star recreation teams. The games will be played on the Seneca High soccer field. 12-and-under coed teams, Seneca and Upper Abbeville, meet at 6 o’clock, to be followed at 7:15 by 15 and under coed teams from Seneca and Walhalla. Admission: $6 dollars for adults; $5 dollars for children; six-and-under admitted […]
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Oconee Courthouse buzz is that one of its own will enter the field next year to be chief prosecutor in the 10th Circuit. David Wagner is retiring as solicitor, so that’ll leave an open office for the 2024 election cycle. Beth Blundy, an assistant Oconee solicitor, says she’s “99%” sure she’ll run. Blundy has hired a campaign manager; however, she’ll […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Vivian M. Owens, 67, of West Union, SC, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at AnMed Medical Center. A native of Oconee County, SC, Ms. Owens was the daughter of the late Fred Loyd and Lucille Jones Owens. She was a floral designer and a member of Wolf Stake Baptist Church. Ms. Owens […]
Read moreSalem – Gary Bruce Green, 61, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at his residence. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Gary was the son of the late Bruce Harrison and Ressie Elmire McMahan Green. Gary formerly worked in the textile industry, recently he was a painter by trade, a member of the National Guard, and a former […]
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A decision may be reached next month on what happens to the Seneca Middle School on WS 4th Extension, as its days are numbered before a replacement complex is occupied on the Wells Highway. 94.1 The Lake WSNW quotes Mayor Pro-tem Ronnie O’Kelley as saying Seneca’s school trustee, Dr. Sandra Sloan, intends to make disposition of the current Seneca Middle […]
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At the city administrator’s recommendation, Seneca last night chose the arbitration route with “FEMA” — the Federal Emergency Management Agency — to resolve the city’s appeal for $9 million to complete the costs incurred by the city’s utility department as the result of the EF3 tornado three years ago. It means Seneca will employ an outside law firm to represent […]
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The chance for rain over the next week gives Westminster hope it will not have to ask its water customers to cutback voluntarily. Kevin Bronson, city administrator, last night announced the levels in the Chauga River, where the city’s raw intake is located, have dropped. The situation is being monitored. Drone flown have indicated there are no obstructions, such as […]
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An Oconee deputy in the sheriff’s office “PACE” team — Pro-Active Community Enforcement — made a traffic stop Monday afternoon begun on the Friendship Road near Seneca and the result, according to the sheriff’s office, is a 31-year old Utica man charged with drug offenses. From the BMW SUV, law enforcement seized about 225 grams of methamphetamine. The sheriff’s office […]
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Westminster’s two-year police chief, Matt Patterson, is stepping down, effective November 24. The city of Westminster extended its appreciation to Patterson for his service and wishes him the best moving forward. The city council last night appointed Caitlin Pope, interim chief, and will swear her into the interim role today. Pope has been in law enforcement since 2015. Assisting in […]
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