Category: News

According to one city official, a bear was spotted early last night in downtown Seneca in the vicinity of the fountain in Ramcat Alley.  Word spread of an attempt to capture the bear by trap.

The spokeswoman for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Renee Wunderlich, says the investigation of last weekend’s death of an Oconee jail inmate “is active and ongoing.”  She issued only a short statement, in response to an inquiry from 101.7/WGOG NEWS and the question of whether the state police had determined at whose hands Michael Calvin McMahan came to his […]

Interested members of the public are invited to a Friday morning breakfast meeting where a plan will be revealed for sustainable tourism in Oconee County.  Visit Oconee’s Ken Sloan recently remarked the county has no problem drawing tourists in summer, but could use a strategy to increase tourism during the off-summer months. Berkeley Young of Young Strategies will share the […]

After receiving medical attention, three Seneca police officers are OK, according to the chief of police.  Chief Bowling said it was a “bad” situation  for his officers around 9 Sunday night when they encountered a man cutting down bamboo on wooded property, property belong to someone else.  The police resorted to Taser to help subdue their suspect although, according to […]

For a relatively small member’s fee, Oconee County enjoys big benefits from a government service agency based in Greenville.  Oconee’s contribution to South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments is just short of $34 thousand a year yet, as detailed last night by “A-COG” executive director Steve Pellisier, the county reaped $34 million, though he conceded that in 2023 that amount […]

Applause rang out during the Oconee County Council meeting at the presentation of a large, framed certificate denoting that the county sheriff’s office has met South Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation.  The chairman of evaluating committee, Rock Hill Police Chief Chris Watts, rendered high accolades to the personnel of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office and singled out Oconee’s third-term Sheriff Mike Crenshaw […]

The organizers of this year’s South Carolina Hemlock Festival promise festival goers can expect an array of musical entertainment from the stage at Mountain Rest.  The lineup of musical entertainers features a number of local groups in the following order April 20:  Cade Vissage; Carolina Backroads; Conservation Theory; Cannon Cohen Trio; Wheeler; Euphrates Benz; Modern Mammals; and Binge.  The overall […]

The designation of a scenic highway – and the protections it affords – could be salvation for those alarmed by the prospects of a near one-thousand unit home development proposed for two-lane SC 130 in Oconee County.  John Elliott, District One councilman, announced last night he’s aware of some individuals who are looking into the possibility.  During public comment, the […]