About 1,300 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative customers lost power Thursday morning due to a faulty piece of equipment.

Sara White
April 11, 2018
SENECA, S.C. – Sara Christeen Owens White, 88, wife of the late Robert L. White, of 802 S. Townville St., passed away Wednesday, April 11, at her residence.
A memorial service will be …

Olin T. Childress Sr.
April 10, 2018
TOWNVILLE, S.C. – Olin T. Childress died at home on Tuesday, April 10 at the age of 85.
After a private family Masonic Rite ceremony at Davenport Funeral Home in West …

Catherine Blackwell
April 11, 2018
WESTMINSTER, S.C. – Mary Catherine Looney Blackwell, 84, widow of the late Derrill Blackwell, of 11261 Long Creek Highway, passed away Wednesday, April 11, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.
A funeral service will be …

With neighboring Pickens County beginning the process of building a new detention center, Oconee County Sheriff’s Office captain Steve Pruitt has some words of wisdom for those worried about exceeding capacity — law enforcement isn’t a baseball movie.

Pickens County’s new jail will require more than two dozen employees to address a higher number of inmates, according to chief deputy Creed Hashe.

City officials tasked with creating an economic incentives program to spur growth in downtown Seneca are considering making a list of the types of businesses the city wants to attract in order to diversify growth.

School District of Oconee officials are not expecting to request a tax increase for fiscal year 2018-19 despite a $1.5 million projected deficit in next year’s preliminary budget.

After some well-intended Oconee residents stumbled across two syringes and more than an ounce of meth while picking up roadside litter, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is advising a little extra caution.

An expansion of a company that began operations in Oconee County in 2014 is expected to bring in 22 new jobs and an additional $3.8 million investment over the next five years.