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Motorcyclist injures leg during Seneca crash
November 11, 2009 - 11:01 p.m. EST SENECA - Zachary Durham suffered an injury to his right leg Wednesday when he lost control of his motorcycle while attempting to avoid a truck on Mountain View Road in Seneca, police say.
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Worst rains spare Oconee, Pickens
November 10, 2009 - 10:28 p.m. EST SENECA - The remnants of Hurricane Ida are expected to continue to bring more precipitation to Pickens and Oconee counties through today and tonight, but experts indicated on Tuesday that so far the area had dodged the worst of the system.
Trehel completes local projects
Park Place OB-GYN in Seneca consisted of a new 6,000-square-foot shell building with 3,600 square feet upfitted for Oconee Medical Center OB-GYN. Construction was completed in September.
Grace Baptist breaks ground for new worship center
Pictured, from left, are: Wallace Morgan, the oldest member of the church; Charlie Rochester, Stan Metcalf, building committee members; Madeline Lee, the youngest member of the church; Johnnie McConnell, Howard Abercrombie, building committee members; Dale Dickman, project manager; Jackie Sheriff, chairman of deacons, Daniel Vincent, building ...
2 locals named as High School Heisman finalists
The competition for the 2009 Wendya s High School Heisman Award narrowed on Thursday, and two local student-athletes were named among the 20 state finalists in South Carolina.
Jessica Porter's car was struck on the driver's side in an accident that claimed her life Friday morning.
Going a Greena Springs on Ram Cat Alley
The Journal Green Springs has an array of products ranging from recycled furniture to fish pitchers to organic products.
Adam T. Pacek to Tiffany D. Norris, both of Seneca; Louis Edmund McLellan Jr. of Seneca to Dorothy Marguerete Martin of Baldwin, Ga.; Robert John Green to Melinda Gaye Wilhelmson, both of Seneca; John Robert Chandler to Betty Jean Hess, both of Seneca; Michael Brandon Barton to Heather Nicole Beebe, both of Seneca; Joshua Daniel Wilson to Jennifer ...
Oconee County jail tour shocks council members
November 4, 2009 - 11:08 p.m. EST SENECA - Oconee County Council members toured the local jail this week for the first time.
a Experience Oconeea with tourism video
November 2, 2009 - 10:31 p.m. EST Photo Click on photo to enlarge Photo courtesy of GBA Productions Gene Borman follows two kayakers downstream on the Chattooga River with his camera during the filming of "Experience Oconee." The tourism video debuts at Duke World of Energy on Thursday, Nov.
Domestic violence charges keep area police officers busy
November 2, 2009 - 10:26 p.m. EST Photo Click on photo to enlarge Al-Nasser Photo Eagle Photo Woods WEST UNION - Mayonnaise, a flashlight, tools, wine and some bad tempers kept local law enforcement busy on Thursday and Friday.
SC man's body discovered by utility workers
An autopsy is scheduled for a 34-year-old South Carolina man who apparently died from electric related injuries.
Seneca man found dead; apparently electricuted
Two Blue Ridge Electric workers checking on a power outage found a 34 year-old Seneca man who apparently had died from electrical injuries, the Oconee County coroner said today.
High School GameDay Scoreboard
Daniel 21, Pickens 0 Seneca 0, West-Oak 0 Photo Click on photo to enlarge Refresh your browser often, as scores are updated at the end of every quarter.
BASF officials celebrate commitment to safety
October 30, 2009 - 11:39 p.m. EST BASF employee John Jackovetty speaks with a group during the Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Event Friday at the plant in Seneca.
Man gets 30 years in prison for selling crack
October 29, 2009 - 11:43 p.m. EST SENECA - Timothy Lee Blassingame, a Seneca man with multiple prior drug arrests and a conviction for armed robbery in Georgia, was dealt a harsh sentence on Wednesday in what law enforcement officers are calling a resounding victory for investigators and prosecutors alike.
Officials mulling local option tax
October 27, 2009 - 11:35 p.m. EST Don Fuller of the Oconee County Capital Projects Commission speaks to various city officials from across the county Tuesday night, trying to gauge their interest in a sales tax to fund capital projects.
Kristen Ann Davis of Gaffney, S.C. and Jacob Sterling Crooks of Seneca, S.C. were married Friday, July 10, 2009 at 3 p.m. in a seaside ceremony in Grande Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
DeMint and Graham: Two leading Republicans with differing views
The national debate among Republicans over their party's future is nowhere sharper than in South Carolina, where Sens.
Coats for Christ community-wide prayer service to be held Nov. 8
Johna s Evangelical Lutheran Church are jointly sponsoring Coats for Christ, an effort to collect new and gently used coats for those in our community who are vulnerable and unable to purchase a coat for the upcoming cold winter months.