Fire destroys home

Between Lake Keowee and the Ebenezer Road a singlewide mobile home went up into flames yesterday afternoon.  A home, fully engulfed, is the situation that West Union fire fighters encountered on Rose Drive.  No injuries reported.  Chris Smith, county fire chief, said last night a cause had yet to be determined.

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Ill treatment of animals arrest in Anderson County

Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Patrick Cowan Henry, Jr., 46, of Anderson, SC, on March 6, 2023, with Ill Treatment of Animals – 1st Offense. Henry was booked at Anderson County Detention Center. Henry was a deputy with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) at the time of the investigation. ACSO Animal Control deputies observed […]

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Angler’s surprise catch

The bag that a fisherman’s hook snared last week in Lake Hartwell turned into a case for law enforcement.  The angler pulled in a bag of firearms from beneath a bridge on Hartwell.  Master Deputy Jimmy Watt, P-I-O, said, “The person who discovered the guns brought them to the Sheriff’s Office.  At this time, the firearms have been checked and […]

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New Year — new series of drug sweeps

The New Year (2023) ushered in this week the first drug round-up conducted by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office.  By 11 this morning, 19 people had been arrested, based on controlled buys by undercover operatives working at the direction of the sheriff’s office.  Among the narcotics purchased during the buys:  cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, and prescription meds.  In […]

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15-year prison term announced at Oconee court

Failing to stop for blue light and trafficking in methamphetamine charges against Christopher Lee O’Donald were resolved this week in the Oconee General Sessions Court.  According to Jason Alderman, a sentence of 15 years in prison was handed down to O’Donald, who also faces an untried case of attempted murder of an Oconee sheriff’s officer during a chase that reached […]

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Gresham Barrett’s contract to expire June 30

Changes are in store in the World Food Programme, with the announcement that Ambassador Cindy McCain will take over as executive director.  Former Governor David Beasley’s last day with the humanitarian program is April 5.  Beasley’s associate, Gresham Barrett, the former U-S representative from Westminster, will see his contract expire June 30, and he tells 101.7/WGOG NEWS he’s unsure what […]

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Lawsuit claims man fell into a landfill pit

Oconee County is named defendant in lawsuit alleging negligence at the county’s landfill on the Wells Highway.  Filed yesterday for Garrett Nathan Sanford in the Common Pleas Court, the lawsuit alleges that on December 14, 2020, Sanford unloaded a trailer of limbs and other yard debris, but lost his footing on loose dirt near the edge of the dump pit […]

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