Category: News

Imagine the surprise of an Oconee County woman who discovered a rat snake curled up in the bathroom of her home.  After snapping a photograph, she used a grabber reacher to remove it.

A missing person search has been called off.  Oconee sheriff’s Office says Paisley June Marie Lawton has been found and she is safe.

Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens are among South Carolina counties qualify for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, approved by USDA.  Households that sustained un-reimbursed disaster losses as the result of Hurricane Helene may be eligible.  However, food loss alone is not a qualifying factor.  Beginning Sunday, December 8 residents of Oconee, Anderson and Pickens may pre-register online at https://benefitsportal.dss.sc.gov/ and visit the […]

Oconee Sheriff’s Office requests the public’s help to locate a 15-year-old girl last seen Saturday night at a West Union address.  Paisley June Marie Lawton  is 5’7″, 130 pounds.  She has purple and brown hair, brown eyes, and a nose piercing.  Possibly, Paisley is dressed in a hoodie and pajama pants.  Her last known location:  Barbaro Lane, Ebenezer community.  If […]

Life’s journeys will be part of what Tim Hall has to say today to the Walhalla Rotary Club.  The Walhalla mayor will speak on his years with the U-S State Department and what’s ahead for the city.

Clemson City Council will be asked Monday to consider a resolution to censure Councilwoman Catherine Watt.  A censure of a public official is considered a formal position of disapproval. The resolution, at the request of Councilman Bob Brookover, appears on the agenda of city council’s meeting at 5:30 pm Monday at City Hall.  Watt lost a bid to unseat Mayor […]

The death of a Townville man after a hunting-related accident is being investigated by the office of the Anderson County coroner.  The victim, Michael K. Rogers, was 43 years old.  While hunting late yesterday afternoon with his 11-year-old son, Rogers fell from a tree stand, according to Coroner Greg Shore.  The coroner gave the following account:  “The victim’s son initiated […]

Casey Bowling, Seneca police chief, says city police were assisted in their search for Wednesday night’s shooting suspect by NCIC – the National Crime Information Center – and by authorities near Atlanta.  Bowling says Emmanuel Onius Williams was apprehended by Gwinnett County authorities within a couple of hours after Williams allegedly shot three people outside a Seneca apartment complex on […]

94.1 The Lake in Seneca reports that the man the police consider their suspect in multiple shootings in the city is being held in Gwinnett County, Georgia.  Investigators identify him as Emmauel Onious Williams.  He’s being held there on charges in Georgia and, according to reports here, the Seneca police have a hold on the suspect in their investigation of […]

Road construction projects are about to get underway in Seneca and Oconee County.  King Asphalt says the work will take place on the following four roads and streets:  N. Oak Street, Oconee Creek Road, Return Church Road, and S. Fairplay Street.  There will be lane closures starting in December through approximately May 31, 2025.  On approach to a work zone, […]