Category: News

A man missing overnight Saturday at Walhalla’s Stumphouse Mountain Park has been found OK, but dehydrated and wet from last night’s storm. City of Walhalla Fire Chief, Burton says the incident is a reminder that outdoor adventurers should be prepared for sudden summer storms.

The Oconee County Coroner Office and Seneca Police Department received notification on Friday from SLED that a DNA comparison on file in CODIS has matched the DNA profile established from the body found in late June. The female is identified as: Teresa Marlene Hatchell Sell. Ms. Sell, 55, is formerly from Easley. The coroner’s office received information Ms. Sell once […]

This afternoon, the body of a 53 year-old Seneca man was discovered floating in the Martin Creek Basin of Lake Hartwell. This incident occurred behind his home located off Lynnhaven Drive near Seneca. According to Oconee County Coroner, Karl Addis, based on the information gathered at the incident location, this death appears to be a suicide by drowning.

The Oconee County Coroner Office and Seneca Police Department received notification today from SLED that a DNA comparison on file in CODIS has matched the DNA profile established from the body found in late June. The decedent is formerly from Easley and 55 years of age. A daughter has been contacted and informed of the death of her mother. She […]

A new date has been announced for those who have interest in a new home development proposal in Walhalla. Daniel Fletcher, code and zoning administrator, says the re-scheduled date is Monday evening, August 5 at City Hall. The time will be 5:30 pm. Applicant Season’s Building Company seeks to re-zone Tyre B. Mauldin Street, between S. Cedar and S. Chestnut, […]

A few minutes after Oconee government offices re-opened, the county administrative complex took on the look of a quiet place.  Until the individual offices get the go ahead from the county’s IT staff, the county workers have been told not to turn on their computers.  This, as the investigation of the malware incident remains an active investigation.  Short of that, […]

The Oconee County sheriff who rode into office six and a half years ago with a platform promoting drug enforcement and help for those who are addicted, thinks it’s just great that the Washington Post this week has unmasked many of the numbers behind the country’s opioid crisis. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw reacts this way to the newspaper’s stories and analysis: […]

Having gained access to Drug Enforcement Administration reports, the Washington Post this week says it has been able to track the path of every pain pill in the country. Thru its website the newspaper has made public the path of the pills from manufacturers to the drug stores. The data cover the years 2006-2012. For Oconee County, the numbers show […]

Parts of the 123 By-Pass were covered with water during a quick hitter downpour during the 2 o’clock hour yesterday afternoon.  One motorist told us he paid the price for leaving his windows down when he parked his car.  The big Seneca rain did not touch the Walhalla corporate limits.  Not a drop of water was recorded on weather watcher […]

Law enforcement authorities arrested five people on drug charges in Seneca and in the rural South Union community of Oconee County. The Sheriff’s Office reports the arrests at a South Union Road home of David Anthony Dockins of Seneca and Jonathan Curtis Dockins of Westminster. According to the Sheriff’s Office, seized were 45 ounces of meth that carry a street […]