Category: News

An unoccupied single-wide mobile home caught fire last night near Seneca. The first set of responders to arrive at the Carradine Road fire scene near the Shiloh Road found a mobile home fully engulfed in flames. Fire fighters were alerted shortly before 9:15 last night.

Six Mile man was taken to a Greenville hospital after a multiple vehicle accident yesterday on the 123 Seneca By-Pass. The police identified the injured as driver David Sexton. His Jeep suddenly left the east bound lanes of 123 in front of Wendy’s restaurant, crossed two opposite lanes of travel, and crashed into unoccupied cars parked in the Golden Corner […]

A Jeep ran off the 123 Seneca ByPass about 3 o’clock this afternoon, crossed two opposite lanes of travel, and crashed into parked cars in the Golden Corner Plaza—across from Wendy’s restaurant. The injured Jeep driver was taken by ambulance to the Greenville Memorial Hospital. No one was in the parked cars. Investigating policemen learned that a brush-up type collision […]

New, wide-ranging agreements will allow three government agencies to work together to provide long-term active forest management on federally-owned lands in South Carolina—including thousands of acres in the Sumter National Forest in Oconee County. The agreements are products of the U-S Congress 2014 Farm Bill and the Agricultural Act of 2014. The collaboration is designed to protect and manage natural […]

Tired of driving over a bumpy and pothole-plagued section of Main Street, a Walhalla man went right to the top to seek action. The section of Main Street in question is that which runs west from Tugaloo Street to the Civil War cannon in the median. The Walhalla man, who asked not to be identified by name in this report, […]

A former policeman in Pickens is under arrest. Akiel Jamar McKnight is accused of illicit sexual activities of minors, according to an announcement by the state police. Twenty-eight-year old McKnight was charged with misconduct in office, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and criminal sexual solicitation of a minor. According to “SLED”, the request to investigate was made by […]

Clemson has made plans to host a viewing party on Monday night when the Tigers and the University Alabama meet in California to decide the national championship. College Avenue, between Keith Street and highway 93, will be closed starting at 5 pm and re-open at 2:30 the next morning. The game will be broadcast there on two large jumbotron screens. […]

The sheriff in Stephens County, Georgia expresses gratitude to those who supported emergency and law enforcement personnel who worked the New Year’s holidays in a search for the driver of a pickup truck that plunged into Lake Hartwell. Oconee is on the Sheriff Randy Shirley’s list. The Stephens County Command Center was submerged by mud, but Oconee responded with its […]

The organizational meeting of Oconee County Council takes place at 6 o’clock Tuesday in council chambers at Walhalla. It’s the annual meeting in which the council elects officers and makes appointments for the next 12 months. The public is invited for the meeting, as well as for a ceremony at 5:30 when Probate Judge Kenny Johns will administer the oath […]

According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, it’s a happy new year for someone in the Berkeley County town of Moncks Corner who won $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing. A convenience store on highway 52 was the lucky lottery destination. The ticket sold in Moncks Corner matched all five white ball numbers drawn. Had the player bought the […]