Category: News

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an alert today on an officer scam. A deputy with the Sheriff’s Office spoke with a victim by phone on Monday of this week in regards to the victim receiving a phone call from a man claiming to be Deputy Mark Richardson.  The man purported to be a deputy and told the victim that […]

A stove fire was quickly put out this morning at a Walhalla home, but the fire department says there was damage to a microwave.  No one was hurt.  The fire department answered the call around 10:30 at 705 E-S Boundary Street.

Expect the lakes and other recreation spots to be full during the July 4 weekend.  There are several events associated with recognition of the birth of the U-S.  They include activities for kids, music and fireworks 6:30 to 10 o’clock Sunday evening in Walhalla. Seneca is planning a July 4th celebration at Gignilliat Field, with the Catalinas to entertain.   Salem […]

All Oconee County solid waste facilities will be closed Monday. Tri-County Technical College will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.   College offices will re-open Tuesday, July 5, at 8 a.m.  

Last Independence Day, there were seven traffic fatalities in South Carolina during the July 4 holiday, three of those deaths were alcohol related. North Carolina saw 16 traffic fatalities, 5 of which were alcohol related. Latest research by the motor club AAA has shown that using a cell phone while driving can be just as dangerous as drunken driving, AAA […]

Extra officers will be on duty to help the Oconee Sheriff’s Office ensure that the holiday weekend is safe for everyone.  “The Sheriff’s Office will have our dispatch fully staffed and ready to accept calls for service as we do every day of the year,” says Sheriff Mike Crenshaw.  “If someone needs our deputies to respond to their location to […]

One of the defendants in a civil lawsuit alleging negligence at an apartment complex near Clemson University has been dismissed from the case.  An order signed this week by 10th Circuit Judge Scott Sprouse dismisses realtor/developer Tom Winkopp as one of four defendants named in a suit filed for Theodore Padussis, a Maryland resident, who lived at the High Pointe […]

With no winner, the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $415 million for today’s draw.  According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, it has been almost three years since Mega Million has reached the $415 million mark.  In last night’s drawing, South Carolinians won prizes ranging from $1 dollar to $5 thousand.  To win the jackpot, however, a South Carolinian had […]

A beekeeper from Pickens, Kerry Owen, has been named the 2016 South Carolina Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Farmer of the Year.  The honor for Owen is considered by a Clemson Extension agent as a sign of South Carolina’s agricultural diversity.  Owen has been a beekeeper for 17 years and raises honeybees on 26 farms.  He credits the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service […]