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Two more arrests are reported by the Oconee Sheriff’s Department as part of the drug round-up that began yesterday morning. The latest arrests make 16 people rounded up. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says a total of 25 people are targeted.

The official proceeding for an Oconee County manufacturing plant to jump across the county line into Pickens is scheduled Monday night during a meeting in Pickens. The Pickens County Council has set a public hearing and third reading of an ordinance transferring property to Taylor Made Golf. Taylor Made, now located near Westminster, announced plans early this month to move […]

Former South Carolina Republican Governor Mark Sanford, who’s currently the GOP nominee for the U.S. House seat he used to hold, has been accused of trespassing by his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford. According to court documents obtained by the Associated Press, Sanford must appear in court to answer the charges two days after the May 7th election, in which he’s going […]

Walhalla City Council was on the receiving end of Sheriff Mike Crenshaw’s pitch to build the new county jail between the existing LEC and West View Cemetery. And a handful of audience members were there with concerns and questions. In his presentation, Crenshaw stressed his intent to is to be a good steward of up to $15.7 million in project […]

Months and years of work to pull off a pair of separate economic development projects were realized during last night’s meeting of Oconee County Council. By approving five agreements, the council gave final reading to leasing the former courthouse to developers who have plans to adapt to a hotel and other businesses. According to County Administrator Scott Moulder, the wording […]

A proposal for Oconee County to provide prison inmates to help Walhalla prepare the city swimming pool to open this year is in the hands of the Oconee County administrator. At City Hall, Mayor Danny Edwards handed County Councilman Wayne McCall a copy of the lease agreement. McCall took that copy to last night’s county council meeting, but did not […]

Defense attorney Delane Rosemond indicated his client, Melissa Dawn Ramey, will testify this morning in her defense at the Oconee General Sessions Court. Today is the second day of a trial in which the prosecutor’s office is trying the 37-year old Ramey on charges of grand larceny and burglary first degree at a caretaker’s home at a Long Creek farm. […]

Oconee law enforcement officers took to the streets in the war against drugs. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says as many as 25 people are being targeted in a round-up that began yesterday morning. By 4 p-m, 14 people had been arrested on drug distribution charges. Primarily those charges center on cocaine, crack cocaine, prescription drugs, methamphetamines and marijuana. The Seneca and […]

All-pro San Francisco 49er punter Andy Lee is remembering his hometown of Westminster. Lee and 49er teammate Aldon Smith each received an equipment grant valued at $1,500 from USA Football to donate to the youth or high school program of their choice. Lee will award his grant to Westminster Recreation Department’s Youth Football League, where he played as a youngster. […]

Clemson University police released a composite sketch today of a suspect in a weekend armed robbery attempt. The man is described as white, in his late 20s, early 30s, about 6 feet 2 inches with a thin build, clean-shaven and wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants. The victim described the car as two-door, sporty, and smaller than a Honda […]