Category: News

A West Union man has been arrested for allegedly threatening the life of an Oconee County animal control officer.  The sheriff’s office arrested Keith Stanley Haynes on the charge of threatening the life of a public employee.  The arrest warrant alleges Haynes threatened to inflict bodily harm on animal control officer Jessica Venneri while Venneri yesterday was in the process […]

A 39-year Anderson man is dead after, authorities say, he and county deputies late last night exchanged gunfire.  Deputy Coroner Brent Simpson said Robert Allen Maness died in the hospital after he pulled a gun and began to shoot at deputies.  The deputies returned the gunfire, hitting Maness and causing him to wreck the motorcycle.  It’s the second officer-involved shooting […]

The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office will be coming to Oconee County next week.  They won’t be bringing money or collecting taxes.  Based on last year’s population count, it’s re-districting time.  Tuesday night’s presentation at the Oconee County Council is to center on how population changes from one census to the next will change the constituent numbers and […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that: A skunk found near Lee Drive and Richey Road in Fair Play, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. One person was exposed and has been referred to their healthcare provider. The skunk was submitted to DHEC’s laboratory for testing Tuesday and confirmed to have rabies  Wednesday.  “It is […]

The Pickens County deputy coroner, Chad Hope, has identified the victim in the Wednesday case of homicide near Easley.  The victim on Zion Heights Court was Augustin Demsa, 41 years old.  The case is being investigated by the Pickens Sheriff’s Office as a potential domestic shooting.  

Four cases are on the list for potential trials during Oconee General Sessions Court week–October 25-29.  In those cases, one man is charged with domestic violence high and aggravated. A second defendant faces disorderly and resisting arrest charges.  Two other men are charged with traffic offenses.  Tenth Circuit Judge Lawton McIntosh will preside.

New, confirmed cases statewide:  864 (28 in Oconee) New, confirmed deaths:  15 Of 16,595 test results received, the new positivity:  8.4%.

In the estimation of Larry Brandt, defense attorney for Kenny Johns, the state Supreme Court order is a “death shot” for Johns’ future in the office of Oconee Probate Judge, though Brandt says he’d like to see his client be able to resurrect his career and return to head the county’s probate court.  However, Johns is now on an 18-month […]

Wherever senior citizens are gathering today in Oconee and Anderson counties, it’s likely they are talking about the government’s announcement that Social Security checks will be increased for 2022 by nearly 6%.  The Associated Press reports it’s the largest increase in nearly 40 years, and is being influenced by the rising cost of living across the country.  Doug Wright, executive […]

Three convenience stores were raided recently in Stephens County, Georgia, according to Sheriff Randy Shirley.  Officers were looking for Schedule 1 drugs that have no accepted medical use and high potential for abuse.  Toccoa Radio WNEG reports officers seized products containing Delta 9 THC, the main ingredient for marijuana, along with more than $70 thousand cash from the stores. Arrest […]