Category: News

Anderson Police are searching for a suspect in a hit and run that left four people injured. It happened on Tuesday near East North Avenue and North Main Street. Police said that a passenger in the suspect’s vehicle was hurt in addition to a parent and two children in another vehicle, with which the suspect’s vehicle collided. One of the […]

(Walhalla, SC)————————————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an active death investigation this afternoon at a hotel near Seneca.   The E-911/Communications Center received a call around 11:25 am this morning due to reports of a deceased male found in a room at the Tru by Hilton location on Clemson Boulevard.   Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division, investigators from […]

Officers responded to a shooting incident near Westminster around 7:00 this morning at a residence on Cedar Lane. According to reports, it was a domestic dispute between relatives. One person was taken to an area hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to the leg we’re told. An official said there is no danger to the public at this […]

Dr. Traxler: “Don’t miss your shot to participate in school sports, band, and other activities; Roll up your sleeves and get the COVID-19 Vaccine.”    COLUMBIA, S.C. — With some schools and colleges beginning their 2021-2022 school years in the coming weeks, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is strongly encouraging all students, ages 12 and […]

New cases:  55.  Two are in Oconee.  Statewide, three more deaths, but no deaths reported in Oconee County.  Of 4,518 test results received, positivity was 1.7%. These numbers are the data gleaned by the end of the count day on Sunday.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today said he will request $12 million for right-of-way acquisition to help in the construction and eventual completion of I-73.  When completed, I-73 will connect the Grand Strand area, one of the fastest-growing regions of the state, to I-95.   Graham will make the member-directed spending request to the Senate Appropriations Committee, […]

Travel continues to rebound after a year-long pandemic. AAA forecasts travel volumes for Independence Day will be the second-highest on record; nearing the highs set in 2019. More than 47.7 million Americans will take at least one domestic trip this Independence Day (July 1–5). This represents an increase of nearly 40% from last year, yet just 2.5% fewer than the […]

On Saturday, July 10th, Oconee Humane Society will host a free dog vaccination clinic.  Residents can bring their dogs in for a free rabies and distemper/parvo vaccine AND get a free microchip if they choose. Everyone must pre-register to attend the clinic, and you may do so online at OconeeHumane.org, or by calling 882-9232 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]

Opening arguments were brief following jury selection on Monday for the murder trial of Decota Castle Brown. He is accused in the March 2019 shooting death of his grandmother, Seneca resident Geraldine Castle. Brown is charged with burglary first degree, murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Motions for a change of venue and to remove Decota […]

A 27-year-old Firefighter/EMT with the Gainesville, GA Fire Department died Saturday night after a boating accident on Lake Tugalo. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said a bass boat was pulling Chandler Patterson and another person on a tube. The boat circled back to pick Patterson up after he came off of the tube and possibly ran over him in the […]