Sunday morning fire in Mountain Rest
Fire burned a mobile home Sunday morning in Mountain Rest. Fire fighters were sent to the scene on Morehead Place Road at the Verner Mill Road. No one hurt.
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Fire burned a mobile home Sunday morning in Mountain Rest. Fire fighters were sent to the scene on Morehead Place Road at the Verner Mill Road. No one hurt.
Read moreWalhallans are starting their day with a reminder that special election time in their city is two weeks away. Signs are appearing along Main Street on behalf of the two ballot candidates for an open city council seats. The candidates are Gwen Owens and Christy Marlow. Special election day in the city is April 13.
Read moreOne year ago, there were indications Walhalla intended to fast-track the construction of a drive-thru window at its city hall on N. Church Street. It never happened, and a year later one councilman remains convinced the drive-thru is still a pressing need. Not entirely for the reasons of protecting public health in the pandemic, but for easing the physical restraints […]
Read moreFive years later, the death of Randy Smith in Anderson remains unsolved. His family and the Anderson Area Crimestoppers are offering a $6,500 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the persons or persons responsible. On March 30, 2016 Smith was headed home from work and stopped at a convenience store on E. Whitner Street in the city […]
Read moreGas prices in the Carolinas have decreased, and the Auto Club Group AAA Carolinas says the reasons are growing stock levels and cheaper crude oil prices. Crude prices changed in reaction to world news, including concerns of new European lock downs and tight vaccination supplies. Affecting the price of crude also was the stranded container ship which, until yesterday, blocked […]
Read moreThere’s added incentive today to give the gift of life. By donating blood today on National Doctors’ Day, you are signifying gratitude to the professionals whose work during the pandemic has been relentless to help healing. For every donation received today, the Blood Connection is donating five dollars to Doctors Without Borders. As a thank you, the Blood Connection will […]
Read moreAn Oconee County man was jailed Friday on multiple charges that arose from an alleged incident of armed robbery one week earlier in Utica. During the early morning hours March 19, a man says he walked into a home on Humbert Street and was immediately became a hostage victim. He says he was tied up, held at the point of […]
Read moreNavigating the Clemson intersection of 123-College Avenue/SC 133 will require added patience for a period of four hours early tomorrow. Workers, from 4 am to 8 am, will make road repairs in front of the corner Verizon Wireless building. Motorists and pedestrians, along with those who work in that immediate area, should prepare for excessive noise caused by paving equipment […]
Read moreOn today’s DHEC report, reflecting data for one, 24-hour period over the weekend, there were no COVID-19 South Carolina deaths as determined by the state health agency. Of 499 new confirmed virus cases, 12 were in Oconee County. Of 15,003 test results, the new South Carolina positivity was 4.7%.
Read moreA judge issued a warrant charging a Westminster area man with domestic violence first degree and possession of a weapon during a violent crime March 2 near Seneca. The warrants allege that Damon Franklin Driver, 23 years old, held a box cutter to the throat of a woman, held a pillow over her face, and choked her at a […]
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