Category: News

TV cameras were there, and recorded comments by opponents of West Union’s annexation reach toward Halfway Branch.  Mayor Oliver says the town council’s 5-0 vote last evening completed the annexation of 270 acres, at the request of a Greenville company with plans for a gated subdivision – much of it on Dr. Alam-owned property.  There, a development for 55 and […]

Part of Maw Bridge Road in Central will be closed next week.  The section at 418 Maw Bridge Road to close 9 to 5 September 28-30 for digging part of the road there.  Drivers should allow extra time for the detour around the work zone.

 A noted conservationist, Eddie Martin of Tamassee, is drawing attention this month to a 25-year-old federal policy that protects millions of acres of undeveloped national forest lands from road building and commercial logging.  It’s the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a policy that dates back to 2001.  And it’s a policy that, Martin says, is under attack and could be overturned.  […]

Oconee deputies credit a property camera at Utica in identifying a Sunday morning burglary suspect in Utica.  According to the sheriff’s office, the crime occurred at an E. Brown Street property on which trespass signs are posted.  Totianna Annabell Lee Holland, 28, of Seneca has been charged with first degree burglary, petty larceny, and trespassing.  Damage was inflicted to a […]

Recovery from the fire is the topic for a round table meeting this week in Walhalla.  Scheduled by Mayor Hall, this meeting will be 10 o’clock Thursday morning at the new community center, on Woodward Way behind the Subway.  Among those invited:  property and business owners, other community leaders, along with federal and state officials.  Further details are to be […]

Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Laurens County man who was last seen in Oconee County late last Friday night. A family member of 39-year-old Steven Earl Bentley contacted the Sheriff’s Office this afternoon and told Deputies that the last time Steven was seen was around 11 pm last Friday near the Jake’s […]

On Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Oconee County Parks, Recreation & Tourism will host the Second Annual Walk for Change at High Falls County Park. This free, community-centered event is dedicated to raising awareness of domestic violence and honoring the resilience of survivors.   Representatives from Safe Harbor, the Hiding Place, SCCADVASCA, Oconee Sheriff’s Department, […]

The new Corinth-Shiloh Fire Department says it continues to wait for a decision by the corps of former volunteers to enter into mediation.  The chairman, Wayne Smith says, “In the best interest of our community, our Board has formally requested to enter into mediation with the leadership of the former volunteer organization to arrange an orderly transfer of the fire […]

Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that South Carolina, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. The state of South Carolina will receive $261,728.66 from the settlement.   CAC is one of the […]

The Anderson County town of Pendleton announces that, starting January 1, it will no longer offer curbside recycling and cardboard pickup for both residential and commercial sanitation customers.  Because curbside recycling has been provided at no direct cost to customers, sanitation fees will not be reduced.  Pendleton customers are urged to continue recycling by using the Anderson County Recycling Center […]