Category: News

Mayor Brian Ramey of Westminster says a request by his city for a legal opinion to help settle a controversy over nepotism policy has been sent to the state Attorney’s General Office in Columbia.  There is no timetable as to when the office of A-G Alan Wilson will weigh in on on whether his office finds conflict of interest involving […]

  The elected leaders of Westminster tackled two issues during a closed-door session that lasted a couple of hours last night at City Hall, but there were no votes afterward about anything discussed privately.  The two topics for last night’s special get together were the in-person interview of a man interested in the job of city administrator and further discussion […]

The Clemson Extension Service is announcing plans to re-open county offices.  The plan, announced by Director Tom Dobbins, calls for employees to be tested for COVID-19 and for county offices to be re-opened based on weekly infection rates in each county.  On March 18, Clemson Extension closed all field offices serving 46 counties.  The agents were instructed to visit clients […]

Late in the afternoon Wednesday the Oconee Sheriff’s Office learned of the theft of a white Dodge Charger from the Cobb Bridge Road near Westminster.  The car last displayed the tag E-V-H-4-9-6 and was believed to have been stolen within the last month. If you can tip off the cops with info that can solve this crime, you could become […]

A record number of South Carolinians are voting absentee–both in person and by mail.  And based on current trends, the state election office predicts that more than one million South Carolina voters will have cast their ballots before Election Day November 3.  While in person absentee voting is available through November  2, the deadline to apply for an absentee mail […]

Three men robbed a 123 By-Pass, Seneca convenience store on Wednesday morning and got away with an amount of cash not disclosed by the police. Casey Bowling, interim police chief, yesterday confirmed the incident occurred at the Spinx, at 123 and N. Walnut, and said more information will be released soon.  One of the robbers was armed with a gun.  […]

A 27-year old Seneca man was sent to prison this afternoon for 25 years to account for the shooting death of a woman with whom he had argued.  A gunshot wound took the life of Mya Lee on May 17, 2018.  Richard Anthony Dunston Jr. was originally charged with murder, but pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter as the result of […]

For the first time in October, South Carolina COVID-19 cases have surpassed 1,000 for a 24-hour period.  This afternoon’s DHEC numbers show 1,072.  That’s 372 more than yesterday.  Oconee cases jumped from eight yesterday to 49 today. Statewide deaths were 11.  No deaths, however, in Oconee County.  Total number of test results reported to DHEC statewide yesterday was 8,459; the […]

The president/CEO of Blue Ridge Bank, Kyle Thomas, has been appointed to the board of directors of the South Carolina Bankers Association.  The SCBA is the professional trade association organized to represent the common interests and welfare of the South Carolina banking industry.  Its primary focus is to inform, educate, and advocate in all areas of importance to the industry.  […]

Five employees of the U-S Forest Service from Oconee County have pitched in during the fight against wildfires in the West.  The office of the Andrew Pickens District at Mountain Rest has also deployed a fire engine to the battle scenes.  Ranger Robbie Sitzlar says, “We are doing as much as we can to provide support….”