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A final vote on an inducement agreement with an apartment builder was taken off last night’s agenda of the Oconee County Council, at the county attorney’s request. The attorney, David Root, gave no explanation why. Nevertheless, this did not curtail one member of the audience from questioning the appropriateness of allowing any new, major development from being built in the […]
Read moreBetween Lake Keowee and the Ebenezer Road a singlewide mobile home went up into flames yesterday afternoon. A home, fully engulfed, is the situation that West Union fire fighters encountered on Rose Drive. No injuries reported. Chris Smith, county fire chief, said last night a cause had yet to be determined.
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The pantry at Walhalla’s St. Luke Methodist will open for a one-hour giveaway this afternoon. From 4:30 to 5:30 food commodities will be given away at the E. Main Street church.
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Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Patrick Cowan Henry, Jr., 46, of Anderson, SC, on March 6, 2023, with Ill Treatment of Animals – 1st Offense. Henry was booked at Anderson County Detention Center. Henry was a deputy with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) at the time of the investigation. ACSO Animal Control deputies observed […]
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The bag that a fisherman’s hook snared last week in Lake Hartwell turned into a case for law enforcement. The angler pulled in a bag of firearms from beneath a bridge on Hartwell. Master Deputy Jimmy Watt, P-I-O, said, “The person who discovered the guns brought them to the Sheriff’s Office. At this time, the firearms have been checked and […]
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The New Year (2023) ushered in this week the first drug round-up conducted by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. By 11 this morning, 19 people had been arrested, based on controlled buys by undercover operatives working at the direction of the sheriff’s office. Among the narcotics purchased during the buys: cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, and prescription meds. In […]
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Walhalla announces that this evening’s scheduled meeting of city council committees has been called off. Not enough members available the reason.
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Failing to stop for blue light and trafficking in methamphetamine charges against Christopher Lee O’Donald were resolved this week in the Oconee General Sessions Court. According to Jason Alderman, a sentence of 15 years in prison was handed down to O’Donald, who also faces an untried case of attempted murder of an Oconee sheriff’s officer during a chase that reached […]
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A man arrested by Oconee Sheriff’s Office in 2021 is on trial today, charged with drugs and weapons offenses. But the defendant, Jeremy David Larkin, is not in the courtroom. In his absence, he’s represented by attorney Suzanne Earle.
Read moreChanges are in store in the World Food Programme, with the announcement that Ambassador Cindy McCain will take over as executive director. Former Governor David Beasley’s last day with the humanitarian program is April 5. Beasley’s associate, Gresham Barrett, the former U-S representative from Westminster, will see his contract expire June 30, and he tells 101.7/WGOG NEWS he’s unsure what […]
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