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A man has filed a lawsuit against the Oconee Detention Center, claiming that while held there in late 2020, he was assaulted by officers. He seeks $1 million in damages. Nathan Ashley Neal filed the suit himself, without attorney representation. His allegations are in a 7-page, handwritten document filed Friday in the Common Pleas Court. Among multiple accusations, Neal claims […]
Read moreOn Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 5:50pm the Jackson County Emergency Management 911 Center received a call reporting a 3-year old child, visiting Whitewater Falls with her family, had been swept away in the water at the top of the falls and the current had carried the child over the falls. Emergency responders from Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood, Henderson, and Oconee […]
Read moreOne-hundred-fifty thousand dollars ($150k) of federal funds allocated to Stephens County, Georgia is to be used on repairs to recreational amenities in the Tugaloo River, which separates Stephens County and Oconee County, South Carolina. The Stephens County governing board last week presented the Tugaloo River Water Trail a check reflecting American Rescue Plan money. Toccoa Radio WNEG quotes Angie Ramage […]
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Fire burned a mobile home yesterday in Walhalla. According to Will Bates, the fire chief, one hour was needed to put a stop to the fire on Happy Hollow, near the 183 traffic lights in front of the middle school. No one reported hurt. Bates says the cause for the fire is being investigated.
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A former public school building in Fair Play remains in a continuing state of disrepair. What happens to the old building and property is of great interest to many including the Fair-Oak Youth Center–the organization responsible for organized recreation programs in Oakway and Fair Play. Fair-Oak Youth Center owns the building that once was a public school. The building and […]
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The victim of an active shooter incident last week in Anderson County has died. According to the county coroner, 24-year old Belton resident Iain Samuel Peare died yesterday afternoon, only a few days after he was shot by a man who entered the Frankische industrial plant and began to fire at employees. Coroner Greg Shore said the shooter then fatally […]
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Oconee County third graders completed a safety and survival course last month conducted in the swimming pool of the Foothills YMCA near Seneca. The course, made possible by the “Y’” financial arrangement with the district, ran from October 12 through March 24. The youngsters were taught personal water safety, skills for self-rescue, safe rescue of others, and an introduction to […]
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Oconee School District’s one and only high school swim team has seen participation increase, since forming five years ago. The district sports a competitive swimming squad–thanks to a partnership with the Foothills YMCA. The “Y” has an indoor, multi-lane pool that is the home body of water to the team which competes under the banner of Seneca High. Interest in […]
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A shooting last night in the vicinity of Oconee’s Tamassee community. A statement last night from the sheriff’s office reads: “At this time, there is no danger to the public. Unless conditions warrant, the Sheriff’s Office will not be releasing any further information this evening regarding our ongoing investigation.”
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A financial crimes investigation by the Criminal Investigations Bureau has led to an arrest and multiple charges being filed against a Seneca man. 32 year old Trevor Bailey Easter, of Wild Rose Lane, has been charged with four counts each of Financial Identity Fraud and a Federally Chartered Financial Institution Crime, two counts of Financial Transaction Card Theft and […]
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