Woman Kicks In Seneca Police Headquarters Doors, Charged with Malicious Damage to Property

Seneca Police Chief Casey Bowling said that a woman, possibly hunting for Easter eggs, was taken to the hospital for evaluation and then arrested after she was caught kicking in the Seneca Police Headquarters front doors. The suspect, identified as Katrina Lee, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center and later released on bond, according to records from the […]

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Missing Endangered Teen Mother and Infant Sought in Oconee County

The Missing Persons Unit of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Jazmynn Rosa Morales Sakkinen and her four-month-old daughter Elina Elizabeth Morales Sakkinen, who are considered endangered due to their ages and the circumstances. The pair were last seen around 11 p.m. on Friday night at their residence on Yellow Bell Road […]

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SCDOT closes Unity Church Road bridge over Toxaway Creek in Oconee County for replacement

Columbia, S.C. (March 23, 2026) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation has closed a portion of Unity Church Road over the tributary to Toxaway Creek in Oconee County. An expedited replacement is planned for the bridge and further updates will be provided. As part of this closure, a detour route has been set up. A map of the closure and […]

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Beware the Day After the Ides of March

Upstate residents in Oconee, Pickens, and Anderson Counties should prepare tonight for a severe thunderstorm outbreak Monday, March 16, starting pre-dawn in the northwest with damaging winds (60+ mph), large hail, and possible strong tornadoes as storms move eastward through the day; while the highest tornado risk lies east/south of I-85, the entire Upstate faces enhanced severe potential—have a shelter […]

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House Fire on 2nd Street Quickly Put Out

  Late Thursday night, around 10:30p.m., Seneca City firefighters were called to a house fully on fire on 2nd Street. Many people spotted the flames and called 911. Fire crews arrived in moments. They immediately started spraying water on the burning house from outside, then went inside to search for anyone who might be trapped and to fight the fire […]

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Oconee County School Board Meeting Agenda Highlights for Monday; Reminds Parents of 4K Screenings This Month

The School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees will convene Monday, March 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the School Board Conference Room at 414 South Pine Street, Walhalla. Following the welcome, invocation, and agenda approval, the meeting will feature school highlights from Walhalla Elementary and Keowee Elementary. Public comment will then be accepted (limited to five minutes per […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help in Stolen Trailer Investigation

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in an ongoing investigation into the theft of an 18-foot Carry-On or utility trailer, valued at approximately $2,800, from The Farm Center campus on Highway 123 Bypass. The trailer was stolen around 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, February 15, 2025, by someone driving a dark-colored full-size pickup truck. Authorities are […]

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