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At its next meeting, the Clemson Planning Commission will review an application by an Athens, Georgia firm to develop the former Bi-Lo shopping center on Old Greenville Highway into a planned development of residential and commercial units. The proposed development, called “The Station at Clemson,” would include apartments in four buildings and 48 cottage-style townhomes on the nine-acre site. Near […]

David Wayne Dale, a 39-year-old from Walhalla, was arrested last Wednesday, August 30, by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. He has been charged with criminal domestic violence, burglary, assault and battery, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He is being held on a surety bond of $145,000. Dale also has additional holds for Anderson County Sheriff Office, […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Hartwell Dam and Lake Project Office is seeking volunteers for the “Splash Away the Trash” event on September 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in support of National Public Lands Day. The event aims to keep Hartwell Lake clean by gathering litter and other non-natural debris along the shoreline and islands. […]

The Lavonia Police Department is investigating after a body was found near Lavonia on Monday. A resident reported seeing what appeared to be a body near David Avenue and I-85 while checking their wildlife cameras. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is assisting in the investigation. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office is transporting the victim to the GBI crime lab […]

A Walhalla man remains in jail at this time on a combined $500,000 surety bond after his arrest yesterday on charges of Kidnapping and Domestic Violence – High and Aggravated. 37-year-old Thomas Gregory Lockridge, Jr., of Rocky Knoll Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:13pm Thursday. The Sheriff’s Office began their investigation after a Deputy from […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In celebration of National Food Bank Day Friday, Sept. 1, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) wishes to thank our dedicated statewide partners who operate food banks and pantries that provide sustenance and fresh food to South Carolinians in need. One in 10 South Carolinians – including one in eight children – are […]

Two teenagers are accused of firing shots into a home near an Anderson County high school on Thursday morning. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reports that two suspects fired shots into a house on Jackson Street. Deputies stopped the suspect vehicle and found only the driver, 18-year-old Brandon Williams. Williams informed deputies that he had dropped off the other suspect, […]

A civil lawsuit was filed this week in Oconee County involving a car accident that occurred three years ago on Old Cherry Road in Pickens County. The accident resulted in the death of the driver and two passengers. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of the deceased by their representatives. Among the four defendants named is a Marathon convenience store […]

According to jail records, on Thursday Oconee County Deputies arrested 37-year-old Thomas Gregory Lockridge, Jr on charges of high and aggravated criminal domestic violence and kidnapping. He remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center pending bond. Also on Thursday, Deputies arrested 27-year-old David Carson Eder on two counts of grand larceny, and one count each of second-degree burglary, […]

The City of Easley has announced that Brandon Liner has been appointed as the new Chief of Police for the Easley Police Department. Liner, an Easley native and graduate of Easley High School, has served with the department for over 20 years. During his tenure, he held various roles, including shift supervisor, narcotics investigator, hostage negotiator, and lieutenant over the […]