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Shonetta Maria Goings, 31, of Hillsborough Drive, was charged by the Sheriff’s Office in two separate investigations. In one incident that occurred on July 6th of this year, Goings was charged with First Degree Burglary and Domestic Violence – First Degree for entering a residence on Poplar Springs Road without consent and assaulting a woman with whom she had a […]

Julian Tristan Mackenzi Garren, 23, of Eastpoint Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:38pm Tuesday. Garren was transported from the Unicoi County Jail in Erwin, TN (which is located just south of Johnson City, TN) and served with his arrest warrants. Garren was charged with one count each of Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon during […]

AnMed Health is mourning one of their own. Dr. Brad Mock, chief physician executive at AnMed, has released the following statement following the death of Dr. Marshall Meadors III: “The entire AnMed family mourns the loss of this respected physician. Dr. Meadors was a valued member of our medical staff for over 37 years. He served as chief of AnMed’s […]

An air quality alert is in effect in the Upstate, urging people with pre-existing pulmonary conditions like asthma and COPD should limit their time outside. The haze could be off and on throughout the summer. DHEC Meteorologist Grant Keena said the smoke is a direct result of the Canadian Wildfires that have been burning for months…

The Oconee County Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday evening in Council Chambers at Walhalla. The council held public hearings for two ordinances that were on the agenda. The first ordinance authorized the execution and delivery of a fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes and special source revenue credit agreement between Oconee County and Project Iron Man, revealed to be […]

While Oconee County’s school population and their parents may still be in a summer mode, the county school district headquarters in Walhalla is preparing for a new academic year. Dr. Michael Thorsland, the district superintendent, announced on Monday night that teachers are due back on the job next Wednesday, followed by a first day of classes for students on Thursday, […]

Margaret Harper, a 52-year Oconee resident, implored the county school trustees to step up efforts to rid the public schools of bullying. Harper held the trustees’ attention for ten minutes at the start of Monday night’s meeting and declared that bullying causes serious harm to children. In her plea, Harper conceded that no one can likely stop bullying in schools […]

Julian Tristen Mackenzi Garren, 23 of West Union, was arrested by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, July 18. He is facing charges of malicious injury to real property <$2 000, attempted murder, possession of a weapon during violent crime, and domestic violence, 2nd degree. More information will be released from the Sheriff’s Office when their investigation is complete.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a stray kitten with a wound of unknown origin found near Cedar Grove and Lewie roads in Gilbert, S.C. has tested positive for rabies. The kitten resided in Lexington County from June 23, 2023, through June 25, 2023. It was taken to Pickens County on June 25, 2023. […]

A local physician practicing in Anderson, identified as Marshall L. Meadors III, M.D., age 65, was found dead at about 8:00pm Monday evening in Lake Hartwell on Midlake Heights Drive in Anderson. The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim died as a result of freshwater drowning possibly secondary to electrocution. Responders removed the victim from the lake and transported him […]