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According to Tenth Circuit Solicitor David Wagner, Christopher Smith from Anderson County pleaded guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter for the shooting death of Mary Jo McIntyre, the mother of his child. The incident occurred in April 2022 when McIntyre was shot and killed while leaving her driveway in Honea Path. Although video footage did not capture who fired the shot, Smith […]

Saturday, the National Association of Letter Carriers is holding their 31st annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Carriers collect non-perishable food donations left by […]

The School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees will hold their regular meeting on May 15, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the School Board Conference Room at 414 South Pine Street in Walhalla. Special recognition will be given to Luke Bleuel, a SHS Orchestra student, and Teacher Forum Scholarship recipients, while the Adult Education program and Oconee Academy will […]

Two people have been arrested on drug trafficking charges after Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies found methamphetamine hidden in fast-food wrappers during a traffic stop on Wednesday. The search of the vehicle, a black Ford Fusion, led to the discovery of over 85 grams of methamphetamine concealed in McGriddle wrappers. The suspects, Kala Brown and Jason Mauldin, were arrested and remain […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made comments on the failure of the Biden Administration to address the disaster at our southern border with the elimination of Title 42.    GRAHAM: “How can the Secretary of Homeland Security stand in front of the American people, given the image that we are seeing today and say that the system is working? […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security, arrested a Seneca man Tuesday on 15 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – 2nd Degree. 30 year old Cory Donovan Simpson, of Watershed Road, was released from the Detention Center Wednesday after posting bond. Simpson received a combined $155,000 surety […]

CurTec USA, a Dutch company, held its grand opening for its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Oconee County’s Industry and Technology Park on Highway 11 Wednesday. The new 33,000 square foot building will produce plastic bulk packaging for pharmaceutical companies, with a handful of employees currently working. Several officials from the company’s Netherlands headquarters attended the opening, including site manager […]

Law enforcement officers from the Upstate and the Midlands are starting a 140-mile relay today to support the Special Olympics in South Carolina. The relay, which will involve the Special Olympics Flame of Hope, aims to raise awareness, money, and other forms of support for the state’s 300,000-plus Special Olympics athletes. The run will begin at Clemson’s Jervey Meadows Field […]

Seneca’s City Administrator Scott Moulder is alerting local drivers of lane closures on the block of EN 1st Street between Depot and Townville Streets, in front of City Hall. The closures are part of the Harper’s Plaza project, which involves burying utilities underground, and will result in the reduction of travel lanes on both the north and southbound sides beginning […]

An Investigator from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants Wednesday morning against two Virginia men in relation to a road rage incident, where shots were fired, along and near I-85 Tuesday afternoon. The two men are identified as follows: 42 year old Derek Lydell Coleman Montreal Avenue, Prince George, VA Two counts of Attempted Murder One count of […]