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A tragic single-vehicle accident claimed the life of a 16-year-old high school student from Royston, Georgia, on Sunday evening. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on SC 187 near Old Roberts Church Road in Anderson County at around 6:00 pm. Lance Corporal Nick Pye has more… The victim, identified by the Anderson County Coroner’s Office as […]

SCDOT has closed the bridge on Radisson Road over Coneross Creek in Oconee County for repairs. A signed detour route has been put into place. Detour Route for Traffic Eastbound Radisson Road: Motorists will be directed to take Return Church Road (S-37-63) to the intersection of Pruitt Road (L-1473). Turn left onto Pruitt Road (L-1473), which takes you back to […]

Authorities in Easley have arrested a man after he was found in possession of a stolen vehicle tag. Easley Police were patrolling the area near Perry Prince Rd. on Sunday evening when they discovered the stolen tag on a vehicle. They attempted to pull over the driver, but he fled, leading to a brief pursuit which was called off due […]

Seneca’s Mayor Dan Alexander has issued a proclamation for the National Day of Prayer. City Clerk Kathy Wilkes read the announcement.. On May 4, all five municipalities in Oconee County will hold events to observe the National Day of Prayer. The county task force, comprising volunteers, has planned various activities throughout the day, and local churches will have open doors. […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office in Toccoa, GA, responded to a suspicious person complaint on Friday afternoon and were met with gunfire. The incident began when complainants in the area of Valley Drive reported a male walking with a rifle. As deputies encountered the suspect, he opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, striking two Sheriff’s Office cruisers and grazing one […]

Anderson County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Shale Remien says that residents near Old Portman Road should not be alarmed this afternoon if – and when – they hear multiple explosions beginning around 1:00pm this afternoon. She tells us it’s part of a local, state and federal level investigator training exercise…

On Saturday, a historic marker was revealed in Walhalla to commemorate an unfortunate incident that took place almost a century ago in Oconee County. The marker was erected at the corner of S. Tugaloo and Short streets on the grounds of the Oconee Courthouse to remember Allen Green, a black prisoner who was killed by a lynch mob in the […]

A proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year in Westminster is set to undergo its first reading by the city council. The budget outlines expenses of approximately $28.5 million, with a notable reduction in the city’s millage rate from 99.3 mills to 95.8 mills. This change in the property tax rate is expected to increase revenue. Additionally, if the council […]

Oconee County Council, the county planning commission and the Joint Regional Sewer Authority will be holding a joint meeting on Friday, May 5 at 11am in County Council Chambers at Walhalla to discuss sewer line extensions. The Chairman of the JRSA board, Westminster Mayor Brian Ramey, believes that conferring with the council is essential in determining where sewer line extensions […]

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative has announced the results of a two-day balloting for an open Anderson county seat on its board of directors. Will Anderson, a row crop farmer, emerged victorious with 4,296 votes, defeating his competitor Paul Brown, a long-time news media broadcaster and photojournalist, who received 2,564 votes. All Blue Ridge customers, regardless of their location within Blue […]