Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has announced dates for two public meetings to provide citizens with an overview of a new water planning framework that will help guide surface water management in the Upper Savannah River basin over the next 50 years. The meetings will also serve as venues for engaging volunteers interested in serving on a council […]
Read moreAhead of Daylight Saving Time, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act of 2023 for the 118th Congress. U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced companion legislation in the House. The legislation would end the antiquated practice of changing clocks twice a year, which we will do again this weekend. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was enacted in the […]
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A mobile home caught fire between Lake Keowee and Ebenezer Road near West Union Tuesday afternoon. Fire fighters repsonded to Rose Drive and found the residence fully engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Read moreThe Blood Connection (TBC), and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office are partnering to host the 18th annual Alex Burdette Memorial Blood Drive on March 10 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Burdette served his community as an Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputy for four years, before he was hit by a vehicle while directing traffic […]
Read moreSeneca Police were busy on Tuesday. According to records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Jayquan Nathaniel Goodine is in custody awaiting bond on charges of third degree domestic violence and resisting arrest. In an apparently unrelated incident, reports show that Officers arrested 52 year-old Billy Joe Smith on charges of high and aggravated assault and battery and possession of […]
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Failing to stop for blue light and trafficking in methamphetamine charges against Christopher Lee O’Donald were resolved this week in the Oconee General Sessions Court. A sentence of 15 years in prison was handed down to O’Donald, who also faces a charge of attempted murder. The case against him stems from a chase by an Oconee Deputy that reached into […]
Read moreThe bag that a fisherman’s hook snared last week in Lake Hartwell turned into a case for law enforcement. The angler pulled in a bag of firearms from beneath a bridge on Hartwell. Master Deputy Jimmy Watt said, At this time, the firearms have been checked and are not reported stolen. In regards to due diligence, shell casings from the […]
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Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Patrick Cowan Henry, Jr., 46, of Anderson, SC, on March 6, 2023, with Ill Treatment of Animals – 1st Offense. Henry was booked at Anderson County Detention Center. Henry was a deputy with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) at the time of the investigation. ACSO Animal Control deputies observed […]
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A contract to pipe sewer through Fair Play to I-85 may be just a signature away, but that didn’t stop supporters of county agriculture from pressing the issue that, without safeguards, the livelihoods of farmers are in jeopardy and the flow of food products weakened. Gwen McPhail and Louise Lusk implored the county council to preserve farm land. Fair Play […]
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Oconee County Council met last night. A final vote on an inducement agreement with an apartment builder was taken off the agenda at the request of County Attorney David Root. The proposed complex of hundreds of apartment units is referred to as “GreenPaw” – because the property envisioned is bordered by Greenfield Manufacturing and Paw’s Restaurant. One audience member questioned […]
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