Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The jury in the murder trial of disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh reached a guilty verdict after 3 hours of deliberation on Thursday. Murdaugh, who came to court in a suit for his six-week trial, arrived in a prison jumpsuit Friday morning after being convicted of double murder. Creighton Waters, lead prosecutor, spoke last night after the verdict… Judge […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing an additional arrest in the first drug round-up of 2023. The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am on Tuesday, February 7th, at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla. The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants on 22 subjects. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today spoke at a hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland on oversight of the Department of Justice. Graham warned Garland about Americans’ concern over the rising level of crime on the streets and the effect that the seemingly unlimited flow of drugs, like fentanyl, are having on their neighborhoods. Graham […]
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Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), announced plans to relocate its manufacturing operations in Waseca, MN to the company’s West Union, SC facility (also known as Oconee). The transition is part of Itron’s plan to improve their global supply chain and increase efficiency in business operations. The company is finalizing the transition plan for tech transfers and relocation of production from Waseca […]
Read moreFormer Seneca Junior High Principal and current Seneca City Council Member Al Gaines passed away Tuesday, February 28, at the age of 82. Gaines was not only the first black city council member in the city’s history, but also the first black principal in Oconee County following desegregation. Gaines served a total of twenty-eight years on the city council, having […]
Read moreAn Oconee teenager remains in jail today, on a combined $652,205.00 surety bond, after his arrest yesterday evening on Attempted Murder charges in relation to a shooting incident. 18 year old Truett Gregory Brock, who has listed addresses on Brock Road in Westminster, and White Pine Drive in Fair Play, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 11:27pm. […]
Read moreOfficial designation brings attention to the many benefits of controlled burning COLUMBIA—Gov. Henry McMaster has proclaimed March 2023 Prescribed Fire Awareness Month in South Carolina. A coalition of state, federal and non-governmental land management organizations under the umbrella of the South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council requested the proclamation to raise awareness of the essential role that fire plays in both […]
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol said an 85-year-old passenger died in the hospital a few days after a crash in Anderson County. Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway said the initial accident happened a week ago, on February 22… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 85 year-old Mildred Laplace.
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A jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff at the Oconee Court of Common Pleas Tuesday afternoon. Volunteer firefighter Timothy Alan Murphy sought damages for injuries he sustained in 2019 while directing traffic on Old Clemson Highway in his capacity as a fire fighter, when he was hit by a car. In court, he alleged that the driver, […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today gave remarks in opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). GRAHAM: “Why would this amendment be so soundly rejected? Because this amendment would lead to chaos.” https://youtu.be/GiUzrDhzE6M?t=121 GRAHAM: “This amendment would punish women who are trying to play sports fairly. This amendment would give the court the ability to strike down […]
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