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Officers from the Walhalla Police Department responded to a home on S. Cedar Street in the early morning hours of February 14, 2023, for a 911 hang-up call and welfare check. When officers arrived on scene, they found two men outside the home who were about to fight each other. During the investigation the officers were informed that illegal drugs […]
Read moreIn an effort to reduce overcrowding at the shelter, adoption fees are waived for all dogs one year and older at the Oconee Humane Society, located 1925 Sandifer Boulevard. Angel Newman with the Human Society said that each dog is spayed/neutered, microchipped, and is up to date on vaccines… View all available dogs at oconeehumane.org, and look for the Humane […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said a former reserve officer was charged over the weekend following a reported domestic violence incident. Deputies said they responded to Armstrong Road near Seneca, and when they arrived, the victim told them that the suspect, 53 year-old Stacy Link Foster, had pointed a gun at her after he threatened suicide. She added that Foster […]
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Deputies said an Anderson County community is “shook to its core” after what they described as a “tragic accident.” A 3-year-old girl was killed Wednesday morning after a crash in the parking lot of a preschool, according to the coroner’s office. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said the little girl was getting out of a car in the […]
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From Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis: A 49 year-old Westminster man died Wednesday afternoon around 4:20pm after a single vehicle collision in Seneca at the intersection of Sandifer Boulevard and Jennings Avenue. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said the deceased, identified as Thomas “Tommy” Glenn, was the unrestrained driver of a Jeep that struck a guardrail and went down an […]
Read moreValentine’s Day wasn’t so lovely for a few people who got arrested in Oconee County. On Tuesday, according to jail records, Walhalla Police charged 37 year-old Eduardo Eslava Aguilar with two counts of resisting arrest, trafficking methamphetamine, and assaulting an officer. He was transported to the Oconee County Detention Center where he is being held on a combined $352,125.00 Surety […]
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An at-large circuit judge based in Anderson, Cordell Maddox, has been assigned to the April 17 General Sessions Court term in Oconee County – the week of the expected trial of Matthew Durham, the suspended District Two county councilman. Earlier, resident circuit Judge Scott Sprouse had been designated trial judge for the week of April 17-21; however, according to a […]
Read moreAT&T estimates it’ll cost $18,000 to replace hundreds of feet of cable that was recently vandalized in rural Oconee, and according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Ricky Edward Wood, 61-years-old from West Union, has been charged in connection with the vandalism at Sherwood Drive and SC 28/Highlands Highway. He is also accused of the same crime in an alleged […]
Read moreTwelve Mile Recreation will be closed February 19-March 28 The City of Clemson and the Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting several collegiate rowing teams in February and March of this year. These teams will be staying in the Clemson area and utilizing Twelve Mile Recreation Area as their launch point. Due to congestion and safety concerns, the […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) introduced the Secure and Protect Act of 2023 this week, an act to reform broken border policies and stop the rampant abuse of our asylum system. The problem has been exacerbated by President Biden, who in one of his first actions upon taking office, eliminated the “Remain in Mexico” policy […]
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