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Thanks to the wonderful volunteers and a partnership with Greater Good, Oconee Humane Society has free dog food for Oconee residents while supplies last. Just drop by the shelter at 1925 Sandifer Blvd. in Seneca on Monday, from 10:30am to 4:30pm. Let’s keep our pets healthy, happy and home!
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The Oconee County Coroner’s Office said that a 20 year-old Westminster man died Friday night in the emergency department at Greenville Memorial Hospital from traumatic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. Avery Lee King, of Westminster, died at 11:52 pm. His manner of death is classified Accidental. A motor vehicle collision was reported to Oconee 911 Communications at 9:33 […]
Read moreA Seneca man was arrested today by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office on Kidnapping and weapon charges in an investigation in which the victims were two teenagers. 50 year old Martin Altamirano Pena Altamirano, of E. Main Street, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:52pm today. Altamirano has been charged with two counts of Kidnapping, two counts […]
Read moreU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) announced his committee assignments for the 118th Congress. Senator Graham will serve as Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Graham’s committees: Appropriations; Judiciary, Ranking Member; Environment and Public Works; and Budget. South Carolina’s junior senator Tim Scott will serve on five committees. Scott’s office says those committee include Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, […]
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Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said Thursday that a woman was killed and her grandson was taken to a burn unit after fire broke out just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Old Denver Road, in the Centerville Community. Coroner Shore said that Shirley Blanche Campbell, 77, of Anderson, appears to have died of smoke inhalation. Authorities said […]
Read moreCharleston Attorney Julian Allen filed a lawsuit against the City of Clemson on January 31st, alleging that a police officer was not properly trained in the use of force, which led to the shooting death of 25 year-old Gregory Chandler Metz. The lawsuit alleges that the City is liable for “negligence, gross negligence recklessness and other liability forming conduct.” Early […]
Read moreA Mountain Rest woman, arrested Wednesday, is accused in a warrant released by Oconee Sheriff’s Office of cruelty to a child. Annette Waldrep James, 55, of Mountain Rest, while in charge of a child at the Homestead Academy near Westminster, is accused of taping a child’s fingers together with masking tape. A Sheriff’s Deputy reportedly began an investigation into the […]
Read moreFriday, February 3rd , 2023, is National Missing Persons Day. According to the NamUs database, there are approximately 600,000 people declared missing every year across the world. In recognition of National Missing Persons Day, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to draw attention to investigations into Missing Persons cases inside of the county. The Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating […]
Read moreUPDATE: THE MISSING GIRLS HAVE BEEN LOCATED AND ARE SAFE, ACCORDING TO THE OCONEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating two missing teenager girls who left from a residence near Seneca earlier this morning. The Sheriff’s Office received word around 7:17am today that 15 year old Jaley Kimbrell and 13 […]
Read moreCementing what has been in the works for months, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will formally announce she is running for president and will seek the Republican nomination for her party’s 2024 ticket. According to an invitation soon going out to her backers, Haley’s advertised “special announcement” will come Feb. 15 in Charleston. The confirmation she is entering the […]
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