Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Westminster Man on Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Charges

A Westminster man was served with arrest warrants on Monday by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – Third Degree. Due to health related issues, a bond hearing was conducted at an off-site location for 51 year old Leonard Franklin Smith of Grant Road. Smith was not booked into the Oconee County […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Continues Investigation into Sunday Interstate 85 Shooting Incident

  The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into a shooting incident that occurred late Sunday afternoon along Interstate 85 in the southern part of the county. At around 5:30pm Sunday, the E-911/ Communications Center received a call in reference to gunshots that were fired from a vehicle into another vehicle, on the interstate, that was occupied by […]

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Oconee County Register of Deeds Currently Unavailable

The online records system utilized by the Oconee County Register of Deeds Office is currently unavailable. Oconee County personnel are available during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to assist with deed searches and may provide copies of documents, upon request. All other services provided by the Oconee County Register of Deeds Office are […]

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DHEC Salutes Law Enforcement Agents on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― January 9 is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) would like to thank the agency’s law enforcement agents – and all members of law enforcement – during this day of recognition. DHEC has two law enforcement units: the Bureau of Drug Control within the Healthcare Quality division, and the […]

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Pickens Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* and Related Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Lewis Matthew Hardenbrook, 34, of Pickens, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, […]

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DHEC Urges Residents to Monitor COVID-19 Community Levels

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the Palmetto State and the rest of the nation experience an uptick in COVID-19 cases, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) encourages residents to track levels of COVID-19 in their counties using the map provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and follow the masking recommendations for high and medium […]

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