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41 year old Catrina Lynn Peed of Fair Play remains in jail today on a $10,000 surety bond after her arrest Monday afternoon on charges of trafficking in meth and driving under suspension. Peed was arrested during a traffic stop by an Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputy at Mt. Pleasant Road and Leanin Oak Drive near Oakway. A search of the […]

A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday morning around 7:00am on Calhoun Memorial Hwy (Hwy. 123), four miles south of Liberty. The victim has been identified as Robert Raynor, a 41-year-old resident of Anderson. Mr. Raynor was the driver of a pickup involved in the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene due to blunt force trauma, according to the […]

Defendant Is Accused of Assaulting Officers with Chemical Irritant WASHINGTON, D.C. — A South Carolina man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and […]

According to jail records, on Monday Westminster Police arrested 44 year-old David Anthony Burch on charges of resisting arrest, entering premises after warning, malicious injury to personal property, petit larceny and second degree burglary. Bond was set at more than $30,000 and he remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center. Also on Monday, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Kaitlyn Ann […]

Oconee County has been selected to receive nearly $22,000 in federal funding for food and shelter purposes. The Oconee County United Way announced the monies are awarded under “FEMA’s” emergency food and shelter program. A local board of directors will meet to decide how the funds are to be distributed. Emergency food and shelter programs operated by local service organizations […]

The Easley Fire Department responded to a fire at the Quality Inn on Calhoun Memorial Highway on Monday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and people inside the hotel were safely evacuated. To manage the situation, the Easley Fire Department used a drone that provided a bird’s-eye view of the scene and helped locate hot spots, guiding […]

The GetConnectedSC campaign is hosting a meeting for Oconee County residents interested in improving their internet access. The meeting will be held at the Oconee campus of Tri-County Technical College on Wednesday at 10:30am as part of a 26-community listening tour and Better-Internet Survey. The information gathered will shape a five-year broadband plan for the state, with bipartisan support from […]

The City of Clemson is seeking a Community Development Block Grant of almost $686,000 to replace water lines and non-standard hydrants east of the corporate limits. The project aims to benefit 113 people in the area east of Anderson Highway between New Hope Road, Pendleton Road, and Old Stone Church Road, providing increased fire protection and improved water pressure. Clemson […]

Makayla Mae Briggs, 25, from Spartanburg County, South Carolina, was arrested in Oconee County on Saturday morning for being a fugitive from justice from North Carolina. She was wanted for drug trafficking and possession of stolen firearms in Lincoln County, which is part of the Charlotte Metro area. Briggs is currently being held in the Oconee County Detention Center for […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Richard B. Russell Project Office, is hosting the 33nd Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby on Saturday, April  29, 2023 at freshly stocked Calhoun Falls Bank Fishing area, located on Hwy. 72 in Calhoun Falls, SC.  Youth, ages 5-15, may participate, if registered. Check-in is from 7-8 a.m. and fishing hours are from 8-11 a.m. […]