Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Today is Election Day. And, judging by the size of the crowd that showed up for a Republican candidates’ rally for Governor Henry McMaster and others, Oconee Republican Party vice chair Jim Mann thinks the Democrats may be facing some upsets when the votes are tallied… Oconee Democratic Chair Jody Gaulin said their candidates are refusing to let this election […]
Read moreGovernor Henry McMaster’s campaign tour bus stopped in Seneca this morning for a rally at Seneca Family Restaurant. Several dignitaries and speakers were on hand for the event, including Seneca events coordinator Riley Johnson, Mayor Dan Alexander, County Counciman Julian Davis, Rep. Bill Sandifer, Senate President Thomas Alexander, Lt. Governor Pamela Evette and US Congressman Jeff Duncan, not to mention […]
Read moreAccording to the State Election Commission, during this year’s early voting period between October 24 and November 5, more than half a million ballots were cast in South Carolina – 560,622 to be exact. In Oconee County, there were 8,811 early votes tallied, while in Pickens County 11,406 voters went to the polls early, and Anderson County reported 14,524 early […]
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Friday night around 11:30pm the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office responded to the 4000 block of Calhoun Memorial Highway in Easley where a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said 66 year-old Douglas Casey of Marietta, SC was walking in the highway when he was hit by a vehicle. […]
Read moreSeveral arrests were made over the weekend in Oconee County. According to jail records, on Friday, Walhalla Police arrested 27 year-old Derawin Joseph Fretwell of Salem on two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct or attempt thereof with a minor under the age of 11. Bond on one count was set at $25,000. He remains in custody while awaiting […]
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Andersonians In War Opens Veterans’ Day After seven years in development, the Anderson County Museum’s new permanent exhibit, Andersonians In War, will open to the public on Veterans’ Day. This exhibit sheds a light on Anderson County and South Carolina veterans who, through their service, have etched their names into the American past, embodied the social and political debates of their times, […]
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Clemson City Council will meet on Monday evening at 5:30pm at City Hall with public hearings and a call to order at 6:30pm. Items on the agenda include a discussion with Police Chief Jorge Campos regarding an amendment to Clemson’s open container ordinance. The Council will also consider 1st Reading of an Ordinance to allow single family homes to have […]
Read moreAnderson Police with assistance from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting incident that left one person dead and another wounded. Police responded around 7:30pm Thursday evening to a residence on Plantation Road. T hat’s where Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said the body of 32 year-old Martiz Shermaine Williams was located. Shore added the incident appears to […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office continues to focus on providing safety and security for students, teachers, administrators and staff of schools in Oconee County. Numerous public safety agencies, along with the School District of Oconee County, will be holding a table top exercise this month. This training is simply being proactive and not the result of any threat related to […]
Read moreThe State Election Commission reported that the record for most early votes cast in South Carolina on one day was broken Wednesday with almost 50,000 ballots cast statewide. As of Wednesday, 6,460 Oconee County voters had cast their ballots. Per the State Election Commission, as of the same day there had been 7,814 early ballots cast in Pickens County, and […]
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