Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Seventeen states are reporting high hospitalization rates and South Carolina is among the top states with the highest number of cases. State Epidemioligist Dr. Linda Bell with the Department of Health and Environmental Control said it’s critical that everyone who is eligible get their flu shot now…
Read moreSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Alyssa Beth Steele, 37, of Anderson, S.C., for allegedly practicing medicine as a registered nurse without a license at seven nursing and assisted living facilities in Anderson, Greenville, and Pickens counties. Charges against Steele in these three jurisdictions include: seven counts of Neglect […]
Read moreTwenty individuals under the age of 40 have been selected to receive Oconee County’s Top 20 Under 40 Award. The event, organized by the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce, will recognize the 20 individuals on November 18, 2022, at Blue Ridge Electric Co-op in Westminster. Wendy York, Dean of Clemson Business School will be a special guest speaker at the […]
Read moreAccording to reports from the Oconee County Detention Center, on Wednesday Seneca Police arrested 34 year-old Ivan Hernandez and charged him with torture or ill treatment of animals. He remains in jail pending bond. Also on Wednesday, 37 year-old Timothy Wayne Dobson was charged with pointing a firearm at a person and he was served a family court bench warrant. […]
Read more47 year old Billy Arthur Barrier, of E. Fairplay Boulevard, in Fair Play, remains in custody today, at the Oconee County Detention Center, after deputies responded to a disturbance Tuesday night that led to the activation of the SWAT team. Deputies were dispatched to an address on Durham Road in Fair Play Tuesday afternoon in reference to a disturbance call. […]
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As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, The National Hurricane Center upgraded Nicole to a Category 1 Hurricane. Nicole is gaining strength in the Atlantic, and the direction of it’s path will determine how much rain and cloud coverage we will see in the Upstate. Rain and gusty winds are expected to intensify late this evening into early Friday morning. There will […]
Read moreThe unofficial results are in for the General Election, and South Carolina has maintained it’s Republican majority. Governor Henry McMaster has been reelected to another term in South Carolina, having captured 58% of the vote, compared to Democratic Challenger Joe Cunningham who garnered 40% of the vote statewide. US Senator Tim Scott and US Rep. Jeff Duncan were both reelected, […]
Read moreA Fort Lauderdale, FL man is apparently out of jail on bond after his arrest late last week on multiple charges related to vehicle break-ins in Oconee County. Oconee County Deputies arrested 30 year old Nyah Binghi Tafari Adderley last Friday after he was transported from the York County Detention Center. After an investigation by the Criminal Investigations Bureau, an […]
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Several residents from Seneca showed up last night for the regular November City Council meeting to express their thoughts on the possibility of rezoning approximately 20 acres of land on Old Salem Road near the Loran Pointe neighborhood. Currently, the land is zoned RM-16 for multi-family dwellings, and has been zoned as such for more than a decade. The property […]
Read moreAccording to arrest records, on Monday Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 72 year-old Jesus Ramon Jiminez for his third or subsequent offense of distributing methamphetamine. His bond was set at $50,000 and he currently remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center. Also on Monday, Walhalla Police arrested 34 year-old Kayla Marie Bryson on a charge of shoplifting. Her […]
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