Flood Watch Until Mon 8 pm EDT

Issued By Greenville-Spartanburg – SC, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, in northeast Georgia, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun and Stephens. In western North Carolina, Macon and Southern Jackson. In upstate South Carolina, Greater Oconee and Oconee Mountains Description FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Townville Man on First Degree Burglary Charge

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Townville man yesterday on multiple charges, including a charge of First Degree Burglary. 29 year old Michael Anthony Youngblood was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:55pm Thursday. Youngblood has also been charged with one count of Malicious Injury to Property. At this time, Youngblood remains in jail. Youngblood was taken […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Announces Second Drug Round-Up of 2022

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today that the second drug round-up of 2022 began yesterday morning. The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 9:00am at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla. The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants on 20 subjects. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Westminster Man on Contributing to Delinquency of Minor/Sex Offender Registry Charges

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Westminster man with one count each of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and a Sex Offender Registry Violation. 36 year old Douglas Alan Singer was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 8:30pm yesterday. At this time, Singer remains in jail on a combined $15,000 surety bond. The Sheriff’s […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Obtains Additional CSC with a Minor Charges against Pickens County Man

A continuing Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor investigation, by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, has led Investigators to charge a Pickens County man with additional charges. On Friday, August 26th, the Sheriff’s Office announced that 37 year old Joseph Henry Nix had been arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 3rd Degree.  […]

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Durham Jury Trial Set for April

Suspended Oconee County Councilman Matthew Durham will be in court in April of next year, as that is when Judge Lawton McIntosh has designated a week for his jury trial on charges of domestic violence and neglect, despite the fact that Durham’s attorney told the court that Durham and his wife have reconciled and she will exercise her right to […]

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Multiple Arrests Thursday in Oconee County

Several arrests were made in Oconee County yesterday, leaving suspects behind bars on a variety of charges. 59 year-old Ann Marie Ballard of Seneca was charged by Sheriff’s Deputies with four counts of her third or subsequent offense for manufacturing, distributing and possession of LSD and cocaine, and her second offense for trafficking heroin. 35 year-old Mark Evan Medlin of […]

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Missing Man Sought After by PCSO

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 32-year-old Christopher Jesus Martinez. Deputie ssaid he was last seen in Easley on August 21 at the Dream Center and has been known to frequent the Holly Springs area in Pickens. Deputies say Martinez is 5’5″ inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. If anyone has information regarding his whereabouts, call the […]

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