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August 27 isn’t just another Saturday….it’s “Caturday”!! Oconee Humane Society is hosting a very special adoption event at the Seneca PetSmart from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. People can meet adorable cats, kittens and dogs who love them, AND adopt for only a $10 fee. This is a tremendous value as all pets are spayed or neutered, have age appropriate […]

COLUMBIA, SC — The McMaster-Evette Campaign released the following statement on Dr. Fauci’s retirement: “Dr. Fauci has done more damage to American children and to the people’s faith in the American public health system than almost anyone in our nation’s history.  What should be scary to every South Carolinian is that if Joe Cunningham was governor, each and every recommendation he made […]

Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Carrie Skeen said deputies need your help locating a suspect involved in a weekend shooting incident that happened on on Glendale Road around 3:00pm Sunday afternoon. She said no one was hurt, but that detectives are trying to determine the exact vehicle that was implicated in the incident… Anyone with information is asked […]

South Carolina Department of Social Services has partnered with the United Way on a new texting feature that connects families and individuals to DSS resources. The department is now utilizing the United Way’s 211 service, an automated texting platform, to meet users in need of help. Oconee United Way Director LaShauna Harrison has more… The service is made possible by […]

According to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, on Thursday Sheriff’s Deputies charged 38 year-old Carrie Leigh Radford of Westminster with Grand Larceny. Her bond was set at $30,000 and she remains in jail at this time. Also on Thursday, Bradley Lee Webb, age 32 of Walhalla, was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies on charges of receiving stolen goods […]

In Oconee Superior Court on Friday, Gary Chase Coble, 32, of Mountain Rest, pleaded guilty to stealing a horse last August and hiding it in a mobile home. He was sentenced to five years in prison, according to Tenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor Jason Alderman. According to records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Coble has been in jail since his […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office wants to update citizens on a new provision that has been added to the trespassing laws of the State of South Carolina. “I have been receiving some questions from our citizens in reference to this provision being added to the trespassing law and I wanted everyone to understand how marking boundaries with purple paint is […]

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said that Westminster City Councilman, Yousef A. Mefleh, died at his home Saturday morning at approximately 1:00 am; his death is due to an apparent cardiac related event. His manner of death is classified Natural. Councilman Mefleh was a friend to many people; he loved his family, the City of Westminster, and the USA. He […]

Calling all zombies! If you just can’t wait until Halloween to dress up and act like a zombie, local director Isaac Stovall says this Sunday is your chance. He and his crew will be filming this weekend in Walhalla for the You Tube show “Isolation: The Series” and they are looking for volunteer actors to participate…