Rabid Skunk Confirmed in Pickens County

The Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a skunk found near Shady Grove Road and Mount Bethel Road in Pickens, SC has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. One dog was exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. The skunk was submitted […]

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Consequences of cutting trees on Corps public lands at Hartwell Lake

Hartwell, Ga.  – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Lake Office, is investigating and pursuing restitution for three cases of major destruction to public lands surrounding Hartwell Lake. The destruction cases represent an unprecedented increase in property owners illegally removing trees and vegetation along the lake’s shoreline, according to Sandy Campbell, Hartwell Natural Resource program manager. Consequences for destruction of public lands at […]

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Burglary and Drug Charges Filed Against Suspects, According to Jail Records

On Wednesday, Westminster Police arrested 52 year-old Andrew Casere Fant and charged him with first degree burglary. Details surrounding his arrest have not yet been released. At this time, he remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center with a bond set in the amount of $20,000. And this past Tuesday, Oconee County Deputies arrested Kameron Brady Moss, 30, […]

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SDOC Holding Combined Board Meeting on Monday

The School District of Oconee County Superintendent and Board of Trustees will hold a combined meeting on Monday, July 18 at 6:00pm in the School Board Conference Room in Walhalla. There, they will discuss the upcoming school year, including school lunch prices and hear second and final reading of policy codes regarding both conduct and possession or use of electronic […]

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ACSO Searching for Robbery Suspects

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men who used a stolen truck to break into an ATM early Thursday morning. Investigators said a truck was stolen from Liberty Highway in Anderson around 2:00am, and the suspects then used that truck to break into an ATM at Community First Bank on Clemson Boulevard. Several thousand dollars were taken […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Continues Investigation into Thursday Afternoon Shooting

Update: According to the child’s family, she underwent surgery and is stable in ICU. Update from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation this evening into a shooting incident in which a seven year old girl was shot. Dispatchers received a call around 3:25pm this afternoon of a reported shooting at 260 Taylor […]

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