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62 year-old Mack Adam Gaines of Seneca was sentence to 20 years in prison Tuesday after he was found guilty of abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult resulting in death. The victim was Gaines’ 92 year-old mother, Alma Louise Gaines. Mack Adam Gaines has a criminal record. In 1981, he was sent to prison for killing a service station […]
Read moreIn another sign of things returning to normal post COVID, Seneca’s Business Development Support Center held an after hours event for members last night, and it was co-hosted by Bradley’s Jewelers and Southern Yankee Designs. 94.1 The Lake’s News Director Kevin D. Hollis spoke with Riley Johnson of the SBDSC and Bradley Anderson, owner of Bradley’s Jewelers… To find out […]
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The School District of Oconee County presented their budget during last night’s county council meeting. Chairman John Elliot clarified for local school officials that Oconee’s next reassessment cannot factor in for the new 12 month school budget, which begins July 1st. Also during last night’s meeting, Oconee County administrator Amanda Brock reported to the County Council that she received assurances […]
Read moreOn May 6, 2022 Southern Wesleyan University will hold commencement with Senator Lindsey Graham as the key note speaker. A native South Carolinian, Graham grew up in a blue collar family in the small town of Central where his parents ran a restaurant and pool hall. The first member of his family to go to college, Graham earned his undergraduate […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing 16 year old. 16 year old Madison Jade Elgin was last seen wearing a light blue cut-off t-shirt, black shorts and socks and light blue shoes. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division met with a family member of Madison’s late this morning. According to […]
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21-year old El Asia Hussain Muhammed was sentenced to twelve years in prison Monday by Judge Scott Sprouse for a 2019 high-speed chase that ended in a deadly crash in Oconee County. According to troopers, Muhammad, 19-years-old at the time, led the Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase after fleeing a license checkpoint. They said during the chase, speeds reached […]
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Oconee County Council Member Julian Davis said he has called the state at least 15 times about a section of Hwy 59 that has been breaking apart in the Crossroads community south of Seneca. Davis, who represents District Four on the county council, estimated that one and one-half feet of asphalt laid down two years ago is missing and that, […]
Read moreCity Hall space is to be made available in Westminster to re-establish an office of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber has hired Rebecca Grubbs to staff the new office in Westminster, which will be open from Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:00am – 3:00pm.
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https://video.wixstatic.com/video/77c1ed_983d9ebe96784f1dabe82747e875dd20/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw Administers Oath to K-9 Officer Zeke https://video.wixstatic.com/video/77c1ed_98de141ab9d341329a6743d7e9c574b7/720p/mp4/file.mp4 Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw Administers Oath to K-9 Officer Chase (Walhalla, SC)———–At the meeting of the Oconee County (SC) Sheriff’s Foundation last week, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw administered the oath to the two newest K-9 officers. K-9 Officer Zeke and K-9 Officer Chase were joined […]
Read moreOn Monday, Seneca Police arrested 43 year-old Jason Nathaniel Finley and charged him with trafficking crack. His bond was set at $10,000 and he remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center. Also, according to jail records, on Easter Sunday, Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 80 year-old Hershel Kenith Owens and charged him with discharging a firearm into a […]
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