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Late Saturday night, two individuals were apprehended by Seneca Police at a home on S. Stribling Street. The police report states that officers were alerted by suspicious activity and entered the home shortly before 9:30 PM, where they found two people hiding behind a door. 19-year-old Malaki Isiah Bradley of West Union and Nona Vanessa Rose Rigdon, age 44 of […]

The Clemson University Police Department (CUPD) has been awarded a $549,991 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY22 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Response Program. The funds will be used to employ two mental health clinicians this fall who will work with police officers during mental health calls. The clinicians will be dispatched immediately to handle mental […]

Seneca’s Special Election to fill a vacancy on the eight-member city council was held on Tuesday. Current Council Member Denise Rozman was at the polling location when the results were posted, and she read the vote totals aloud… The winner of the race, Ernest “E.” Riley, thanked the community for their vote of confidence… Donna Peppers, who came in third […]

A 25-year-old Philadelphia, PA man has been charged with Murder, and Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime, after an investigation into the death of a woman. David Delgado, Jr., of Loretto Avenue, is in custody at the Chesterfield (VA) County jail, pending extradition proceedings, after his arrest there on local charges. At this time, there is […]

A second individual has been charged with murder in connection to a shooting that occurred at a Clemson apartment complex. The suspect, 22-year-old Messiah Joaquile Woody of Honea Path, was arrested by South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents and is being held at the Pickens County Jail. Woody is the second person to be charged in connection with the shooting. […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made the following statement in response to Russia’s Interior Ministry issuing a warrant for his arrest. “I will wear the arrest warrant issued by Putin’s corrupt and immoral government as a Badge of Honor.   “To know that my commitment to Ukraine has drawn the ire of Putin’s regime brings me immense joy.  I […]

The Oconee Humane Society is hosting a Free Dog Vaccine Clinic for Oconee residents on June 17th at the Humane Society on Sandifer Boulevard. This is an excellent opportunity for dog owners to get their furry friends vaccinated against rabies and parvo/distemper, as well as microchipped, all for free. The clinic is open to all Oconee residents who register in […]

The City of Clemson is launching a Lead Service Line Management Program to reduce the risk of lead in drinking water and comply with EPA regulations. A federal mandate now requires all water systems to verify the material of every water service in their systems. Once the investigation is complete, the Pickens County municipality hopes to provide residents with peace […]

An Investigator with the Violent Crimes Unit, of the Criminal Investigations Bureau with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, obtained additional arrest warrants this week against a Seneca man in an ongoing Child Sexual Abuse Material Investigation. 35 additional arrest warrants, for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – 1st Degree, were obtained Wednesday against 30 year old Cory Donavan Simpson. As […]

On Thursday May 25th, 2023, at around 9:38 PM, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting in the 300 block of Jericho Ridge Trail near Easley. Deputies arrived to find a 55-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the torso. He later died from his injuries. A witness reported that the shooting happened after a verbal […]