Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
(Pickens, SC)——–The Pickens County Sheriff‘s Office has charged a Pickens County woman following an investigation into an alleged “puppy mill” at 281 Tater Hill Mountain Road in Pickens, South Carolina. On Monday, February 7th, 2022, the Pickens County Sheriff‘s Office‘s Animal Enforcement Unit initiated an investigation into a complaint of animal neglect at 281 Tater Hill Mountain Road in Pickens, […]
Read more(Walhalla, SC)————-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in regards to a recent shoplifting that occurred at Ulta Beauty near Seneca. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying two individuals in relation to the investigation. During the shoplifting, it is estimated that $4,000 to $6,000 dollars’ worth of merchandise was stolen. A […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today released the following statement on the confirmation of Robert Bolchoz as the next chairman of the South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control: “Mr. Bolchoz is a natural-born leader who never shies away from a challenge. He has the tools and experience necessary to help lead DHEC with perseverance and innovation,” said Governor Henry […]
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Doctors in Prisma Health’s psychiatric department say they have seen an increase of cases of depression and anxiety in multiple age groups due to COVID-19 and the restrictions that accompanied the virus. Geriatric Psychiatrist Dr. Anu Nagar said that, while the restrictions were initially designed to protect the vulnerable, now those same measures are having a devastating impact on people’s […]
Read more(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that an Anderson County man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to nine years in prison for the sexual exploitation of minors. Robert Earl Turner pleaded guilty on February 7, 2022, to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 2nd Degree, and four counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 3rd Degree, […]
Read more(Walhalla, SC)———Investigators from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office have filed additional charges against a Westminster man who has been charged in relation to a Monday night shooting incident. 24 year old Matthew Dillard Fowler of Spy Mountain Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:20am Tuesday morning and was charged with Attempted Murder and Possession of a […]
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FIRST South Carolina announces the inaugural Electric City Regional taking place at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center in Anderson, SC. Hundreds of high school STEM students from across the southeast will compete at the robotics competition that serves as a qualifying event for the FRC Championship in Houston, TX. (Anderson, SC, March 9-12, 2022) – FIRST SC proudly announces the inaugural […]
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The US Forestry Service will be conducting an 877 acre prescribed burn today in Oconee County. Fire Management Officials said the burn will be between Cassidy Bridge and FR738 on Cassidy Bridge Road. Smoke signs are in place on Cassidy Bridge Road for the public.
Read moreSouth Carolina senators approved the use of medical marijuana in the state on a 28-15 vote on Wednesday. Seventeen Republicans voted for the bill and 10 opposed. The bill has been a crusade for Republican Sen. Tom Davis for seven years. Davis said his proposal would be one of the most conservative among the 37 states that have approved medical […]
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Governor Henry McMaster was in Greenville yesterday and spoke at the 57th Annual South Carolina Governor’s Conference on Tourism & Travel. He told those in attendance that South Carolina’s economy is booming, and we now have an opportunity to invest in education and infrastructure… Next year’s conference will be held in Charleston.
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