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Several candidates qualified to run in Oconee County’s municipal elections this November. For Walhalla’s three council seats: Tyler Jordan, Grant Keehn, Keith Pace, Josh Roberts and Amy Welch; for Westminster three available council seats: Robert Adams, Dale Glymph, Yousef Mefleh, James Powell, Susan Ramey, and Audrey Reese; for Seneca’s election: for mayor, Dan Alexander; for the four available council seats: […]

An early Sunday evening shooting in Toccoa has left one dead and one in the hospital, according to police. Officers said they responded to Whitman Street in the downtown area and discovered two men who had sustained gunshot wounds. Both were taken to an area hospital where one was pronounced dead. No word yet on what lead up to the […]

(Walhalla, SC)————————————–In our continuing efforts to educate and inform citizens and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing their August 2021 Scams Update. The Sheriff’s Office received word from a citizen regarding a scam in which the citizen’s father had received a phone call from someone pretending to be his son. The […]

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said that Robert F. Abraham, age 53, of Clemson died Sunday night from blunt force injuries sustained in a single vehicle collision. Reports stated that it happened around 11:20pm on Martin Creek Road near it’s intersection with JP Stevens Road, about five miles south of Seneca. Master Trooper Brandon Bolt with the South Carolina Highway […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (August 27, 2021) — Officers with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division will be holding courtesy boat inspections at public boat landings across the state during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. SCDNR officers will perform a quick, but thorough, inspection of your boat to make sure you have the required safety equipment and proper […]

(Washington, DC) – In response to the foreign policy failure in Afghanistan of Joseph R. Biden, Congressman Jeff Duncan today co-sponsored an article of Impeachment against the President for dereliction of duty. Through withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan in a manner contrary to sound military advice, the President recklessly left behind thousands of American civilians and Afghan allies, along with […]

Per new requirements by the SC Department of Education  The School District of Oconee County received notification earlier today from the SC State Department of Education that re-institutes the requirement of face masks for students and drivers** on buses. The memo states:  “Throughout the pandemic, the SCDE has updated its COVID-19 guidance as conditions have changed and as more information […]

The School District of Oconee County continues to face a steep rise in COVID-19 cases.  This rise in cases has resulted in a significant number of students being quarantined as well as the closure of many classes, sports teams, and extracurriculars. A COVID Data Dashboard  was developed to keep families and the community informed of cases and trends within the […]

On Tuesday, Easley Police arrested 35-year-old Michael Corey Jenkins on five counts of criminal solicitation of a minor. An investigation began on August 12, police said, when they received information about someone sending explicit electronic messages to underaged individuals. The School District of Pickens County confirmed that the suspect briefly worked through a staffing agency as a substitute and Adjunct […]

UPDATE from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: (Walhalla, SC)————————————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man on a charge of Attempted Murder yesterday in relation to a Monday afternoon shooting incident on Mormon Church Road near Seneca. 39 year old Darrell Earl Maxwell, Jr., of Brentwood Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:40pm Tuesday.  Maxwell […]