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Yesterday was the first day back to class for middle and high schoolers here in Oconee County. Public Information Officer for the School District Jennifer Dodd said that, overall, it could not have been a better start to the new school year, even though the district is still having to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic… Ms. Dodd offered some good […]

The bipartisan federal infrastructure bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate and to soon be taken up by the U.S. House would greatly benefit SCDOT’s efforts to improve the state’s infrastructure and will integrate well with the agency’s 10-Year Plan to upgrade South Carolina’s road and bridge network. SCDOT currently receives approximately $733 Million annually in federal road and bridge […]

Leadership from the Clemson University College of Education, Tri-County Technical College and multiple Upstate school districts have formed a collaborative partnership, called “Expressway to Tiger Town”, that will open a seamless pathway from high school to a degree in education from Clemson University. The schools involved are in Anderson One, Two, Three, Four, and Five, Oconee County and Pickens County […]

From the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man yesterday on three arrest warrants, which included a warrant on a charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 2nd Degree. 19 year old Jerad Milton Grimes of Butler Street in Westminster was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 8:03am yesterday.  Besides […]

Earlier this morning, investigators from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested one of the suspects who has been charged in a shooting incident that occurred last week on Ora Road in the Holly Springs Community. 18 year old Gavin Lamar Tukes of N. Spring Street in Westminster was taken in custody around 10:25am Wednesday and booked into the Oconee County Detention […]

WASHINGTON – FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this summer. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests will begin at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 11. The Wireless Emergency Alert portion of the test will be directed only […]

South Carolina Highway Patrol Cpl. Joe Hovis said that a fiery crash on I-85 South Tuesday morning claimed the life of a truck driver… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the trucker as 66 year-old Ralph Delano from Concord, North Carolina.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) continues to receive reports of wild and free-ranging non-native black and white tegus and has confirmed 13 sightings since the initial report from Lexington County in August of 2020.Black and white tegus have been observed throughout the state, including in Greenville, Pickens, Darlington, Orangeburg, Berkeley, Richland and Lexington counties. More than half […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today that applications are still being accepted for the upcoming 8th Annual Citizens Police Academy. The first class for the 8th Annual Citizens Police Academy is set for Tuesday, August 31st. The classes will meet for 12 consecutive weeks on Tuesday evenings, and there will be one Saturday meeting for a SWAT demonstration, […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Clemson man yesterday on two outstanding arrest warrants, which included a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine. 40 year old Tarrell Lashawn Lee Williams of Old Clemson Highway was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:26pm. Williams was transferred from the Jackson County (NC) Detention Center to Oconee County yesterday by a […]