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Opening arguments were brief following jury selection on Monday for the murder trial of Decota Castle Brown. He is accused in the March 2019 shooting death of his grandmother, Seneca resident Geraldine Castle. Brown is charged burglary first degree, murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Motions for a change of venue and to remove Decota Brown’s […]

A 27-year-old Firefighter/EMT with the Gainesville, GA Fire Department died Saturday night after a boating accident on Lake Tugalo. Georgia Department of Natural Resources said a bass boat was pulling Chandler Patterson and another person on a tube. The boat circled back to pick up Patterson after he came off of the tube and possibly ran over him in the […]

To help holiday traffic flow, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) prohibits lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work during the Fourth of July holiday travel period. These restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. Friday, July 2, through 10 p.m., Tuesday, July 6. With continued progress due to SCDOT’s Strategic 10-Year Plan to rebuild South […]

Reminder: All schools and offices will be closed July 2nd – July 11th 2021 – 2022 Start of School, Drop-off and Dismissal Information Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools 1st Day of School for students Monday,  August 16th Wednesday,  August 11th Wednesday,  August 11th Students may be dropped of beginning at: 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am Dismissal Times  Schools may dismiss up […]

Two people from Westminster are facing drug related charges, according to records from the Oconee County Detention Center. On Friday afternoon, deputies arrested 23 year-old Tristan Leigh Gambrell of 230 Rainbow Row Drive in Westminster and charged her with possession of meth. She has been released from jail on bond, according to arrest records. Also on Friday afternoon, Oconee County […]

On Saturday, July 10th, Oconee Humane Society will host a free dog vaccination clinic.  Residents can bring their dogs in for a free rabies and distemper/parvo vaccine AND get a free microchip if they choose. Everyone must pre-register to attend the clinic. A link to register is posted on our website, oconeehumane.org and it only takes a couple minutes to complete. People […]

Travel continues to rebound after a year-long pandemic. AAA forecasts travel volumes for Independence Day will be the second-highest on record; nearing the highs set in 2019. More than 47.7 million Americans will take at least one domestic trip this Independence Day (July 1–5). This represents an increase of nearly 40% from last year, yet just 2.5% fewer than the […]

In an effort to keep people and waterways safe during the Independence Day holiday, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division will once again be conducting courtesy boat inspections at certain public boat landings around the state. The Fourth of July weekend is the year’s busiest weekend on state waters, and officers want to do everything […]

Jury selection in Oconee General Sessions Court begins today in the murder trial of Decota Castle Brown. Brown, accused in the March 2019 shooting death of his grandmother, Seneca resident Geraldine Castle, is charged burglary first degree, murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. A co-defendant in the case, Hunter Lee Hunnicutt, of Seneca, pleaded guilty to […]

According to Pickens County Emergency Services, no one was injured after firefighters responded to a large house fire Sunday afternoon on Laurel Lane in Sunset along Lake Keowee. The house was deemed a total loss, officials said.