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As the current Chief Deputy of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office was thinking about a career, Kevin Davis thought about forestry management as a possible way to earn a living. When he began to look at the law enforcement side of his possible chosen career, he found something that interested him. Upon doing research, the future law enforcement officer and […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office received word of two instances of a particular scam in which the victims stated that they had received a call from a local number. The caller identified himself as Lt. Randall Day. In the first instance, the caller told the victim that there was a problem with some paperwork in regards to the victim’s registration […]

The body of a Greenville man was pulled from Lake Hartwell last night around 10:30pm. Anderson County’s Chief Deputy Coroner Charlie Boseman said that 56-year old Louis Eddie Crawford and some friends were at the Portman Marina when he fell into the water and hit his head. His body was located by divers in about forty feet of water in […]

An investigation into two separate domestic violence incidents that occurred last week has led the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office to file multiple charges against a West Union man. 32 year old Phillip James Manley II was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:45pm Thursday. The first incident, according to the victim, occurred on Monday, June 7th while the […]

A traffic stop conducted Friday morning in southern Oconee County led to the arrest of 56 year old Johnny Albert Roach, who has addresses of both Long Creek and Fair Play, on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine. While on extra patrol, a deputy observed a moped commit a traffic violation while turning onto Shelor Ferry Road. After observing that […]

Since South Carolina is no longer under a state of emergency, drive-thru and curbside sales of beer and wine to an individual is once again forbidden. The Department of Revenue said that customers buying beer and wine must exit their vehicle and take possession of their purchases inside the retailer’s licensed premises. The state of emergency due to COVID-19 expired […]

The U.S. District Court of South Carolina denied Friday an injunction filed by death row inmates Brad Sigmon and Freddie Owens. The two asked the court to find the electric chair to be declared cruel and unusual punishment, a violation of the Constitution’s 8th Amendment. In May, Governor McMaster added the electric chair and a firing squad to the state’s methods […]

Governor Henry McMaster will be joined by Clemson President Jim Clements, Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich, University of South Carolina Senior Deputy Athletics Director Chance Miller, members of the General Assembly, and other state leaders for a ceremonial bill signing of S. 685, Compensation of Intercollegiate Athletes this afternoon at Clemson’s Nieri Family Student-Athlete Enrichment Center. The Governor is […]

A Seneca man wanted on a sex crime charge was taken into custody Friday evening by deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division. A deputy received word that 30 year old Nathan Ashley Neal was seen walking down Lawrence Bridge Road in the area of Old Clemson Highway. After responding to the area, Neal was located and taken into custody around […]

The School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees honored Mrs. Margaret Brown, widow of former superintendent James M. Brown, in recognition of the years of support for arts education by the Brown family in the School District of Oconee County.  Mr. James M. Brown served as superintendent from 1988 until his untimely death in 1994.  During his tenure, he […]