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An Anderson County Deputy was involved in a single vehicle accident on Old River Road in Piedmont this morning. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said that the deputy was responding to another deputy that requested assistance. The patrol vehicle’s lights and sirens were activated at the time of the crash. The deputy was transported to the hospital for minor injuries. […]

Foothills Community Health Care is holding Vaccine Clinic today from 4-8 PM at the Walhalla City Gym. No appointments are necessary.

Update———————- James Roach was located in the City of Seneca today. He is safe and returned to the Tribble Center. Thanks to everyone for getting this information out. James was pulling his red wagon on a street within the city when he was found.   On June 24, 2021 the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office was notified about an individual missing […]

SDOC Summer meals for students will now be available for pick up on Tuesdays 9:00-9:30am at Tamassee-Salem Elementary. Below is a list of all meal pick-up locations and times. Salem Area:  EVERY TUESDAY 9:00-9:30am Tamassee-Salem Elementary  (No Meals July 6th) Seneca Area: EVERY TUESDAY starting JUNE 15th (No meals July 6th) Seneca Gardens 11:00AM to 11:30AM Seneca Library 11:45AM to […]

Animal shelters and rescues across South Carolina are reporting they are at or over capacity, just as the Pick Me! SC statewide adoption enters its homestretch through Sunday. Unfortunately, Oconee Humane Society joins shelters across the state which are filled with homeless pets. Currently, 27 cats and 19 dogs are at the OHS adoption center begging for a second chance […]

The South Carolina Drought Response Committee, in a meeting yesterday, declared the entire state drought-free, thanks to a recent active weather pattern, including the rain from Tropical System Claudette. After reviewing conditions, the committee removed a drought declaration for Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and Williamsburg counties. There are a few isolated locations that have reported fewer than three inches’ […]

On Tuesday, Oconee County Deputies arrested 34 year-old Timothy Corey Lear of Westminster and charged him with possession of a stolen pickup truck, home burglary first degree, and grand larceny. Deputies said that back on the night of Monday, June 14, a deputy patrolling Poplar Springs Road stopped a 2001 Chevy Silverado because it didn’t have working tail lights. While […]

Leaders in Clemson are hosting an interactive session with the community tonight called “Conversations with Council”. Clemson Mayor Robert Halfacre said that he and the city’s new administrator Andy Blondeau, along with council members Catherine Watt and Fran McGuire will participate in tonight’s meeting… “Conversations with Council ” will be held from 6:30pm until 8:30pm this evening in the Community […]

Update —-Investigators are making progress on this case. Additional interviews are being conducted along with some evidence being submitted to the SLED crime lab in Columbia today for testing. We do not believe any danger exists in our county at this time related to this shooting. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the family during this tragic time. […]

UPDATE: Piece Womack of Pickens County Emergency Management has the latest… Crews are working to clear the tracks after more than a dozen train cars derailed Wednesday afternoon in Pickens County around 1:30pm along Norris Drive (SC-93) near Entrekin Lane. Norfolk Southern said 13 cars on an intermodal train headed from Charlotte, North Carolina to Memphis, Tennessee derailed. There’s no […]