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On Monday morning, a fire broke out at a chicken house, prompting a response from Oconee County Emergency Services. Despite the fire hydrant being located at a distance, the crews managed to extinguish the fire. The scene was attended by crews from Holly Springs, Westminster, Cleveland, Walhalla, and Oconee County Emergency Services. Additional support was provided by tankers from Long […]

Significant financial matters, some reaching into the millions, are set to be discussed at tonight’s Oconee County Council meeting. The meeting, scheduled for 6 PM in the council chambers, will provide an opportunity for the county’s governing body to review the agenda for their inaugural February meeting. This includes a substantial amount of backup material, which reportedly extends over 140 […]

Oconee Humane Society is having some fun this Valentine’s Day, all to help pets in need! Pick your favorite campaign — for a small donation you can get back at your crappy ex and help shelter cats by writing your ex’s name on the bottom of a ltter box; or perhaps you would like to neuter your ex for Valentine’s […]

At a public hearing on Monday night, Clemson City Council discussed the proposed Hub Clemson at Abernathy Park, a student-focused housing development near Lake Hartwell. The 8500 square feet project includes apartments, townhomes, and commercial spaces. Some residents voiced concerns about increased congestion. Developers, if approved, would pay over $2 million in taxes annually, with $600,000 going to the city […]

Master Trooper William Bennett with the SCHP has details about a fatal single vehicle collision that occurred Sunday night at around 10pm on Old Hurricane Road, which is about five miles west of Westminster… Oconee Coroner Karl Addis said 58-year-old Bobby Glenn Blackwell from Westminster was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash but died at the scene […]

A woman, Andreana Shanice Ware, 34, was arrested after a fatal shooting on E Street around 8:18 p.m. Saturday, according to Anderson Police. The victim, identified as Keenan E. Turman, 33, died from gunshot wounds. Ware faces charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Bond for Ware was denied, and she remains in custody at […]

A deadly Saturday night accident involving one vehicle in Pickens County is under investigation by the SCHP. Lance Corporal Brittany Glover has more… The Pickens County coroner identified the driver as 40-year-old Kenneth Lee Duncan, Jr.

Joseph R. Biden captured the Democratic votes needed to be the party’s nominee in November at the First in the Nation primary held on Saturday in South Carolina. In Oconee County, out of 51,666 registered democrats, only 943 voted in the primary on Saturday, with the highest turnout of voters reported at the Ravenel precinct, where 97 ballots were cast. […]

Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 73-year-old Jesus Ramon Jiminez on Thursday for his first offense of methamphetamine distribution. He remains in custody, according to jail records, on $100,000 bond. Also on Thursday, Deputies charged William Clayton Roach, 39, with his third offense of distributing methamphetamine. He, too, remains jailed on $100,000 bond, records show.

According to jail reports, on Thursday, February 1, Seneca Police arrested Alexander James Marcus, 29-years-old. He was charged with multiple offenses, including Attempted Burglary, two counts of Burglary (Violent) Second Degree, two counts of Petit Larceny <$2000, Grand Larceny >$2,000 <$10,000, Safecracking, and Burglary – First Degree. The total combined bond amount for all these charges is $179,250 and he […]